Marriage Counseling: How to Reduce Hurt Feelings When You and Your Spouse Disagree

One of the biggest on-going problems for couples is how to reduce the hurt feelings that can result from arguments and disagreements. The fall-out from a no-holds barred “kill your opponent” verbal altercation can last for decades. Here are ten guidelines to help you and your spouse develop ground rules to protect your relationship when you disagree.

A Call for International Marriage Laws

I recently watched a CNN programme which centred on “kidnapped daughters” (from multicultural marriages) who were unwillingly given away in marriages in Islamic states by their fathers. U...

The Right Age To Marry!

With more and more women deciding to marry only after they have settled down in their careers, the marriage age seems to be more and more flexible. What is the correct age to tie the knot for a woman? Early 20s or early 30s? Or later?

Mindfulness and Marriage: Moving Along

A mindfulness expert takes a fond look at the most mindLESS moment in her twenty-year marriage....

How To Keep Love Alive In Your Marriage

In the beginning of a relationship, love seems to have a life of its own. Without much effort, you feel like you are on top of the world. You catch yourself smiling and laughing often, and feeling ...

How Optimism can Help - or Hurt - Your Marriage

Beth and Tom were happily married for over 25 years – no small feat in today’s world. At first, their friends could not understand how their marriage succeeded, due to numerous perceived shortcomings...

Ten Beliefs That Can Contribute to an Unhappy Marriage

Have you ever wondered why your marriage isn't happier? At least part of the answer may lie in the words you use in your self-talk and in what you say to your spouse. What you believe, the lies you tell to yourself or to your spouse, and what you deny or rationalize will all affect your marriage intimacy and happiness. You are asked to read ten statements to see if you recognize yourself in any of them. If so, it's never too late to make positive changes.

How to Keep Hope Alive During a Marriage Crisis

During a marriage crisis, you can feel like your whole world is falling apart and all of your dreams are being shattered. Despite your fear and anxiety, it's up to you to keep hope alive, especially if you want to save your marriage and your spouse wants out. This article gives nine tips on how to keep hope alive and how to cope during this trying time of crisis.

New Findings on Happiness Have Implications for Rocky Marriages

There are two actions you can take that will not only improve your own level of happiness, but that will also help strengthen a shaky marriage. Both will leave you feeling better about yourself and your marriage.

Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston Marriage Undermined by Inappropriate Friendship with Angelina Jolie

Inappropriate friendships with the opposite sex can undermine a marriage. Even if the rumors of an extramarital affair are untrue, Angelina Jolie (directly or indirectly) contributed to the break-up of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

Marriage Missing its Spark?

Here are some sure-fire tips to spark passion in your relationship right now!

Business Partners & Marital Partners Will The Marriage Survive - Part II

In the last article, we concluded by saying that keeping your business and personal relationships separate is very important to the survival of both your business and your marriage. In this article we will talk about how to achieve this goal.

Overcoming A Break Up - Get Your Life Back

Everyday there is a breakup, a divorce, or other painful emotional disconnections from loved ones. Everyday many hearts are breaking. Many are losing sight of their purpose in life. They say just can't help themselves.

3 Strategies for Coping with the Emotional Earthquake of Divorce

An earthquake however gives little or no warning. When it is least expected, it hits. There is no time to run and even more there is no place to run. The very ground on which you stand is no longer secure.

Online Dating For Divorced Men - A Few Simple Guidlines To Follow

So you are a recently divorced man and you find yourself wondering if online dating would be a good thing for you to do in order to meet women. Online dating is a great tool for recently divorced men to meet women as long as you follow a few simple guidelines.