Spring Cleaning Reminders

In her second article at Huffingtonpost.com about spring cleaning a relationship, author and speaker Christine Hassler makes some points that we totally agree with. "If you keep blaming others for your...

Testing Our Vows

I thought I would have my best friend forever. Now I wasn't so sure.

Performance Anxiety

When our sex life didn't fit the newlywed cliché, I was determined to fix it.

Faith for Two

We couldn't get our devotions in sync, but we still shared our spiritual life.

When No Time's a Good Time

Everyone warned us that small children would impact our sex life. They forgot to mention teenagers.

Second Thoughts Are Okay

Sometimes love is not enough. We hope it is true that Megan McAllister cancelled her summer wedding to Philip Markoff. No matter how much Megan loves Philip, red warning...

It is Not Enough to Just Remember Your Anniversary

Sure, celebrating your anniversary is important. But it's not enough. Bob and I celebrated today. We celebrated the fact that our kitchen is finally finished! We've been using the kitchen...

Family of Origin Question

An email we received in response to one of our Daily Marriage Tips got Bob and I talking again about family history. The tip was on how knowing your family...

Play Together -- Stay Together

Before we realized the importance of having fun together, it was an issue that created hurt feelings between Bob and I. His definition of having fun was often different from...

Doomed Lovers Buried Together?

Archaeologists believe they may have found the tomb of doomed lovers Cleopatra and Marc Antony. The archaeologists are searching 28 miles west of Alexandria at the Taposiris Magna temple....

Do You Expect Your Spouse to Make You Whole?

There's been a lot of comments recently on the Marriage Forums about people expecting their spouses to fill their needs. If you do expect your spouse to make you whole, you...

A Few of This Week's Comments 4/11 - 4/17

Note: Some comments may be edited for length. Forum post on engaged to an inmate by wndwalker99 on 04/17/2009 07:34 am "Also, don't listen to country music, especially LeAnn Rimes "How Can I...

Nit-picking Equals Lack of Respect

Once, in the early years of our marriage, Bob found fault with the way I was stirring spaghetti. Yes -- about the way I stirred the spaghetti noodles. He thought...

Saving Grace

Unmerited. Undeserved. Essential.

What If Your Spouse Cheats?

Help for an infidelity crisis

When You Gotta Go â¦

A tale of rest areas and true love

Talking to Yourself

It's not a sign you're losing your mind, but a means to a better marriage.

A Few of This Week's Comments 4/4 - 4/10

Note: Some comments may be edited for length. Reader's response to lack of time issue by Katie on 04/04/2009 10:47 pm We try to keep the passion & love flowing by little things...

Engagement -- Aha! Moment or No?

We're mentors for a young reader as she puts together her senior project on teen marriages. She did a survey of other students at her high school and I was...

Don't Catch Your Spouse's Bad Mood

The animated movie Madagascar was a default movie for us to watch on television this afternoon. In the movie, Chris Rock's character, Marty, has a bad case of "the grass...

How Do You Define Marriage?

Bob has been working on his family tree which has evolved into conversations about my family, too. It has been interesting to find locales that played a significant role in...

Suggestions on Making Time For One Another

When we correspond or visit with our son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters, we are impressed by how well the two of them make time to have some fun while handling taking...

Do You Believe in Soul Mates?

Comments about individuals believing they are marrying their soul mates are often mentioned in press releases and stories about long lasting marriages. Soul mate movie themes are popular, too. We hear...

Whatcha Thinking?

She was curious; I was clueless. Trouble followed.