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  • Communication,  Differences,  Time

    Earning a Time Out

    August 11, 2020 / No Comments

    Image by cottonbro via Pexels Marriage requires serious accountability to each other in order to last.  This is why we are wary of advice to spend time away from each other as if that alone will improve our relationship.  Perfectly valid solo activities can be chosen for the wrong reasons, particularly when the reason is avoiding my spouse.

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    Nick and Jen

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  • Communication,  Decision to Love,  Differences,  Romance,  Sex

    8 Misunderstandings That Are Hurting Your Sex Life

    July 19, 2020 / No Comments

    Why are we writing about sex again?  Sex in marriage is more important than most people think.  It’s mysterious. There are a lot of “layers” and complexities to this whole topic…. read on…

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    Ken and Janine

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  • Communication,  Conflict,  Differences,  Perseverance

    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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    November 11, 2019
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    January 19, 2026
  • 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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    February 21, 2021

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    August 15, 2022
  • 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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    Taking Your Marriage on Vacation

    July 29, 2019

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    April 25, 2022

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    October 7, 2019
  • 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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    August 23, 2020

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    October 21, 2019

    Our “One of a Kind” Marriage

    January 31, 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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    October 28, 2019
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