Marriage

Mishaps in Messaging

January 25, 2018

  My wife is not much for talking on the phone. She prefers to text, so she often texts rather than calls. The problem is, if she’s texting someone when we’re together, I have no idea who she’s talking to, because I can’t hear her part of the conversation. This leads me to frequently ask […]

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How to Embrace Change

January 13, 2018

  People who know me know I am not a handyman. I’m someone who can turn a simple fifteen minute fix-it job into an all day nightmare. I am the guy from whom repair people make their money. So with that in mind, here’s the story… It was around eight in the evening and my […]

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Have You Lost the Magic?

January 7, 2018

  Couples come into my counseling office for many reasons. Some are having on-going conflicts they can’t resolve. Others are having trouble with their parents or in-laws. Some are struggling in their sexual relationship. Others are at odds over finances. And some just seem to have different ideas about what makes for a good marriage. But […]

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Fearing Forward – The New Year

December 31, 2017

  Some face a new year with much anticipation. Others face a new year with some fear and dread. As you look back over the last twelve months, maybe your life took some hits. Maybe your marriage is still reeling from things you could never have foreseen. The following guest post by Connie Law Plummer […]

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Merry Christmas

December 25, 2017
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The Silent Killers of Marriage

December 14, 2017

  “Acting for the first time in 14 years, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology redefined high blood pressure as a reading of 130 over 80, down from 140 over 90. The change means that 46 percent of US adults, many of them under the age of 45, now will be […]

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Are You A Good Lover?

November 30, 2017

How am I suppose to find the answer to the question, “Are you a good lover?” If I ask myself that question, my pride and ego would give a resounding “YES!” But if I’m honest, after thirty-seven years of marriage, I still feel awkward and clueless at times. If I ask my wife that question, […]

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Gratitude is a Great Attitude for Marriage

November 23, 2017

  On Thanksgiving Day, it’s good to look at the role gratitude plays in marriage. Many marriages are unhappy, not because of big things like abuse or affairs, but because of a little thing like a lack of gratitude. Around 2008, Neil Pasricha was having a difficult time in life. His marriage was failing, his […]

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How to Fight the Good Fight

October 26, 2017

Some of my favorite movies (much to my wife’s dismay) are “The Matrix” trilogy of movies. They never get old to me. I can watch them over and over and still find new thing in them that I didn’t see before. This happened a while back when I was watching “The Matrix Reloaded (2003). In […]

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Looking for Buried Treasure

October 18, 2017

  One day, I was out walking and noticed a man with a metal detector methodically covering a patch of ground. Slowly and diligently, he combed first one patch of ground and then another, occasionally stooping to dig up a coin or small trinket. After an hour, he finally packed up his gear and left. […]

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