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Essentials for a Happy Lasting Marriage -Part 2

Yesterday I looked at five essentials for a happy lasting marriage. Today I am continuing with another five essentials. 6. Forgiveness Married life isn’t always go to go along smoothly. We all do things wrong and things that hurt or upset our spouse. It’s how we choose to deal with those things that is important. We can hold grudges and sulk but it never achieves anything, or we can choose to forgive them and move on. Forgiveness doesn’t just happen. It is a choice, a decision of willingness to forgive. The old adage about not going to bed angry is … Continue reading →

Marriage The Week in Review – September 30 – October 6

Welcome to Saturday morning and I hope you had a good night’s sleep and a great weekend of activity and relaxation in front of you. October is off to a roaring start here at the Marriage Blog with articles being picked up and commented on in other blogs and more. So without further ado, let’s dive into our week in review. Saturday, September 30th Sherry discussed Duane and Beth Chapman: For Better or Worse about the Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife and their relationship as they work together to track down and bring back criminals and bail jumpers. … Continue reading →

How to Compromise

Compromise is not the easiest thing in the world to do. For those of us who are married – well, compromise sounds pretty on paper, but when you’re both stubborn, set in your ways – coming to an agreement may seem easier said than done. Depending on how you have balanced the power in your marriage, it may be that one or the other of you has the final say on the matter or matters at hand – but more likely, as with most modern marriages—the idea of compromise is predicated on the idea that you are partners. So How … Continue reading →

How to Compromise

Compromise is not the easiest thing in the world to do. For those of us who are married – well, compromise sounds pretty on paper, but when you’re both stubborn, set in your ways – coming to an agreement may seem easier said than done. Depending on how you have balanced the power in your marriage, it may be that one or the other of you has the final say on the matter or matters at hand – but more likely, as with most modern marriages—the idea of compromise is predicated on the idea that you are partners. So How … Continue reading →

How to Compromise

Compromise is not the easiest thing in the world to do. For those of us who are married – well, compromise sounds pretty on paper, but when you’re both stubborn, set in your ways – coming to an agreement may seem easier said than done. Depending on how you have balanced the power in your marriage, it may be that one or the other of you has the final say on the matter or matters at hand – but more likely, as with most modern marriages—the idea of compromise is predicated on the idea that you are partners. So How … Continue reading →

When They Won’t Say Anything

It can be deeply frustrating to be married to someone that keeps everything to him or herself. It can be a particular sore spot if they keep a tight lid on what’s bothering them and choose only to share those things that they are happy about. When your husband or your wife isolates in this fashion, it can feel like it takes an act of Congress to get anything out of them. It can also take an emotional toll on the couple as they struggle to communicate across a vast gulf of all the things they never say. How to … Continue reading →

Marriage: Our Week in Review

Good morning! Happy Friday! This week, we’ve talk about a lot of different topics here in the marriage blog and I’m looking to get some feedback from you today. Among our topics we’ve covered: Do You Know How to Fight Fairly? Coping with an Unfaithful Spouse? Rebuilding Trust in your Relationship Don’t Have Time? Make Time Marriage Advice: Don’t Go to Bed Angry Long Summer Nights Patriotic Wedding Themes Wife = Free to Good Home Financial Stress and How to Avoid It Husbands & Barbecues The Celebration of Father’s Day These are just a sampling of the topic headers we’ve … Continue reading →

Do You Know How to Fight Fairly?

Do you know how to fight fairly? I didn’t. In fact, I grew up in a household where bickering was just a prelude to an all out fight where people meant what they said and there was no friendly nattering going on. My husband and I had to learn the rules of how we would handle disagreements. He needed to learn how to how tone it down where I was concerned and I needed to learn to dial back my temper so that instead of hurling insults that were completely counterproductive to problem resolution. It’s hard to find a handbook … Continue reading →