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How To Deal With an Angry Spouse
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Anne Dwyer. Having a spouse with anger issues can be unsettling. Many compare it to living with an active volcano – you…
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Be Real
“Man, I can’t stand when she does that. Should I speak up and tell her?” “Absolutely not! You speak up, she’ll get mad. And if she gets mad, you can…
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Are you guilty of these marriage mistakes?
Almost 22 years of my life has been spent in marriage. Overall, these years have been good, if not great at times. There are other times however, when marriage has been…
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What's wrong and how do I fix it?
The dominant question for humans isn’t what’s my purpose or why am I here, it’s what’s wrong and how do I fix it. This question shapes our worldview, our parenting,…
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How To Keep Arguments From Escalating
Remember what it was like as a teenager dreaming about driving? How much you looked forward to the day you’d have your own wheels and could head out whenever you…
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We have trouble communicating
The number one issue voiced by most couples … “We have trouble communicating.” It’s a common complaint. And many couples think they would benefit from some communication training. Many seem…
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The Importance of Exercise for your Marriage
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Marc Zalmanoff of www.fitness-ninja.com. Although dangerous, I would assume most educated people (i.e. you reading this right now) understand the benefits of…
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Focus on the how not the what
What is it that creates the intensity in certain conversations with your spouse? What moves a conversation between two people from the issue at hand into personal meltdown? Emotional reactivity.…
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Power in Relationships
I’ve written several times about the Nice Guy (the female version is a pleaser), the struggles he faces in his life and relationships, as well as the impact “niceness” has upon…
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Confidence Is Key, And You May Already Own It
I recently received this email from a Simple Marriage reader … Your article on 5 ways to ignite your wife’s passions was good up until point 3 at which you…