Do happy couples really fight? You bet they do! In fact, while it may sound counter intuitive, fighting can actually be healthy for your relationship. However, that only applies when you go about it in a certain way. In the same way that eating habits can be healthy or unhealthy, depending on what you eat […]
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Is it Normal to Fall Out of Love With Your Spouse After Years of Marriage?
It certainly seems to be pretty normal in books and movies these days – people get married when they’re desperately in love and can’t imagine a future without one another. But over time that passion cools, and is replaced by the mundane trappings of daily life. Spouses wake up one day and realize that they’ve […]
Marital Fighting: When is it Healthy Fighting, And When is it Abuse? (Pt 2)
Learning to avoid those triggers that can take a spousal fight to new heights is part of learning how to fight in a healthy way. Hi there and welcome back. We’re having a discussion about fighting styles, and how fights can actually be healthy for your relationship, as long as you conduct yourself in a […]
Marital Fighting: When is it Healthy Fighting, And When is it Abuse? (Pt 1)
Fighting isn’t all bad. It can make your relationship strong. But only if you do it in a healthy way! That title might have you scratching your head a little bit. Healthy fighting? Since when can having a fight be healthy, especially for a married couple? Actually it can! Believe it or not, there are […]
Time Apart From Your Spouse Can Help You Avoid Divorce! (Part 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on how spending some time apart can actually help strengthen your marriage. And no, we don’t mean a period of separation, we just mean regularly pursuing your own hobbies, interests and friendships, outside of your spouse. If you’re just joining us now, please take […]
Time Apart From Your Spouse Can Help You Avoid Divorce! (Part 1)
Balance is critical. Just like in cooking, where the right amount of acid and salt compliments the sweetness in a dish (or ruins it if you add too much or too little!), a couple must balance their “togetherness” and their “separateness” in order to achieve a healthy relationship. And yet so many couples seem to […]
Threats of Divorce During Fights: Empty Threat or Serious Warning?
Everybody argues. There is no such thing as a perfect marriage, or a relationship without problems, but the way you handle your disagreements makes a big difference. And dropping the “D-bomb” during a fight can be very detrimental to your relationship. Why? Because threatening divorce when you don’t mean it can have a devastating […]
Can You Save Your Marriage After One of You Cheats? (Pt 5)
So you and your spouse are working it out. You’ve committed to being transparent in all of your dealings, honest about everything, and never to throw the past in each others faces during an argument. That’s awesome – it’s a great start! But there’s still more we need to cover if you’re hoping to […]
Can You Save Your Marriage After One of You Cheats? (Pt 4)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this series on how to save your marriage after one spouse has an affair. If you’re just finding this discussion now, we recommend you spend a few minutes getting caught up on the parts addressing trust and transparency. Moving on, we’re going to look at another critical […]
Can You Save Your Marriage After One of You Cheats? (Pt 3)
Welcome back. We’ve been talking about how to salvage a marriage after one spouse cheats. Some couple want to work through the fallout and save their marriages. Others are too hurt and angry to see the relationship as something they could salvage. Both are entirely valid responses to an infidelity, and only you can […]
