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 Your Approaches to Parenting Differ…
When people come into my counseling office with marital problems, I always ask them, “When did these things start to be a problem?” The majority of people trace it back … Read more
If You Find it Difficult to Deal With Your In-Laws…
“It’s only for a couple of weeks. Just don’t say anything!” These were the words of caution/threat that my wife delivered to me prior to her parents’ arrival. And she … Read more
If You Disagree on Spending… (Part 2)
In the last Normal Marriage Post, we began looking at a topic that can be so problematic in marriage it ranks right up there with sex and communication. The topic … Read more
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’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 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 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 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 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 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