Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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Commit to a path
Over the last several years I’ve invested a lot of effort in the area located between professional therapy in an office with a trained therapist and the information you would…
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The resent-repeat syndrome
If you grew up in a family where you experienced injustice, abuse, or a sense of hurt, you’re at a high risk of developing a resent-repeat syndrome in your adult…
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Two Are Becoming One
Over the past three years I’ve had two main home-bases in the online world, Simple Marriage and Sexy Marriage Radio. While each of these resources has a goal of helping…
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Peaceful Simplicity
Whatever the tasks, do them slowly with ease, in mindfulness, so not do any tasks with the goal of getting them over with. Resolve to each job in a relaxed…
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5% More Happiness
Sometimes one question can dramatically improve your life and relationships. It usually boils down to what you focus on. Far too often we only see and ruminate on what’s missing…
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Expectations
Whatever you focus on, grows. So how much time and energy do you spend focused on your expectations? A good working definition of expectations is planned disappointments. And expectations are…
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Announcing the Sexy Marriage Radio Getaway
If you’ve been around Simple Marriage for a while hopefully you already know about Sexy Marriage Radio. A weekly show that airs every Wednesday. Over the past three years I’ve…
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Enjoy The Strawberry
The meaning of living fully in the present moment, neither retreating to the past nor anticipating the future, is wonderfully illustrated by a Zen parable about a monk being pursued…
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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,…