Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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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…
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How to Stop Technology from Ruining Your Marriage
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Dennis Duty of Original Spin. Cell phones. Skype. Snapchat. Texting. Sexting. Chatting. Instant messages. This is the world we live in now. It’s…
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Beware of marital drift
If you’ve been married longer than a couple of years, you’ve likely experienced bouts of marital drift. Times when you both seem disconnected, apart, or simply out of sync. It’s…
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How To Take Constructive Feedback From Your Spouse, And Not Want To Kill Them
This is a post from Elizabeth Davis of RelationshipsAdvice.co. We’ve all been there. One moment you’re sitting together, cuddling and feeling as loved up as you could possibly be. The…
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3 Ways to Surprise Your Significant Other
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from John and Wendy of Marriage Rescue Associates. Whether you’ve been together a few months or a few decades, element of surprise…
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12 Ways to Improve Your Marriage in 2015
Editor’s Note: This is a post from Rachel Dack of DatingAdvice.com. Relationships and marriages go through many stages, changes and transitions. Similar to planting, watering and caring for seeds, in…
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The Secret to a Deeper Marriage Relationship
Most everyone wants to have a great marriage. And everyone enters in to marriage with the hopes of deep connection. I’ve yet to encounter someone who entered into marriage with…