Let’s cut to the chase. There will be times when we find ourselves attracted to someone other than our spouse. We don’t like to admit it, but it happens. We see someone and do a double-take. We’re with a group of people and find ourselves drawn to someone’s humor, personality, or interests. This is normal […]
Read MoreLet’s cut to the chase. There will be times when we find ourselves attracted to someone other than our spouse. We don’t like to admit it, but it happens. We see someone and do a double-take. We’re with a group of people and find ourselves drawn to someone’s humor, personality, or interests. This is […]
Read MoreWhen people come into my counseling office with marital problems, I always ask them, “When did these things start to be a problem?” The majority of people trace it back to when they started having kids. This makes sense. When kids come along… You have to share your spouse’s attention with a very needy child. […]
Read More“It’s only for a couple of weeks. Just don’t say anything!” These were the words of caution/threat that my wife delivered to me prior to her parents’ arrival. And she drove those word home as if she was driving a three-inch nail through my forehead. In all fairness, she had good reason to be concerned. […]
Read More“It’s only for a couple of weeks. Just don’t say anything!” These were the words of caution/threat that my wife delivered to me prior to her parents’ arrival. And she drove those word home as if she was driving a three-inch nail through my forehead. In all fairness, she had good reason to be […]
Read MoreIn the last Normal Marriage Post, we began looking at a topic that can be so problematic in marriage it ranks right up there with sex and communication. The topic was money. In the last post, we looked at the two issues that make money and spending so difficult in marriage: money deficiencies and […]
Read MoreIn the last Normal Marriage Post, we began looking at a topic that can be so problematic in marriage it ranks right up there with sex and communication. The topic was money. In the last post, we looked at the two issues that make money and spending so difficult in marriage: money deficiencies and spousal […]
Read MoreThey say the three hot topics for marriage are sex, money, and communication. We talked about sex in the last post and we’ll put off communication till a later post. (See what I did there?) So, let’s talk about money. At one time or another, every marriage will have problems over money, and how to […]
Read MoreThey say the three hot topics for marriage are sex, money, and communication. We talked about sex in the last post and we’ll put off communication till a later post. (See what I did there?) So, let’s talk about money. At one time or another, every marriage will have problems over money, and how […]
Read MoreSex can easily become an issue in marriage. Here are some of the things spouses tell me in my counseling office… “My spouse wants sex all the time!” “My spouse is just not interested in sex. “ “I’m not sure about some of the things my spouse wants to do sexually.” “My spouse never wants […]
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