Most of us have normal marriages. Not perfect marriages and not Charlie Manson type marriages. Just normal marriages that are both fun and frustrating. The purpose of this blog is to help you enjoy your less-than-perfect normal marriage."
If You Disagree on Spending… (Part 1)
They say the three hot topics for marriage are sex, money, and communication. We talked about sex in the last post and we’ll put off communication till a later post. … Read more If You Disagree on Spending… (Part 1)
If You’re Struggling with Your Sexual Relationship…
Sex can easily become an issue in marriage. Here are some of the things spouses tell me in my counseling office… “My spouse wants sex all the time!” “My spouse … Read more If You’re Struggling with Your Sexual Relationship…
If You Want Your Spouse To Change…
Remember when when you were so in love with your spouse you couldn’t think of anything you wanted to change about them? Does that seem like a long time ago? … Read more If You Want Your Spouse To Change…
If Your Spouse is Critical…
Does any of the following sound familiar? That’s not the right way to load the dishwasher. They won’t get clean that way. Why are you going this way? It takes … Read more If Your Spouse is Critical…
If You Feel Like Quitting…
Everyone feels like quitting sometimes. Stephen King is a prolific writer and probably one of the most well know and successful authors in modern history. Yet, he felt like quitting … Read more If You Feel Like Quitting…
If You Don’t Want to Hurt your Kids…
Here’s the story of two couples… Couple #1 It was a Saturday afternoon when some friends of ours called in great distress. They asked if I could come over … Read more If You Don’t Want to Hurt your Kids…
If There’s Something You Want Your Spouse To Know…
I’m going to let you in on one of my many failures in marriage. But, I warn you…it’s not pretty! In fact it’s quite embarrassing! (If my wife is reading … Read more If There’s Something You Want Your Spouse To Know…
If You Want Your Marriage To Work…
Everyone wants their marriage to work. You never hear a couple getting married make vows to love one another “till it just doesn’t work anymore.” They always vow to love one … Read more If You Want Your Marriage To Work…
If You Want A Fairytale Marriage…
I raised two daughters, and I have four grandchildren. So I’ve read my fair share of fairytales. You would think that people would eventually outgrow fairytales, but there’s one fairytale … Read more If You Want A Fairytale Marriage…
Age: It’s Spiritual
In the first post on age, we dealt with the fact that young and old alike struggle with issues of age. We talked about a sort of age related dementia … Read more Age: It’s Spiritual