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Top 10 Ways Your Phone Can Wreck Your Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 5, 2017 | Emotional Connection

It almost sounds ludicrous…but have you considered your smartphone could be slowly ruining your marriage? Ever been to a restaurant and seen two people just staring at their phones rather than talking to each other? Phones become easy. But I suspect that...

In Which I Make a Fool Out of Myself Multiple Times

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 26, 2017 | Sheila Snippets

Yesterday was my birthday! And some years on my birthday I write in-depth, useful posts, like how to make your birthday meaningful, or about dreaming new dreams. Yesterday I shared 47 things you might not know about me. And today I thought I’d continue the...

Reader Question: Is It Okay to Be Upset if My Husband Talks to his Ex-Wife?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 16, 2013 | Emotional Connection, Marriage

Should you be upset if your husband talks to his ex-wife? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and then take a stab at answering it. Here’s one that may pose more difficulties around Christmas, when we’re more likely to talk to people we...

How Technology Threatens Marriages

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 5, 2013 | Emotional Connection, Family, Tough Marriage Situations

Every Friday my syndicated column appears in a bunch of newspapers in southeastern Ontario and Saskatchewan. This week’s offers a snapshot through the years of technology and how it could move the boundaries of safety in guarding your marriage–and even...

Reader Question of the Week: Why Isn’t My Husband More Affectionate?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 23, 2013 | Emotional Connection, Resolving Conflict

Every weekend I like to post a question someone sends in and let you readers have a go at it. This week’s question comes from a reader, who wants to grow closer with her husband: Is it fair to have ask for and have expectations of our spouse (not referring to...

Reach Out and Touch Someone

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 18, 2012 | Family

Every Friday my syndicated column appears in a bunch of newspapers in southeastern Ontario and Saskatchewan. Here’s this week’s! It’s bad in Canada; but this situation is even worse in the United States, since university costs so much more there (no...