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  • Support Your Spouse’s Passions

    Most people’s lives are busy, to say the least. Finding time for hobbies, creative pursuits, and the like can be a huge challenge. Between work and kids, house maintenance and making time for one another, it’s tough to even have the energy to pursue your other interests! While maintaining your responsibilities are important, and as…

  • Valentine’s Day is for Lovers, So Show Some Love!

    Every year, couples bend over backwards to make restaurant reservations, purchase gifts and candies, and plan extravagant dates to show their love to one another on Valentine’s Day. The unfortunate reality, however, is that the financial strain and general stress that comes with grandiose celebration can have a negative impact on the actual enjoyment of…

  • Are You Letting Poor Communication Skew Your Expectations?

    The value of effective communication cannot be overstated. As a married couple, you absolutely must be able to talk to each other – and not just small talk, either. You should be comfortable sharing your fears and desires, and even beyond that type of communication, you should be able to talk about the relationship itself.…

  • Why Powerful Men Cheat (and Why They Think They Can Get Away With It)

    News outlets are ablaze with the story of David Letterman’s recent tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. The interview (scheduled to air January 7th) centers on the Late-Night host’s recent scandal – the public admission of several affairs with various female staff members, including assistant Stephanie Birkitt. The affairs resulted in a blackmail plot by a…

  • Resolve to Make Your Marriage Great in 2013

    Focusing on your marriage is a great resolution to have for 2013. We recently received the following email: “Thank you my beautiful friends for sending me all these emails during 2012. My marriage crumbled into pieces in the beginning of 2012. I had no hope. I thought it was all going to finish in divorce,…

  • Marriage Advice | Keep the Small Stuff Small

    When couples argue, it’s all too common for past problems to come up. When tensions are high and emotions are raging, we can’t help but roll all of the problems into one, focusing our anger toward the person for ALL of their actions, instead of the issue at hand. We’ve spoken before about keeping your…

  • How to Fall Back in Love – Be The First To Compromise

    A recent study by UCLA psychologists has confirmed a principle we believe in (with a few tweaks and suggestions, of course!): for relationships to work for the long term, both members of a couple must be willing to compromise and make sacrifices. It sounds like a no brainer, but you’d be amazed by the numbers…

  • Stop Fighting Tips: 5 Tips To Stop Fighting – Have Discussions Not Arguments

    You don’t like to get yelled at, right? Chances are, you don’t like to be backed into a corner, verbally attacked for your actions, or have the past held over your head. Chances are, your spouse doesn’t either. While disagreements are a natural part of any relationship, how you approach them can help determine the…

  • If music be the food of love…

    Music plays an undeniably major role in our lives. It has the power to elicit emotions and conjure memories, the power to soothe, and the power to energize and motivate. Music is an important part of our entertainment, our religious practices, our education, and, of course, our weddings. Music is all around us, but how…

  • A Warning Against Financial Dishonesty

    In a marriage, hiding the truth is never a good idea… and when it comes to money, technology is only making it more difficult to cover your tracks. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on the perils of hiding financial information from your spouse, consulting with divorce lawyers, accountants, and forensic experts about…