Author: Susan
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The Virtuous Marriage: Moderation
This is the ninth post in a series about living the virtuous life like Benjamin Franklin. We’re taking his life and applying it to marriage and relationships. Avoid extremes. Forebear…
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Simple Family: Building a Great Blanket Fort
This is a post I originally wrote for Simple Mom last year but feel it may be helpful as the rainy days of spring and summer approach. This is a…
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Too Much Sex May Negatively Impact Your Marriage
If there is one topic that repeatedly gets the most buzz it’s sex. I’ve written on this topic several times thus far and I’ve always tried to approach the subject…
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Ask The Readers: Great Sex Music
Music adds quite a bit of fullness to life. It can speak to our life and our world in eloquent ways: Make time pass quickly. Intensify an experience. Excite a…
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Why You Want a Debt-Free Marriage
When I wrote an article recently telling the story of how we paid off $54,500 in debt, the response was very positive, and I heard from a lot of people…
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The Virtuous Marriage: Justice
This is the eighth post in a series about living the virtuous life like Benjamin Franklin. We’re taking his life and applying it to marriage and relationships. Wrong none, by…
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Sexual Communcation Training Program
Editor’s Note: This is a plea for participants to help a fellow Doctoral Student with her research. Having been through this myself, I want to help other students whenever I…
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Marital Gridlock And Growing Up
Yesterday’s post on marital gridlock was a bit heavy. I realized going in to the topic that it would be a difficult concept to convey. Today, I want to clarify…
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How To Break Free Of Marital Gridlock
It’s an inevitability that you and your spouse will disagree. But what do you do when the disagreements reach monumental importance? When each of you are so polarized with the…
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Introducing … Marriage Jam Sessions
Wow. The initial response from the Simple Marriage Podcasts has been overwhelming. Thank you! If you’ve enjoyed the podcasts so far, then you’re going to flat out LOVE our upcoming…
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Take Care of Yourself FIRST
Do you know the best way to take care of your spouse and family? Take care of yourself FIRST. Such a simple thing, but how many of us actually do…
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From Nice to Adults Only Marriage
Nice Guys and Nice Girls have been speaking up a great deal lately, both in the comments on these posts and in emails I’ve received over the past couple of…