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Iron Sharpens Iron Series: Marriage Should Make You Better People!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 8, 2020 | Resolving Conflict, Series

Keith has made me a better person because I am married to him. First, there’s the little things. I notice that when I’m alone for several days, for instance, I tend to cocoon and just do whatever I want, which tends to consist of a lot of time wasters....

How Do I Protect Our Kids from Our Marriage Problems?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 13, 2019 | Family, Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

How do you give your kids a healthy view of marriage…if your marriage isn’t healthy? Every Monday I like to post a reader question and take a stab at answering it, and today I’ve got a similar question from two hurting wives who are worried about...

Are You Too Good at Keeping Quiet? Why Your Marriage Needs You to Speak Up

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 22, 2019 | Emotional Connection

Sometimes our marriages need us to speak up! Kestia Gustave is a long time reader and wonderful blogger from Pure Couples, and she shared this blog post with me recently. I thought it was great, and so I asked if I could run it today. The point? If you want real...

Can an Emotionally Abusive Marriage Heal?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 21, 2019 | Resolving Conflict

Can a marriage emerge from emotional abuse to be healed–to feel whole and intimate? Last week was a depressing week on the blog. It really was a hard slog. I took an in-depth look at the book Love & Respect, and talked about how the Love & Respect...

Ask Sheila: My Friend Insults Her Husband in Public!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 3, 2018 | Abuse, Resolving Conflict

What do you do if you have a friend who is just plain mean to her husband? On Mondays I like to take a reader question and take a stab at answering it–sometimes in a blog post and sometimes in a video. This was a great question that fits perfectly in our month...

10 of the Best Decisions You Can Make in Your First Year of Marriage

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Mar 27, 2018 | Marriage

One of the most interesting facts I learned in a social psychology class in school was this: what you do in the first few years of a relationship sets the tone for the rest of your life together. Rebecca here on the blog today. Now that’s a lot of pressure on...