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What Happens When We Get Gender Stereotypes Wrong?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 11, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

Yesterday we posted an important podcast about the idea that “men need respect and women need love”, and that these should be unconditional. It’s blown up on Twitter, and I’ve had so much feedback it’s hard to keep track. But a few things...

Is It Way Too Easy for Your Husband to Push Your Buttons? Why We Get So Defensive

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 8, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

Anger is often a secondary emotion. So we need to ask: What’s going on below the surface? We’re wrapping up our emotional maturity series with a look at anger. Yesterday I was talking about how anger is like an iceberg; anger is the emotion that...

Handling Anger in Marriage: Understanding the Iceberg

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 7, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

Many marriages are plagued by anger, and yelling matches or big angry outbursts. People will often say, “I have a temper problem” or “he has an anger problem.” As we finish up our series on emotional maturity, I promised to spend a little bit...

EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: What To Do When Your Spouse is Stonewalling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 9, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

Have you ever experienced stonewalling in your marriage? If you’ve ever said something like, “He refuses to talk about it,” “every time I bring it up he shuts me down,” “She walks out of the room if I mention it.” “He...

Is Having the Husband Make the Final Decision a Harmful Shortcut in Your Marriage?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 31, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

When we give husbands veto power, do we end up damaging intimacy? Often the best conversations on this blog don’t happen in the posts themselves, but in the comments. And today I wanted to share a comment that came in on one of Keith’s earlier...

My Husband Doesn’t Want to Use Birth Control

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 24, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

What do you do when you don’t want to get pregnant, but your husband doesn’t want birth control? We’ve been tackling difficult sex questions all month, and here’s one I tackled a while ago, but I still get asked quite a bit. I thought it was...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.