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...
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...
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...
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...
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 “men’s corner” posts...
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 worth...