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Even IF Women Want Love More than Respect–Is That a Good Thing?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 16, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

We’ve all heard the trope that men need respect while women need love. It’s in the best-selling book Love & Respect, which I have critiqued copiously. And as we pointed out in a podcast on the problems with unconditional respect, the whole foundation...

PODCAST: Why Unconditional Respect Isn’t a Thing

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 10, 2020 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Are wives called to unconditionally respect their husbands? Is unconditional respect a thing in marriage? This week’s podcast is a little bit explosive–sort of like last week’s on stumbling blocks and causing men to sin! We’re going to look at...

What if Proverbs 31 Wasn’t Actually Written for You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 1, 2019 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

What if women aren’t the main audience for Proverbs 31?I was recently sent a really interesting article by reader Jennifer Walls. She’s not a blogger, but she had a thought, and she wanted to share it more widely, so she wondered if I’d like to...

10 Signs You’re Respecting Your Husband Too Much

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 29, 2016 | Emotional Connection, Resolving Conflict

Can you respect your husband too much? That “men need respect and women need love” thing has been popularized in Christian circles in the last decade, and women are often encouraged to respect their husbands at all costs. There’s even a book that...

Wifey Wednesday: Are You Disrespecting Your Husband Without Realizing It?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 10, 2015 | Emotional Connection, Marriage

You may want to give your husband respect, but how often do we disrespect him–without realizing it? It’s Wednesday, the day when we always talk marriage! And today Brittany from Equipping Godly Women joins us to talk about how to make sure we’re NOT...

How Do You Respect Your Husband if You Can’t Trust Him?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 4, 2015 | Emotional Connection, Faith, Marriage, Pornography, Resolving Conflict

What does it mean to really respect your husband? Every Monday I like to put up a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. Today a reader asks how she can respect a husband she still doesn’t trust: I found out about my husband of 5 years had been...