Relationships usually start out sweet. Both the man and woman put their best face forward and look forward to the moments they get to see each other. So why is the divorce rate in America at 50 percent? Well, although a relationship starts out sweet, it must make it through four different stages in order to last. No one should take these four stages of a relationship lightly. … [Read more...]
The Happy Husband Formula: 8 Things Other Than Sex That Will Truly Make Him Happy
There's a well known saying, "happy wife, happy life." I know some men who love it. But, I also know it rubs some men the wrong way when they hear it. Sure, they want to make their women happy, but how about their happiness. A happy husband is as important to a lasting relationship as a happy wife. Unfortunately, society often reduces the man's happiness to a sweaty romp under … [Read more...]
4 Reasons Why Your Christian Husband Wants to Be Single Again
Not every Christian home is filled with a loving happy couple. As wonderful as you are, and as much as you do for your family, your Christian husband might not be happy and you don’t even know it. Yes, he loves you. But there’s something about the way you manage the household affairs that has him wishing he was living the single life again. 4 Reasons Why Your Christian Husband … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why Your Christian Wife Wants to Be Single Again
Men, what would make your Christian wife want to leave you quick fast and in a hurry? That’s the question I asked my wife. With great passion, she started breaking down the reasons why. She referenced examples from our 16 years of marriage and 14 years of mentoring couples in our business, Family Bootcamp. It got serious! 3 Reasons Why Your Christian Wife Wants to Be Single … [Read more...]
3 Ways To Win The Heart Of A Strong Black Woman
Figuring out the ways on how to win a girl's heart is a challenge for every man. She is not to be trifled with. She has been forged through the burning sands of struggle, adversity, oppression, and discrimination. She has had to fight for everything she achieved — socially, politically, sexually, economically, relationally, and parentally. Who is she? Find out more about her … [Read more...]
Single Christians Reveal the Top 5 Frustrations that They Have with the Church
In my last article, Top 10 Cliché Messages Singles Say They’re Tired of Hearing in Church, I shared the top 10 pieces of cliché advice singles have heard in church. The list was curated by a frustrated single Christian woman who was tired of hearing the same old messages targeted towards singles in church. So she asked her friends on social media to share clichéd messages … [Read more...]
Top 10 Cliché Messages Singles Say They’re Tired of Hearing in Church
The Church is doing singles wrong! At least that’s what some Christian single men and women truly believe. Off the heels of an inspiring sermon that was focused on helping singles have better relationships in 2017, one young woman wasn’t impressed. There's got to be more to this single life than this, she pondered. Apparently, she feels all messages towards singles in the … [Read more...]
Get a Clue: 5 Signs You’re in a Situationship
What is a situationshp? Well, I'm glad you asked. However, I'm going to explain it to you backwards. First, I’m going to tell you 5 ways to know if you’re currently in a situationship …or have ever been in one. Then, I’ll explain to you what a situationship is. 5 Signs You're in a Situationship When you’re married, but you hang out socially with a guy that you have a … [Read more...]
Was I Wrong for Not Wanting My Wife to Talk to Her Ex-boyfriend After 19 Years?
True story. I’m working from home today. My wife of 19 years, who’s also working from home, comes into my office to chit-chat. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then she hits me with… "Do you mind if I talk to Mitchell?" I take off my glasses, swivel from my computer, and give her the ‘serious face’ look. Cuz…ain’t but one Mitchell for which that question applies. Her … [Read more...]
It SUCKS to Have Friends Who Don’t Get Along with Your Wife. 6 Things Husbands Must Do
[tps_header]It’s the holiday season. It would be great to go to a friend’s holiday or New Year’s party with your wife. But then you think about the antisocial, disconnected mug that will be plastered on your wife’s face and how it will only make the whole situation awkward. You’ll likely then find yourself trying to explain away your wife’s antisocial attitude…again. So you … [Read more...]
5-Step Strategy to Setting Boundaries with Your In-Laws over the Holidays
[tps_header]If you and your spouse are truly ride-or-die for each other…if you believe it’s truly ‘us against the world’, then why do you let ‘the world’ cause problems in your marriage during the holidays. And by ‘the world’, I specifically mean, your in-laws. True story. My friend Timarrah (as we’ll call her) has been married to Remy for five years. Before marriage, … [Read more...]
Single Ladies, How to Demonstrate that You’re Wifey Material Without Looking Like You’re Desperate for a Man
A group of fellas and I went out to lunch one Saturday afternoon. I was the only married guy there. As per custom, the conversation shifted to relationships and what guys are looking for in a woman. Ya know, standard guy conversation. Then, they veered off into a lane I didn’t feel comfortable discussing—because it reminded me of the Facebook movie when Mark Zuckerberg, … [Read more...]
Try Again with My Ex or Move on to the Next? 3 Questions to Consider if Stuck Between Two Women
Fellas, tell me if this has happened to you? When you finally meet a lil’ shorty who's got some potential after being single for a minute. And all of a sudden when things are looking promising, your ex-girl resurfaces, talkin’ bout, “I was just thinking about you. How you doin’?” Or maybe it's a situation when you swore you were done with your ex. But your old-girl texts you … [Read more...]
Yes, Single Christian Women are Killing-it on Tinder WITHOUT Hooking-Up
Flava Flav said it best: “Don’t believe the hype.” What started out as a simple statement ended up in a huge group conversation over some wings and potato salad at a housewarming party. Debra (we’ll call her), a 27-year-old Christian woman, commented to me that her sister recommended she start online dating. This wasn’t news to her because I told Debra she should start … [Read more...]
My Top 10 List of Really, Really Dumb Things Your Book Smart Spouse Does
I have a friend who’s a nuclear physicist. Black guy. Smart as a whip! Ph.D. and PE (professional engineer). He’s one of only six people in the country who can do what he does. But he drives his wife crazy with some of the really, really dumb things he does. Like…one day, when they arrived home, fresh from surgery on his ruptured Achilles heel, he gets out of the car and … [Read more...]