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December 2014

December 16, 2014

Surprise! 2 Things Happy Relationships and Christmas Have in Common

If you had to pick two qualities that characterize the spirit of Christmas, you could...

December 11, 2014

For Better or Worse: You’ll Be Surprised at These 4 Ways Marriage Changes You!

We all know that marriage changes us, but new research in the Journal of Social and...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Healthy Marriage Habit #5: Caretaking in Conflict

Each day, in celebration of the release of my latest book, When Divorce Is Not An...

October 28, 2014

Healthy Marriage Habit #3: Emotional Regulation

Each day, in celebration of the release of my latest book, When Divorce Is Not An...

October 15, 2014

Healthy Marriage Habit #2: Emotional Rapport & Benevolence. Take the Quiz!

Each day, in celebration of the release of my latest book, When Divorce Is Not An...

October 14, 2014

Healthy Marriage Habit #1: Rituals of Connection. Take the Quiz!

Each day, in celebration of the release of my latest book, When Divorce Is Not...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Is YOUR Spouse Holding You Back?

As much as we might try to leave personal lives at home, the personality traits...

September 18, 2014

Believe It Or Not, Study Actually Says, “Happy Wife, Happy Life!”

Proverbs 18:22 says, "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor...

September 03, 2014

2 Critical Ways Healthy Relationships Help You THRIVE!

Everyone knows that having healthy relationships promote well being, but how, exactly do they do...

September 02, 2014

Has the Internet Changed Relationships?

You bet it has.

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Caring for the Wrong Reasons is Hazardous to Your Health

Caring for people for the wrong reasons can cause burnout or worse. A new study...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

Enough with the Naysaying–You CAN Make Your Marriage Last A Lifetime

Sociology professor, Pepper Schwartz, has a rather depressing piece in CNN titled, Lifetime Marriage a Crapshoot. ...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

A Healthy Romantic Relationship Can Stabilize Neurotic People

(H/T PsychCentral News) A loving, romantic relationship can have a positive, stabilizing effect on a...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Who Says, “I love you” First? Men or Women?

Chances are, if asked, most people would say that women are more likely to say,...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

What’s Your “Relationship Work Ethic?”

Some couples do a better job of prioritizing their relationship than others. And some couples...

February 11, 2014

Breaking Up is Hard to Do–There’s more going on than meets the eye with heartbreak

Breaking up is always hard, but some people rebound more easily than others. According to...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Emily Litella Says, “There’s NO WAY Gay Marriage Will Lead to Polyamory/Polygamy!”

So, just last May 2012, gay advocate, Jonathan Rauch argued on NPR that the thought...

October 22, 2013

What’s the #1 Reason Marriages Fail?

People always ask me that question. They expect me to say, "poor communication" or "infidelity"...

October 22, 2013

The Secrets of Exceptional Couples Revealed!

The Christophers website shares some thoughts from my book on what it takes to have...

October 22, 2013

“Marketing” Catholic Marriage in a Post-Marriage World–FREE WEBINAR TODAY!

Join us in this webinar today and learn how to share the Catholic vision of...

October 16, 2013

You Deplete Me: 5 Ways to Know You’re In a Toxic Relationship

There are some relationships we shouldn't try to save. Oddly, sometimes the least healthy relationships...

October 08, 2013

Well, Shucks. Y’All Are Makin’ Us Blush.

I had to post this truly touching review from the Snoring Scholar of Lisa and my new book Just Married: ...

October 02, 2013

Women Want Romance and Men Want Sex, Right? Not So Fast…

It has been a truism in both secular and Christian culture that "women want romance...

October 02, 2013

The Married Guide to Surviving and Thriving over the Holidays

Patheos Book Club is featuring Lisa's and my new book, Just Married: The Catholic Guide to Surviving and...

September 2013

September 18, 2013

Is No-Sex the New Sex?

That's the title of an article at The Science of Relationships. The article itself covers...

September 16, 2013

6 Stages of Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts

Sex addiction statistics show that 25 million Americans visit cyber-sex sites between 1-10 hours per...

September 15, 2013

The Science of Heartbreak

Ever wonder why breakups feel like your heart is going to burst out of your...

September 10, 2013

Marriage Enemy #1

People often ask me what the biggest problem affecting marriages is. They usually expect me...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

Is the Hook-Up Culture Over-Hyped? Absolultely Not, Study Shows.

As I mentioned, I've been talking a lot lately about the hook-up culture among young...

August 14, 2013

Blessed Are You When WLW Drive Time Hosts Persecute You?

Yesterday, I had an interview--actually, it was more like nuclear warfare--with Eddie Fingers and Tracy...