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Relationship Advice: Accentuating the Positive

Do you find it hard to be positive about things going on around you? Maybe you are both overwhelmed by the bills. It could be that your spouse has a habit that just drives you nuts? Are they a compulsive spender? Do they not see the mess as they walk through a room? Do you feel like you are at your wit’s end? Do you breathe a sigh of relief when they are leaving and bracing yourself when they are coming home? I’d say that your stress levels are far too high and that stress is affecting both of you. … Continue reading →

Marriage with Benefits

Have you heard the expression “friends with benefits?” In case you haven’t, it means that you have a friend you can be sexually intimate with without the other strings attached. (i.e. No commitment issues like boyfriend/girlfriend titles or exclusivity claims. You hook up at will and go your separate ways afterwards.) Attitudes Towards Marriage Why is it that so many people see marriage as negative? As a trap or something that will stifle them as an individual? On some level I realize the general attitude towards marriage is one of sacrifice. You’re going to have to give up a part … Continue reading →

Making Marriages Last: What’s It Going to Take? My Interview with Mrs. Hawes

I think I may have mentioned before that I’m a fan of a show on Sci Fi called Ghost Hunters. (See: The Things He Does for Love: Ghost Hunting Classes.) Well, as fate would have it, someone very near and dear to one of the show’s stars agreed to an interview: Mrs. Hawes, wife of Jason Hawes, one of the founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS). And what better time of year than now to post it! But before I get there, let me explain how it came to be that I approached her for an interview… Some Background … Continue reading →

Marriage Tips: Reframe Your Thinking

Every once in a while, we get into a problem with our marriages and our relationships because we’re not getting our own way. It’s funny, when you watch children arguing because in many ways they are a microcosm for the relationships we’ll have as adults. My daughter and my nephew frequently bicker and we jokingly refer to their bickering as though they were an old married couple. Always; Never & My Way Frank Sinatra said it best when we described doing it My Way. Our kids get into fights because they want to do things their way and that often … Continue reading →

Marriage Exercises: Want to Play A Game?

Do you and your spouse enjoy playing board games? Maybe you like card games? It’s a sure bet that you like to do things together and if any or all of these things are true – then the game I have in mind is one that you and your spouse will enjoy. So What’s the Game? Too often we get into trouble in our relationships and our marriages because we’re too focused on the negative. There’s an old truism to the idea that we never forget a slight or an insult, even when we forgive them – we don’t forget … Continue reading →

10 Things He Needs From His Wife

Yesterday, I talked about the 10 Things She Needs From Her Husband and I wanted to follow this up with the 10 Things He Needs From His Wife. Guides for husbands and wives are very generic in nature, but there is often a nugget of good information available for all of us in these lists. So even if not all of these apply to your husband, I would imagine that some of them do. Without further ado, here are the 10 things he needs from his wife: He needs her to believe in him and his capabilities, men believe that … Continue reading →

Cherish The One That You Love

Welcome to Friday, September the 15th. There are only 107 days left in the year. In most parts of the country, the days are cooling and the nights are cooler. We’re heading into the crisp days of autumn when the leaves begin to drift down from the trees to carpet the ground in the lovely colors of gold, red, orange and yellow. It’s a perfectly romantic time of year and as we head into snuggle weather and fireplace weather – let’s talk about cherishing our spouses. Back in April, I wrote a post about Celebrating Your Spouse. I wanted to … Continue reading →