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December 2018

December 21, 2018

7 Reasons Why You’re Never in the Mood and How to Fix It

How you remember the days. Horizontal hula, knocking boots--whatever you called it, you couldn't get...

December 16, 2018

7 Ways to Take Your Communication to the Next Level

You could talk for hours before you got married. It seemed you could talk about...

December 14, 2018

‘You Deserve to Be Happy’ and 4 Other Lies About Marriage

Making a decision to leave a marriage is serious and shouldn't be made lightly. Sometimes...

December 07, 2018

How Your ‘But’ Affects Your Sex Life

Your but can interfere in your marriage because it's a major driver in body shame....

December 07, 2018

6 Ways to Eliminate PMS in Marriage (It’s Not What You Think)

Suffer from PMS? You're cranky. You get headaches. And your husband? He doesn't want to...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

How He Really Feels When You Say, “I’m Too Tired”

Your husband's an attractive guy, but sometimes you're just not in the mood. It might...

September 2018

September 07, 2018

This Surprisingly May Cause the Most Conflict in Your Marriage

Ever been in the middle of a mild disagreement with your husband when he started...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

5 Things Your Man Needs More Than Sex

1. He needs RESPECT. Respect is like oxygen for men. It keeps him alive, in...

August 14, 2018

I Was Right; He Just Didn’t Know Yet

Sometimes I feel like a fake. I write about wifing and respecting your husband and...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

15 Ways to Be a Better Wife

It's not always the big stuff--infidelity, abuse, or money issues-- that brings a marriage down....

July 04, 2018

Why Being Married to More Than 1 Man Will Make You a Better Wife

No woman can stay married to the same man her whole life. I've been married...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

26 Ways to Be Respectful Wife

Most women don't have a problem with unconditional love-- as long as they're getting...

June 01, 2018

How to Live With a Procrastinator Without Losing Your Mind

It's the third time this week you've asked him to take out the trash. But...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

How To Be a Wife No Man Will Ever Want To Leave

Is it natural for you to greet your husband at the end of the day...

May 25, 2018

What To Do When You Feel Like You’re No Good

I'd been rejected. I didn't want to tell my husband because I was embarrassed. I...

May 15, 2018

How Hard Circumstances Can Tank Your Marriage

Hard circumstances and marriage have something in common. One hundred percent of marriages go through...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

8 Ways to Be Less Selfish In Marriage

Marriage exposed a side of me that had never been so obvious: I am selfish....

April 16, 2018

How Childhood Impacts Your Marriage

What's your problem? That was a common refrain early in my marriage. Sometimes my husband's...

April 09, 2018

The Secret to Emotional Intimacy (It May Surprise You)

It's no secret, women are notorious for beating around the bush when asking for what...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Don’t Let This Ruin Your Marriage

Keep your stupid chocolate bunny! That's what I heard anyway. Do you ever hear your...

March 22, 2018

7 Reasons Wives Should Not Be Okay With Porn

Do you like "This is Us?" It's a popular show on NBC. During a recent...

March 01, 2018

The Surprising Reason I Got Married

Of course, I loved him. But I had some other stuff going on that had...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

4 Ways Not to Talk to Your Husband

"Did you get the peanut butter," you ask as he walks in the door....

February 14, 2018

9 Tips for Battling Body Shame

TV, a full belly, fatigue, headache, kids, or a fight are some of the ways...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Strong Marriages Don’t Happen By Accident

When my husband and I married, I assumed because we loved each other, marriage would...

December 19, 2017

This is the Most Surprising Reason Why A Man Likes a FAT Wife

Being FAT has nothing to do with the size of your rear, but it could...

December 08, 2017

This Isn’t What I Signed Up For

Have you ever wanted something so badly but when you got it, it didn’t work...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

How to Recover From the Worst. Gift. Ever. (and Live Happily Ever After)

Has your husband ever given you a gift that made you cry? Not because it...

November 21, 2017

Discover 9 Ways to Change Your Marriage For Good

One night during dinner when I was 8 years old, my little brother started teasing...

November 03, 2017

Not Tonight, Honey, I Feel Fat

Have you ever said, "Not tonight. I'm tired" when you really meant, "Not tonight. I...

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