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The Unfair Task of Being Transparent in Marriage No Matter What
Ever struggle to be open and transparent to your mate about a mistake you’ve made or a troubling thought or feeling you’ve had? So you hide it or stuff it, and try to go on with life as usual. Where do we get the idea that this is ever a good thing? After all, the…
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The Unfair Task of Holding in Your Personal Truth in Marriage
Did you know my husband is an open book with a transparent cover and see-through pages?! I always know exactly where I stand with him at just about every moment of our marriage. This can be a good thing most of the time. I’m grateful for his openness and willingness to clear the air. But…
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The Unfair Task of Praying for Your Marriage Even If It Feels Passive
We all have heard the phrase, “Well, if all else fails, at least we can pray about it!” It’s like you’ve tried everything else to get your marriage back on track and nothing has worked. So, I guess it’s time to get busy praying! 😉 Well, yes and no. It is time to pray. But it…
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The Unfair Task of Accepting Your Mate’s Aging Body
I’m no fool. The reflection in my mirror clearly reveals to me just what age I am. And I’d be crazy to think I could keep my weight the same as the day I walked the aisle. Not only that, but I’d be in for the biggest inferiority complex ever, if I thought I my…
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The Unfair Task to Love a Mate Who Won’t Love Back
I grew up in a family that wasn’t very open with statements of love for each other. So I went into dating and marriage with a larger than average love-hunger. This drove me to expect a larger portion of love than any “love interest” could humanly feed me. As you can imagine, this put tremendous…
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The Unfair Task of Respecting Your Mate No Matter What
I think people often confuse respect and trust. Why do I say that? Because I hear people, women in particular, saying their mates must earn their respect before they will show respect. I totally understand the challenge to treat with respect the mate who acts in a way that is not respectable. It certainly feels…
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Unfair Task of Forgiving an Unapologetic Spouse
Back in the early days of my marriage, I would shut down emotionally whenever my husband did or said something to hurt my feelings. And I wouldn’t open up to him or forgive him until he apologized. This was one of the stupidest moves I made back in the day! It fueled even greater conflict…
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8 Creative and Romantic Gift Ideas for Your Mate
With springtime flower gardens beginning to bloom, I’m reminded that every married person is something of a gardener. You may have a garden (marriage) that’s overrun by weeds, but nevertheless, you are a gardener. Every good gardener knows that intentional and wise care must be given consistently to your garden, or it will not thrive.…
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3 Practices that Can Rekindle Attraction for Your Mate
Remember those first few months and years when your attraction for your mate was white hot? You probably couldn’t keep your hands off of each other. Sadly, that might be a bit fuzzy in your memory now. You might feel like the odd ball and the only one who’s struggled with this particular problem in…
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6 Reasons Attraction Fades in Marriage
Most spouses at some point inevitably face distractions and/or hindrances to sexual and physical attraction in marriage. I’ve encountered this at various points in my marriage too, but every single time it’s had little to do with how physically or sexually attractive my mate was in that particular moment. #disillusionment I think this is true…
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