How Our Perceptions Affect Conflict in Marriage
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Buddhist Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, stated this during an interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey: “Fear, anger, and despair are born on the grounds…
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Communication Goals: God, Spouse, Friends
I can be so all-or-nothing with prayer. I think I have to be in full monastic mode or praying for hours on end to do it “right,” and that makes…
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Love and Respect
An Interview with Emerson Eggerichs, the author of Love and Respect Love & Respect — a simple concept, and it’s so effective. Emerson, what makes this book different? The book…
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Marriage Communication
My wife says that listening is the most important part of good communication in marriage. Do you agree? And if so, why is what we hear more important than what…
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Helping—Or Controlling?
God called Eve Adam’s helpmate, and as a helpmate myself, I take my job seriously. I help my husband drive. I help my husband talk. I help my husband dress.…
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My Wife’s Affair Shattered (and Saved) our Marriage
I searched Nancy’s eyes for that familiar fire. Seeing none, I thought, Who is this woman? My wife of two years had become an instant stranger. She repeated the sentence…
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What If My Husband’s a Jerk?
My husband, Ron, admits he used to be a jerk. But then I discovered a concept that turned him into a loving husband: I started treating him like a V.I.P.…
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Adultery’s Slippery Slope
At work and church, in our neighborhoods and during our daily activities, we all encounter people of the opposite sex who are attractive. That’s not the problem. It’s our selfish choices…
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Fighting to Forgive
My wife and I fought a lot early in our marriage. We had a shouting match almost every day about something. Typically I caught myself and turned my emotions off.…
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