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January 29, 2021

5 Tough Questions to Consider Before You Call It Quits

One hundred percent of marriages hit hard spots. And half of them end in divorce....

December 2020

December 23, 2020

6 Ways to Deal With Disappointment This Christmas

How do you deal with disappointment at Christmas? What happens when the Christmas you envision...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

How to Handle the Homeschooling Pandemic Like a Pro

13 Tips to Help You Know How to Best Home School Your Child When the...

February 2020

February 14, 2020

7 Ways to Prevent Feeling like a Valentine’s Day Loser

Do you feel like a loser because your man doesn't "do" Valentine's Day? What do...

January 2020

January 29, 2020

3 Reasons Your Prince Charming Now Seems Like a Toad

Why has my husband changed? What happened to my Prince Charming? When you first fall...

January 29, 2020

5 No Good, Very Bad Reasons for Divorce

He gets on your nerves. Maybe he's lazy, works too much or is bad with...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

Understanding This May Change the Way You View Your Man

"Mary" has been divorced twice and is thinking about walking out on her third marriage....

August 2019

August 30, 2019

30 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 30

When I'd been married almost ten years, I thought I knew it all. At least...

August 26, 2019

There’s No Such Thing As a Perfect Marriage

When I wanted people to think my marriage was perfect, I was miserable. What looked...

August 17, 2019

7 Ways Wives Communicate Disrespect (Without Realizing It)

Does respect come naturally to you? I'm not going to lie. It doesn't for me....

July 2019

July 01, 2019

4 Ways to Keep Romance Alive Even When You Feel Like You’re Dying

I recently read an article that said childbirth is a bigger factor in divorce than...

July 01, 2019

5 Steps to Kill Self Doubt and Kindle Self-Assurance

You're not the only one who feels insecure sometimes. Everyone does. Insecurity and self-doubt can...

May 2019

May 16, 2019

7 Ways to Be a Friend When Her Marriage is Hard

What do you do when a friend shares she's is in a hard place in...

May 09, 2019

12 Signs You Have an Inner Control Freak (That May Be Coming Out)

Has he lost that loving feeling? Are you scratching your head wondering where it's gone?...

May 02, 2019

What If My Husband Is Viewing Porn?

If a wife discovers her husband has been secretly viewing porn, feeling "violated and disappointed"...

May 02, 2019

You Can’t Have Your Intimacy and Your Control, Too

When my husband and I married, I thought it was my responsibility to teach him...

April 2019

April 22, 2019

You May Not Know These 5 Things Are Pushing Him Away

You love him so much. Why does he push you away? As the closest person...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

5 Ways to Respond Instead of Feeling Offended

“Cute haircut . . ." It sounded like a compliment until he added, "It'd look...

February 20, 2019

6 Steps to Combat “I’m Not Enough”

You're fat. Lose weight. Love, A Friend. Imagine my surprise when I opened an anonymous...

February 14, 2019

7 Ways to Cope When You Take the Valentine’s Day Walk of Shame

Have you ever felt like an unloved loser because your husband doesn't "do" Valentine's Day?...

February 10, 2019

Want 19 Rules for Keeping Your Man Happy?

Want 19 simple rules for keeping your man happy? Check out the "Good Wife's Guide."...

February 03, 2019

10 Ways to Tell If He Thinks You’re a Great Catch

1. You don't have a lot of junk in your trunk. You look for solutions...

January 2019

January 26, 2019

5 Revolutionary Books That’ll Make You Want to Improve Your Marriage

Happily ever after doesn't happen by itself. No fairy godmothers, no magic wands, no bippity...

January 26, 2019

7 Ways to Let Go of Past Hurt and Look to the Future

Is the past holding you back? It may still be painful, if it was horrible....

January 22, 2019

3 Ways to be Less Critical of Your Man

We found some baby birds in our yard last week. Really new baby birds. They...

January 12, 2019

7 Simple Ways to Back Off and Prevent a Fight

Fighting stinks. When things get heated, it's easy to say or do something you'll later regret....

January 09, 2019

6 Steps to a Complete Apology So There’s No Doubt You Mean It

Has your husband ever said or done something that was completely insensitive and hurt your...

January 06, 2019

No One Stays Married to the Same Guy Forever

It's hard to stay married to the same guy forever. Believe me, I know. I've been...

December 2018

December 30, 2018

7 Sure-Fire Ways to Destroy Your Marriage

Can you believe how politically correct we've become? Are we really afraid to wish someone...

December 28, 2018

How to Respect Your Husband When He’s a Jerk

It's easy to respect your husband if he's a nice guy. But what about when...

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