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Marriage: Mountains and Molehills

Do you ever exaggerate to make a point? We all do it sometimes, but it is not a good habit. When we exaggerate too often, it begins to erode our credibility. People simply will not take us seriously, if we are prone to wild exaggerations. What about blowing things out of proportion? I think it’s safe to say we’re all guilty of that on occasion as well. When we are stressed, it’s easy to fall into that trap. We make a big deal out of even the smallest issues sometimes, simply because we are frustrated over other things that are … Continue reading →

Top Twelve Marriage Articles of 2006

Can you pick the best marriage article of 2006? I’ve been writing here since the end of December of 2005 and I can’t tell you how hard this list was to compile, I chose one article from every month of this year and I still don’t think I’ve done every article here justice. With over a 1,000 articles to choose from, culling the list to 12 was beyond difficult. But thanks to a great year and a great co-blogger here in marriage, I’ve done my best. So without further ado, here are my picks for the top twelve marriage articles … Continue reading →

Reaffirming or Rehashing?

Don’t you hate arguing with your spouse? Most of us do, but realistically we know we aren’t always going to agree on everything. When we do disagree, we have to take care to debate issues fairly. We often justify our arguments by telling ourselves that we are simply reaffirming something that is important to us. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there is the danger of using the old “never let it die” tactic, wherein we continue to rehash things from the past. This is a form of manipulation. While this doesn’t mean we cannot discuss past problems that have … Continue reading →