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Category Archives: marital conflict
A Lesson in Humility
When you find yourselves facing a challenge that involves both you and your spouse, remember that your two minds together can come up with a solution better than what either one of you could do on your own. Continue reading
Going Through a Lull?
I had an interesting conversation with an old colleague yesterday that I hadn’t seen in years. We talked business for a while, then I shared with him about my new focus on marriage and coaching couples to have better relationships. … Continue reading
Posted in intimacy, marital advice, marital conflict, marital relations, marriage, relationships
Tagged discontent, falling out of love, marital conflict
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Communication or Intimacy?
I believe that if a husband dedicated time and attention to actively listening to everything his wife said, but changed nothing else, there would still be dissatisfaction. Continue reading
Posted in intimacy, marital advice, marital conflict, marital relations, Marriage communication
Tagged Communication, intimacy, marital advice, marriage
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No Marriage is Perfect
I work with people in various levels of marital distress. I like to think that I provide them with Godly counsel and practical advice on how to make their situation better. But the key here is the word – “better”. … Continue reading
Posted in marital advice, marital conflict, marital relations, relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged Advice, Communication, feelings, marriage, relationships
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5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage: #5
Step 5 – Be Prepared The Boy Scout motto is – Be Prepared. As an Eagle Scout myself, incorporating that motto has helped me across a variety of scenarios in my life. In a nutshell, this motto suggests that you … Continue reading
Posted in marital advice, marital conflict, marital relations, marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged Advice, life lessons, marriage, relationships
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5 Steps to a Shocking Marriage – #1
Step 1 – Understand Entropy Entropy is a fancy word that comes out of the world of physics and thermodynamics. Put in its simplest terms – “Stuff that is in order now will over time fall into disorder”. In other … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, change, Communication, marriage
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Completion, Not Reflection
I just had coffee with a single, female colleague that I had not seen in several months. After catching up on job stuff, she began to talk about a budding relationship that she is in. For the most part, … Continue reading
Posted in marital advice, marital conflict, marital relations, marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged Advice, feelings, relationships
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When Being “Right” is “Wrong”
I was talking to a long-term, married couple the other day. I’ve not known them long, but they certainly appear to be in a shocking marriage. The wife was recounting a story of something that had occurred during the week. … Continue reading
Posted in marital advice, marital conflict, marital relations, marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged Communication, life lessons
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Keep the Long View
Even the best of marriages go through seasons of highs and lows. Feelings can swing from being crazy about your partner to having your partner drive you crazy. That’s natural. The key is to maintaina long-term perspective and not let … Continue reading
Posted in marital advice, marital conflict, marital relations, marriage, relationships, showing grace, Uncategorized
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Marriage is like lawn care…
In the last few months I have had three or four couples (in or around my social circles) that are in serious trouble. In each case, one partner in the marriage has walked out on the other and declared that … Continue reading
Posted in marital advice, marital conflict, marriage, relationships
Tagged Advice, commitment, extra-marital affairs, intimacy, marital advice
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