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."
Is Your Marriage Out of Focus?
When you go to have your eyes checked, the first thing they do is determine your focus. They want to know what you’re able to focus on and what you’re … Read more
What Can You Do If You’re Dissatisfied With Your Marriage?
If you’re dissatisfied with your spouse or your marriage, you’re not alone. As we saw in the last post, it’s not that uncommon. But the big question is, what do … Read more
Are You Dissatisfied With Your Marriage?
If you’ve been married for a while, maybe you’ve had this thought. It’s an unsettling thought that you’ve probably not said out loud, but it’s one you can’t seem to … Read more
If You and Your Spouse Are Drifting…
It comes on slowly. It comes on gradually. But, if you’ve been married for any length of time, I’m guessing you have felt it. The conversations have begun to fall … Read more
If There’s Been Infidelity…
Few things are more devastating or destructive to a marriage than infidelity. It’s worse than the death of a spouse, because when a spouse dies, it’s not intentional, it’s not … Read more
If Things Are Getting Heated…
Perhaps you’ve been there. You and your spouse are “discussing” something when suddenly you realize things are getting heated and going south. If it goes much further, you’ll hit a … Read more
The Three Fields: A Marriage Parable
The following parable is suited to many situations in life, but it’s particularly suited to marriage. Once there were three farmers. They each had a field that was not doing … Read more
If You Can’t Get Over How They’ve Hurt You… (Part 2)
What do you do if you’re having trouble getting over the way your spouse has hurt you? I posed this question in the last post, but I didn’t answer it. … Read more
If You Can’t Get Over How They’ve Hurt You… (Part 1)
We all dream of a marriage where there’s lots of fun, good connection, deep understanding, frequent sex, abundant money, perfect kids, beautiful rainbows, and dancing unicorns. But marriage can be … Read more
If You’re Attracted to Someone Else…
Let’s cut to the chase. There will be times when we find ourselves attracted to someone other than our spouse. We don’t like to admit it, but it happens. We … Read more