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2019-12-20T12:51:26-06:00

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4 Great Ideas That Will Ruin Your Marriage

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

Are you constantly searching for ways to improve your marriage? When I was miserable in my marriage, I desperately looked for ways to make it better. It seemed like everything I tried only made it worse. I read books. I talked to friends. I talked to counselors. All the great advice I tried didn’t improve our marriage, so I thought I’d married the wrong guy. Maybe you can relate. Do you want to find something that’ll give your husband a good... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:27-06:00

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You May Not Know These 5 Things Are Pushing Him Away

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

You love him so much. Why does he push you away? As the closest person to him, you’re more familiar with his flaws and shortcomings. It’s understandable that you want to make your husband better and help him live up to his potential. But instead of pulling him closer, you may be creating distance. The more you help the more distant he becomes. Sometimes when you try to “help” him, you actually push him away. Many times I’ve tried to... Read more

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6 Ways You May Unintentionally Disrespect Your Man

Last updated on: October 27, 2022 at 9:52 am By Sheila Qualls

Do you try to make your man feel loved, but it doesn’t seem to work? He doesn’t act like he loves you back. He’s distant and doesn’t want to spend time with you. Have you ever considered your man’s behavior towards you as “feedback?” And his “feedback” is telling you he doesn’t appreciate your love. How can you make him feel loved? He may be responding to you because of the way he thinks you’re treating him. What makes you... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:28-06:00

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7 Things You Can Choose That’ll Improve Your Marriage

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

Maybe you made the same mistake I did. When I got married, I thought my husband was supposed to make me happy. Just a few months in, I thought I’d married the wrong guy. He looked like the same guy. The name on his driver’s license matched the name on our marriage license, but he was not the same guy. And I was not happy. I decided to change him. Changing him was harder than I thought. We agreed to... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:29-06:00

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7 Strategies For Having the Best Marriage Ever

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

There’s nothing more painful than trying to fix a hard marriage. And sometimes, it’s hard to believe a tough marriage can be fixed. It’s possible. I have a strong marriage now, but it hasn’t always been that way. My marriage got off to a rocky start. And it went downhill from there. It seemed beyond fixable. We fought all the time . . . when we were speaking. The truth is we couldn’t have simple conversation without fighting. Everything was... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:29-06:00

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3 Ways to Make Sure Your Man Won’t Change

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

Is “how can I change my husband” a question you ask yourself over and over again? Your marriage is tough You talk and talk, but he just doesn’t listen. It’s exhausting. Where’s the man you married? Somehow it seems that you’re always the one who needs to make changes to improve the relationship. It seems unfair, especially when he appears to be the problem. Early in my marriage, I felt the same way. The more I nagged and wanted to... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:30-06:00

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Why I’m Glad I’m Married to My Third Husband

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

Staying married isn’t easy. So how do you make your marriage work? The key to making your marriage work is understanding you won’t be married to the same guy your whole life. I’ve been married to three. I’ve been married only once. But in one marriage, I’ve been married to three different men. My husband has changed over our 33-year marriage. The man I married is not the man I’m married to today. Shortly after we married, I thought for sure... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:30-06:00

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4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Gossip About Your Husband (and 1 Reason You Should)

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

When people talk about things you shouldn’t do in marriage, cheating, lying and abuse usually top the list. It’s true those things won’t lead to a successful marriage, but there’s one thing you shouldn’t do in marriage that’s rarely talked about. Gossip. Can you gossip about your husband? When you tell someone the negative attributes of someone else in an unkind way–no matter who that person is– it’s gossip. It seems to be an acceptable practice to bad-mouth your husband... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:31-06:00

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7 Good Reasons You Shouldn’t Bad-mouth Your Husband

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

Sharing your relationship problems with friends and family may not be the best idea. I drove around for about an hour pouring out my frustration about my husband to a friend. I told her about how wrong he was and how angry and mistreated I felt. Early in my marriage, I didn’t consider the impact of sharing relationship problems with friends and family. She asked questions. Even appeared sympathetic. Without saying it, she agreed he was the bad guy, which... Read more

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2019-12-20T12:51:32-06:00

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10 Steps to Stop Controlling Your Husband

Last updated on: December 20, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Sheila Qualls

Easier said than done, especially when you know best. How can you stop controlling your husband? Early in my marriage, I thought, “I know best, so let me tell you how to do it right.” In other words, let me show you how to do it my way. I thought I knew best and my husband ought to just deal with it. In reality, I was trying to control him. Maybe you can relate. Here’s how I “helped” I don’t... Read more

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