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October 2018

October 26, 2018

Do You Want to Influence Your Teen’s Value Choices? Here’s How

Karen didn’t even need to glance at her daughter’s facial expression—she just heard the vocal...

October 24, 2018

Male-Bashing: It’s All In Good Fun. Right?

Our staff meets weekly at a local cafe. I love the breakfast food, the kind...

October 16, 2018

How Your Husband Feels When You’re Too Tired For Sex

As Leslie settled into bed, more than ready for a good night’s sleep, Todd walked...

October 11, 2018

Want to Offer Your Husband Business Advice? Proceed With Caution

Wives, how much input do you think you should have in your husband’s work endeavors?...

October 04, 2018

New Study Shows Big Drop in Divorce

Headlines about Millennials divorcing less splashed across the news outlets this past week. Phillip Cohen...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

How Do Husbands Rate Their Marriage? The Survey Says….

Husbands, how would you rate your marriage? The Iron Sharpens Iron ministry for men recently...

September 25, 2018

5 Easy Ways a Dad Can Connect With His Teen Daughter’s Heart

**This article is part of our August and September 2018 Guest Blog series. During a...

September 20, 2018

Tell Your Wife She Is Beautiful

Husbands, get in the habit of telling your wife she is beautiful. Every little girl...

September 18, 2018

Wives, if your husband ever seems inconsiderate, assume he doesn’t want to be

Wives, if your husband ever seems inconsiderate, assume he doesn’t want to be Ladies, have...

September 13, 2018

Why your man checks out and shuts down

Recently I wrote “This is what inadequacy feels like to your man” to pull back the curtain...

September 07, 2018

Two Professional Tips for Flex-Time Working Moms

In today’s world, flex time is a valuable benefit for many working moms. But while...

September 05, 2018

Set Aside the “Date Night” Pressure

This article is part of our August and September 2018 Guest Blog series. During a...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Maintain Your Schedule Sanity While Supporting Your Teen’s Success

It’s back-to-school season, and with the new school year kids will have the chance to...

August 30, 2018

Do you need stress-free mornings?! Here’s the key.

With everything going on these days, what with juggling an intense season in my next...

August 24, 2018

Can’t Buy Me Love – How to Handle it When Your Shopping Creates Conflict

Craig makes a good income, and Lindsay always sticks to their budget—but Lindsay feels like...

August 20, 2018

The Best Way to Handle Conflict? Be Best Friends with Your Spouse

Matt and Jessie never used to fight, but there have been a lot of arguments,...

August 14, 2018

She’s Going to College This Week – and I’m Trying to Let Go

It’s a big week. One of my closest friends and I stood next to each...

August 10, 2018

What To Say To Your Teenage Son When He’s Struggling (Hint: it’s not “Man up!”)

Now that the new school year is upon us, I’m reminded of a woman who...

August 08, 2018

When You Criticize and He Withdraws, This is What’s Really Happening

According to Deborah, her husband Marcus has an anger problem, and she doesn’t know how...

August 01, 2018

When Feelings and Logic Seem Incompatible: Navigating Emotional Minefields

We have all heard the funny saying that men are from Mars and women are...

July 2018

July 27, 2018

This One Sneaky Little Habit Could Hurt Your Marriage

Sitting on the couch watching TV while her husband Jared gets a snack from the...

July 23, 2018

This Is What Inadequacy Feels Like to Your Man

For a moment, I’d like you to picture a mortifying scenario that may or may...

July 20, 2018

Hurt Feelings? Try This One Thing To Change Your Perspective

After finding herself on the receiving end of her husband’s hurtful behavior one too many...

July 16, 2018

Two Steps to Positively Handle Adult Bullying

Back in graduate school, I clashed repeatedly with one of my classmates, a guy with...

July 13, 2018

How to Be ‘All In’ But Have Healthy Boundaries in Your Marriage

One of the key relationship principles I shared in my book The Surprising Secrets of...

July 11, 2018

If Only You Knew What Your Husband Was Really Thinking….

In my research with thousands of men for For Women Only, I discovered that the...

July 05, 2018

Husbands — Not So Fast With The Intimacy After An Argument

It started off as a nice Saturday, right? Doing yard work together, going for a...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

He Said, She Said: Political Edition

Every political campaign brings more contention into previously civil political conversation—among friends, Facebook “friends,” family...

June 21, 2018

Finding Rest On A Wild Ride

The past five months have been one crazy ride. Think “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” with...

June 18, 2018

Men, This Father’s Day Airport Scene Explains Why YOU Are Amazing

Yesterday, Jeff and I and our two kids were hustling to catch a flight to...