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Why Marriage Keeps Your Brain Healthy

The next time your spouse drives you absolutely crazy, keep in mind that he, or she, is probably helping to keep your brain healthy. That is because the challenges that our spouses give us, along with the love and support, may actually be protecting our brains. In fact, according to a recent study, sharing a life with another person means that we are less likely to develop cognitive impairment than single people who are not married. The study took place in Scandinavia and included 1,400 men and women. Married people are simply less likely to develop dementia than single people. … Continue reading →

How to Find a Marriage Counselor

When your marriage is a bit rocky, you’ll want to seek out a good marriage counselor. But, you may not know where to turn. You don’t want to make your marriage worse by following the advice of a bad counselor. So, other than picking a marriage counselor randomly out of a phone book, what do you do? Here is some advice. Know Where to Look While the phone book is certainly an option, there are better ways. The first is through word of mouth from someone whose opinion you trust. However, you may be reluctant to share the fact that … Continue reading →

Take the Positive Marriage Challenge!

Would you like to improve your marriage and get into the habit of nurturing it? It is pretty easy to do. Why not take the following positive marriage challenge? You can do this alone or with your spouse (even better). Nobody is perfect, and although we may understand how to nurture our marriages, that doesn’t mean that we always do it. This challenge will make you more aware of certain positive things that you can do every day. Here we go! 1. Compliment more than you criticize. It is easy sometimes to let a criticism or complaint slip out. Maybe … Continue reading →

Snoring and Marriage

While there are plenty of jokes about snoring in marriage, the truth is that snoring can have a negative impact on your marriage. From forcing spouses to sleep apart to serious health concerns of which snoring is a symptom. It is important to get your spouse’s or your snoring under control as soon as possible. The first thing you should so if you or your spouse snores is to see a doctor. While most snoring is harmless, snoring could be a sign of a life threatening condition, such as sleep apnea. It is important to rule our any health concerns, … Continue reading →

Don’t Let Chronic Illness Harm Your Marriage

There is a very interesting article in the September issue of More Magazine that talks about how marriages change once chronic illness enters the picture. According to the story, couples who consist of at least one spouse with a chronic illness have a divorce rate of 75%! And other couples who stay together say that they are only still married because of the insurance. This is some pretty scary information. So how can you prevent a chronic illness from taking down your marriage? The couples that do stay together and are happy may have a few secrets up their sleeves. … Continue reading →

Top Four Marriage Myths

We absorb a lot of marriage myths in our lives. By the time we are ready to get married, our heads are full of these myths that make it hard to maintain a happy marriage. Here are the top four marriage myths that you should avoid. 1. Marriage is like the media Remember all of those family friendly shows were grew up with on television? What about the movies? The mom is smart and sassy, the dad is clueless but dependent and the kids’ biggest behavioral problem is that they broke a lamp and then confessed out of guilt. If … Continue reading →

How Temptation Changes After Marriage

People, men especially, assume that once they are in a marriage, all temptation miraculously goes away. Of course this isn’t true. The temptation changes, lessens in certain areas of course, but may still be there, depending on the individual. Whatever your moral compass, you must have been set with some sort of temptation previous to marriage, whether it was cheating on a girlfriend or boyfriend, or creating an emotional bond that might not have been appropriate. Once married though, temptation can get more complicated. For example, is hugging ever a temptation? You might not ordinarily think so, but perhaps your … Continue reading →

The Social Benefits of Marriage

Why did you get married? The standard answer might be because you fell in love and wanted to spend the rest of your life with your spouse.And that is a key thought. There are so many social benefits of marriage. Are you taking advantage of them? When you are married, you have a built in companion to do things with. While there is nothing wrong with going to the movies alone, it is nice to be able to enjoy a movie with someone else. Over time, you can find things that you enjoy doing together, of course, but it is … Continue reading →

Other Ways Children’s Behavior Can Affect a Marriage.

Yesterday we looked at some ways children’s behavior can affect and undermine a marriage. Here is another way. Some children, by their anti social behavior, affect friendships and marriages. Take this example, of a couple I know who invited another couple and their child over for dinner one evening. After dinner, the child who may have been hyperactive or maybe had a problem like ADHD started to swing on a tall piece of furniture which threatened to topple over. If it did it could have caused serious injury to the child and also have caused damage to the furniture and … Continue reading →

More Benefits of Healthy Relationships

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There are many benefits to being in a healthy relationship. We have discussed the benefits that good relationships can have on your health and on your sleep pattern. Research shows that healthy romantic relationships can be beneficial for all areas of your life. People who are in healthy romantic relationships are physically healthier. They live longer and enjoy life more. People who have a romantic partner have a better support system. They have someone to care for them and provide comfort for them when they need it. They have someone there for them when it comes to doctor’s appointments and … Continue reading →