Most extramarital affairs happen subtly over time as marriage partners lean away from each other in their relationship. According to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, national surveys indicate 15 percent of married … Read More
Exposing Extramarital Affairs
I have never heard of a married person who woke up in the morning saying, “I want to ruin my life with an affair today.” Most extramarital affairs happen subtly over time as marriage partners … Read More
Angry Words – Part 2
“…But words can definitely hurt us” In the the previous blog, I discussed ways to recognize anger in ourselves and to employ methods to control or manage the anger such as recognition of signs of … Read More
Art of Compromise
Many couples struggle to resolve their issues because they do not understand the art of compromise. Negotiation is possible when you are willing to work with your partner to address your challenges and opportunities together. … Read More
Conflict Resolution for Couples Made a Little Easier
Most couples have the tendency to see conflict as a negative, destructive force in their relationship. However, conflict is inevitable in all relationships, and it is important for us to learn how to capitalize on … Read More
Resolving Conflict: Navigating Pursue/Withdraw Conflict Styles
One of the most challenging aspects of resolving relational conflict is navigating different conflict styles. Conflict style describes the way we are most likely to behave during times of conflict. Before we explore how to … Read More
Intentional Dating for Couples
Most of us live out incredibly hectic busy schedules as we seek to successfully balance work, family, friends, faith, community, and leisure. We tend to address the most demanding and urgent items in our schedule, … Read More
How to Handle Familiarity: With Honesty (Part 2)
Humans are creatures of habit and lovers of the familiar. We form eating habits, personality habits, work habits, friend habits, and of course love habits. In any relationship the dry spells will come and either … Read More
Perspective Shift: A New Look on Marriage and Divorce
By John McDowell I believe a change needs to occur as is evident by the high divorce rates inside and outside of the church. There are lots of theories as to why this is occurring … Read More