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    How to FIX Your Spouse

    July 12, 2020 / No Comments

    Photo by Alex Jumper Does your spouse do anything that absolutely drives you nuts? Would you like to know how to “fix” them once and for all? Read on.

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    Paul and Stephanie

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    March 30, 2020
  • Communication,  Conflict,  Differences

    The Elephant in the Living Room

    June 29, 2020 / 1 Comment

    GIF by Kyle Bridgett via Giphy Sometimes you just have to come out and say it.  There’s no point avoiding it.  There’s an elephant in the living room.

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    Nick and Jen

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    10 Things Women Want

    December 7, 2020
  • Communication,  Differences,  Romance,  Sex

    Sex-pectations

    June 15, 2020 / No Comments

    “Expectation is the root of all heartache.”  – William Shakespeare We all enter marriage with “sex-pectations” – our ideas of what our sex life will be like.  When “we can’t get enough of each other” gradually deteriorates to “not tonight,” we find ourselves feeling disappointed, hurt, even un-loved. BUT…it doesn’t have to stay that way. 

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    Ken and Janine

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    June 17, 2019

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    February 7, 2022

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  • Differences

    How’s the View From Over There?

    June 8, 2020 / No Comments

    So far this year has provided lots of topics for discussion. As we talk about all sorts of issues in our world today, we recognize how opposite we can be. Man, do we approach issues differently!

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    Mark and Mel

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    November 23, 2020

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    April 15, 2019
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    April 4, 2022
  • Communication,  Conflict,  Differences,  Forgiveness,  Perseverance,  Stress

    Haven’t we had this fight before?

    October 21, 2019 / No Comments

    Photo by Vera Arsic from Pexels Jen: Life, kids, work and extra-curricular activities suck up so much of our energy each day, that when it comes to interacting with each other, we are often at the end of our rope. When we are having a disagreement we’ve had more than once, I feel worn down and don’t want to deal with it.

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    Nick and Jen

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    Parenting as a Team

    March 16, 2020

    Dear Younger Us

    May 17, 2021

    3 Steps to End the Bickering

    April 12, 2021
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