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February 2019

February 14, 2019

Does Your Wife Worry How You’ll React When She Shares?

I know what it’s like to take a daughter to college, and it’s not easy....

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Support Your Husband in His Battle Against Visual Temptation

It seems like we’re being bombarded on a daily basis with suggestive images everywhere we...

January 02, 2019

Here’s the Best Way to Tell Your Man You Appreciate Him (Besides Sex!)

Every day, our men wake up and head out to “conquer” the world. Or, rather,...

December 2018

December 05, 2018

Improve Your Sex Life by Accommodating Your Wife’s Needs

After hearing yet another variation on the “not tonight, dear, I have a headache,” Dan...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

After You’re Married, Keep Dating Your Wife (It is Much Easier Than You Think)

Guys, in Part 1 we revealed that your wife doesn’t feel forever loved and happy...

November 28, 2018

Marriage Itself Doesn’t Make Your Wife Happy

Guys, if you think things are going fine in your marriage, but you hear your...

November 19, 2018

Your Wife Needs You to Tell Her She’s Beautiful

Men, have you ever had a date with your wife take a turn for the...

October 2018

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 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...

August 2018

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 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...

July 2018

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 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...

June 2018

June 11, 2018

Unhealthy Husband = Unhappy Wife: How to Change the Equation

A few years ago I got a letter from a husband whose wife was frustrated...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Your Husband Wants You To Know THIS About Your Sex Life

There’s probably something your husband desperately wants you to know about your sex life. Drum...

May 19, 2018

Men. Women. Money. What Could Go Wrong?

So ladies, imagine one morning during the holidays, your old refrigerator suddenly seems about to...

May 03, 2018

Men: Here’s the Phrase that Will Make Your Wife Amazingly Happy

At a recent marriage conference, a man sidled up to me and began talking while...

April 2018

April 13, 2018

When You Think Your Husband Is Overreacting . . . Again

“If I had heard this a few years ago, I wouldn’t be divorced today.” I...

April 09, 2018

Are You Measuring His Love By The Size Of Your Diamond?

The day her boyfriend proposed was one of the happiest days of Sarah’s life. Jason...

April 06, 2018

4 Phrases That Make You Your Wife’s Hero

There’s a reason why superhero movies are so popular, right? What’s not to love about...

March 2018

March 12, 2018

4 Ways to Help Your Husband Up His Romantic Game

My friend Michelle once told me about a Valentine’s Day a couple years ago when...

March 06, 2018

3 Reasons You Should NOT Gossip About Your Husband (and One Reason You Should!)

We all want happy marriages. You want to love hanging out with your husband every...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

3 Reasons Why Your Wife Won’t Just Tell You What She Wants

So men, here’s the key that will unlock the door to your wife’s confidence and...

February 21, 2018

4 Triggers that Cause Wives to Worry

There are definite reasons wives keep checking in on the state of their marriage relationship...

February 09, 2018

2 Steps You Must Take to Improve Your Struggling Marriage

Lynn and her husband, Dan, have been married for 20 years and their youngest son...