Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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Check out your landscape
If you are at all like me, there are times in life when I take a break a examine the landscape of my life. This used to not happen too…
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Create A Life And Marriage That Clicks
Right now, my married life seems to be clicking, or in the zone. My wife changed jobs to one that has her working directly with people and seeing the impact…
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Marriage Made Easy With The 6 C's
Remember when you first met your spouse? It may have been one of those fairy-tale moments. Everything around you faded into the background and the only thing that existed was…
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Sleep your way to a better marriage
Sleep has lost respect in our society. Gone are the days of our days being regulated solely by the sun. Now we are routinely charging through our days with lights…
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Marriage Is About Action
Napoleon Dynamite: Well, nobody’s going to go out with ME! Pedro: Have you asked anybody yet? Napoleon Dynamite: No, but who would? I don’t even have any good skills. Pedro:…
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A Smile Is Universal
My 12 year old daughter and I are currently spending 4 days in Florida to volunteer with Give Kids The World, a 70 acre non-profit “storybook” resort where children with life…
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Got a question and not sure who to ask?
There are many times in marriage and life where you may have a question but don’t know who to ask because the topic feels too personal, or intimate, or possibly…
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Biggest Takeaways in 46 Years
Today I celebrate turning 46! As I was looking through the archives of Simple Marriage I came across a post from when I turned 39. In it, I made a comment…
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How Did I Get Here?
Are there times when you wonder how married life unfolded to this point? Or how you sex life became routine or non-existent? Times when you’re completely perplexed by someone you love treating…
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Powerlessness and Sex
The past couple of weeks on Sexy Marriage Radio we have covered a tough subject that impacts many couples … sexless marriage. While I don’t have real numbers on how…
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No Excuse
One thing I repeatedly encounter as a marriage and family therapist is couples in emotional crisis. It’s common for my clients to come into sessions pretty worked up. Or to…
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How Do I Know I'm Growing Up?
One of the things I’m often asked by my clients (and readers) is “How do I know when I’m growing up?” This may seem like a simple question, but if you…