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More insightsIs My Marriage Worth Fixing or Should I Just Let it Die?
In America, about every 13 seconds a couple divorces. That’s over 46,000 divorces a week. That’s a tidy sum of legal billing hours for the attorneys involved. Adding to the financial pain is the emotional trauma for the family of any couple going through that process summed up into two…
How to Avoid the Relationship Destroying Escalation
Many years ago I had a conversation with my wife that could have ended our marriage. And I have seen many couples engaged in the exact same cycle of relationship destruction. Here’s what happened: My wife said something to me and I responded back. She accused me of having a…
Expectations; The Valentine’s Day Mistake
You cannot save a year of unhappiness with greeting cards, roses and phony intimate dinners. The problem with Valentine’s Day is disappointment. People’s expectations for the day are high even if the marriage is struggling. “Maybe they’ll do something really special for me because it’s been rough lately.” Or “At the very least they own me […]
Change Your Mind,…Change Your Marriage
The rebirth or death of your marriage begins 1st in your mind. What thoughts are you having about your partner? • Are they supportive to an intimately shared life? • Do they feel like they bring you closer together or push you further apart? • Are they loving and heartfelt, deeply connecting thoughts? Here are […]
3 Keys to Experience Deeper Connection in Your Marriage
If knowledge is power, then a lack of knowledge is a lack of power. Why is love so hard for most people? From my perspective working with struggling couples, it’s usually a lack of knowing what to do that allows intimacy and connection to drift silently away. What we don’t…
Is Your Happiness Paying the Price Because of Frozen Feet Syndrome?
What’s your standard for love and passion in your life? Don’t just settle. Have you ever made a decision to change something in your life, and then gotten cold feet? Some people get what I call “Frozen Feet Syndrome” where they become incapable of ever changing anything, because the fear…