Lessons Learned — The Hard Way
As a divorced man now happily remarried, I learned some hard lessons about marriage from the mistakes I made the first time around. Here are seven tips on what to…
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Questioning the Ones You Love
When I was a mama of three very tiny, very messy, very beautiful rug rats, we had DAYS THAT WENT ON FOR LIFETIMES. My husband, Craig, left at 6:00 every…
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10 Marriage Tips Every Wife Needs to Hear
I’m now in my third marriage. When people learn this fact about me, their reaction is usually pretty awkward. It’s almost as if they’re waiting for me to be embarrassed…
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Pizza and Dessert Tonight, Honey?
As it turns out, I’m guilty. Awhile back, I served as an alternate juror on a murder case and quickly became familiar with the legal definition for aiding and abetting.…
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Date Nights and the “D” Word
1. Schedule a regular date night. This one isn’t new, but it’s very important. Never stop dating your spouse. Even if you can’t afford dinner and a movie (which we…
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Before You Marry
Are We Making Progress? We see people regularly make three mistakes when it comes to defining relationships. The first is they don’t define them. They feel their way through relationships…
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Getting Your Husband to Talk to You
Why Men Don’t Talk To begin addressing and resolving this seemingly impossible impasse, we must understand why men don’t talk. We offer here what we believe are seven of the…
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Breaking the Complaining Trap
I argued with a client today at The Marriage Recovery Center. Betsy, a forty-two year old mother of three, had come for a two day Personal Intensive, hoping she could…
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How to Talk So Your Husband Will Listen
Differences Between Men and Women Men A man’s sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results through success and accomplishment. Achieve goals and prove his competence and…
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Talking Through the Tough Stuff
My life changed rapidly one afternoon last fall. I’d been pacing the house waiting for Jonathan’s phone call about his test results. And when it came, and he said “Cancer,”…
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