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May 2025

May 29, 2025

8 False Expectations Newlyweds Should Avoid (Part 3)

Expectations are appropriate in marriage, right? Things should be a certain way. We stepped on...

February 2025

February 06, 2025

Why Doesn’t my Wife Feel Secure?

Our nationally representative research for For Men Only revealed that your wife may have a...

October 2024

October 15, 2024

For Men Only: An Insider Tip That Could Change Your Marriage

Celebrating your wife’s big accomplishments is important, but so is cheering her on in the...

August 2024

August 27, 2024

6 Tips to Trade Helplessness for Healthy Control (Part 4)

his is the final part of a four-part series on how to root out the...

August 13, 2024

6 Tips to Trade Helplessness for Healthy Control (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a four-part series on how to root out a sneaky...

March 2024

March 05, 2024

What Wives Need Most From Their Husbands (Part 2)

In our For Men Only research, we found that fully 82% of women have an...

February 2024

February 27, 2024

What Wives Need Most From Their Husbands (Part 1)

We hope this will help you understand what makes your wife tick, and help you...

February 20, 2024

What Husbands Need Most From Their Wives (Part 2)

As wives, we have the sacred privilege of realizing how tender our husbands’ hearts really...

January 2024

January 18, 2024

What a Unicorn Whale Can Teach Us About Marriage

In other words: Because you saw something from under the surface that was visible for...

November 2023

November 07, 2023

7 Date Night Do’s and Don’ts (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on date night ideas that can help...

September 2023

September 05, 2023

What Every Empty Nest Parent Needs to Know (Part 3)

Are you adjusting to an empty nest? This series will help! Part 1 and Part...

July 2023

July 25, 2023

What To Do When You Think “What I Need is Obvious—Why Aren’t You Doing It?”

. If we want to create a great relationship, we have to recognize that what...

March 2023

March 21, 2023

8 Relationship Roadblocks that Sabotage Young Couples – Part 2

This is Part 2 of a three-part series for young twenty-something couples pondering marriage –...

November 2022

November 29, 2022

A Devotional Story Update and Tribute

A few years ago, I wrote a devotional book called Find Peace. In Day 9,...

August 2022

August 23, 2022

A Tale of Two Men—And What It Means for You

This weekend, I saw a great example of a dynamic that I believe impacts a...

August 11, 2022

Why Can’t We Just Go To Sleep?

Many men have asked me over the years, Why is it that my wife so...

July 2022

July 13, 2022

How to Read Your Wife’s Mind

This article is part of our ongoing initiative to help engaged and newlywed couples start...

July 07, 2022

Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Men and Women

This series has been designed to equip engaged and newlywed couples—and anyone else trying to...

June 2022

June 13, 2022

Cheering Dads in the Daily Things

There is great power in trusting and cheering on your man in the little daily...

April 2022

April 26, 2022

Three Great Ways to Handle Drama

These are three super-simple steps that usually speak to the heart of a “dramatic,” upset...

February 2022

February 08, 2022

Guys, Here’s How To Do Real-Life Romance

Dating your wife is an investment that pays big dividends in the long-term health and...

April 2021

April 08, 2021

Four Phrases Your Wife Would Love To Hear From You

Husbands, when your wife is facing tough times or is weary, and it’s in your...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

The Sex & Conversation Series, Part 1: One Simple Sentence That Will Delight Your Wife

There is a magic bullet of a phrase that can make your wife feel so...

October 2017

October 06, 2017

How Healthy He Is Matters to Her

I don’t think there are many who would be surprised to hear that in my...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

The two most dangerous assumptions women make about relationships

After I finished speaking at a recent women’s event, a beautiful woman who I will...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

3 Reasons Your Porn Use Makes Your Wife Feel Awful

Men, in more than a dozen years of research about how guys privately think...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Actions Don’t Always Speak Louder than Words: How Should You Affirm Your Wife?

Dear Shaunti, I’m in hot water. My wife is the most beautiful, amazing woman I...

February 2015

February 16, 2015

What Women Want … In a War of Words

Dear Shaunti, The other day, I got into a huge fight with my wife. I...

January 2015

January 12, 2015

Gain Lots of Mileage with Little Gestures

Dear Shaunti: I’m married to a wonderful woman whom I dearly love. The problem is,...

December 2014

December 15, 2014

The Science of Seduction: Create Chemistry by Getting Physical

Dear Shaunti, My wife is constantly nagging me about taking care of myself, but I...