Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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Leading and Following in Sex and Marriage
It seems in every area of life and marriage there’s a leader and a follower. In this episode Gina and I discuss the importance of playing each role, and the…
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The un-arouseable spouse
There is always a high desire and low desire spouse in every relationship, and in every topic within the relationship. So what about times when the low desire is actually…
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13 Sources of Inspiration When Life has You Down
Post written by Blended Family columnist Melissa Gorzelanczyk of Peace & Projects. The highs and lows of life can feel like a roller coaster. You’ve probably experienced a day that starts…
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Spice up the routine of sex
Humans are routine oriented creatures. We discover what works, then we repeat the process. The problem with this, what happens when we do this with sex? Sure it may mean…
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The Gratitude List
Post written by dates and romance columnist Sean Marshall of Family Rocketship. The other day I was listening to a song that I hadn’t heard in years. In fact, it…
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Gender roles
Everyone has different roles they play in life. Parent, spouse, friend, lover, housekeeper, friend, and I could go on and on. How much of the role is based on your…
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Renewing Our Marital Friendship
Post written by marriage columnist Susanne Alexander of Marriage Transformation. As winter begins to fade into springtime, sunlight increases, and new growth begins. Spring can also be a time of…
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A Huge Marriage Killer
Post written by Dr. Corey Allan. Orignally posted November 11, 2010. Wanna know the biggest marriage killer? Fusion. fusion: (noun) The process or result of joining two or more things…
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Make love all the time, or de-compartmentalizing sex
What would life be like if you could make love all the time? When you get right down to it, would you even want to? What we seem to do…
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The Art of Gift Giving
Post written by Gal Josefsberg of Equally Happy. What is a gift? Webster’s defines a gift as: 1 : a notable capacity, talent, or endowment 2 : something voluntarily transferred…
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Great in the bedroom but bad outside
Perhaps there are couples out there who experience great sex in their marriage but outside of the bedroom the connection is not real good. To me, there’s a positive correlation between the…
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3 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage in a Blended Family
Post written by Blended Family columnist Melissa Gorzelanczyk of Peace & Projects. The routine of married life can leave little time left to focus on your marriage. In our blended family,…