Do you know the song "Can You Stand The Rain" by New Edition? Try listening to the lyrics. Like me, you might find yourself suddenly relating to them! In this article: An Epiphany from "Can You Stand The Rain" Lyrics What Goes on Behind Closed Doors What Goes on in a Relationship Expectations and Disappointments Storms Will Come, Get Ready for It Can You … [Read more...]
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3 Ways Our Blended Family Went From Broken To Blessed
Updated: September 2020 Sometimes, becoming a successful, happy blended family can be a struggle. Personally, Lamar and I began with feeling blessed to desperately trying to save our relationship from totally breaking down. Thanks to God's blessings and some humility from the both of us, we were able to save our family from ruin. Here's our little story of family blessing … [Read more...]
Why Do 50% of Marriages End in Divorce?
Dear Dr. Buckingham, I am a 30 year old single female who is very interested in getting married, but I am afraid. Most of my friends have been married and divorced at least once or twice. I believe in marriage and know that God created the marriage institution so that man and woman could live in harmony under his commandants. I have heard different reasons why marriage does … [Read more...]
A Dozen Great Ways to Keep Your Relationship Fresh
As I reflect on my relationship (which I have been in now for over 16 years, more than a 1/3 of my life), I am so grateful for the fact that it doesn’t feel that long. In fact, the longer we're in it, the better it gets. And as I take a step back to reflect, there are definitely some intentional things that we did that have kept us both happy, fulfilled, and feeling like the … [Read more...]
4 Books to Make Your Marriage Better, Tighter and Smoother
My husband Don and I have been married for 17 years, however, the first 15 were awfully tumultuous. We argued all the time and just could not get along. I now realize that I went into marriage thinking I would be a glorified girlfriend and that my husband would love me unconditionally until “death did we part.” That lasted all of three weeks. That’s it. The honeymoon and my … [Read more...]
You Better Get Yours: BMWK Marriage Cruise Swag Bag Giveaway
[tps_header] We had a super amazing time on the 2016 BMWK Marriage Cruise, 2 weeks ago. This was the second time we took couples with us on Caribbean Cruise to relax, to connect with each other, to connect with other couples, and to work on their marriages. And based on the feedback and the buzz that's still going on Facebook, we all had a ball. And we want to … [Read more...]
3 Ways Self-Love Can Improve Your Love Life
This post is part of Loving in the Grown Zone Blog Tour which I am delighted to be a part of along with many other inspiring bloggers across the globe. To learn more and to join us as we change the conversation about healthy love, CLICK HERE! I receive a lot of emails each week from people who are sharing their relationship woes: My girlfriend is disrespectful, what … [Read more...]
5 Keys to Creating a Relationship Vision Board that Nurtures Your Marriage
Whether you are engaged to be married, a newlywed or celebrating 20 plus years in matrimony one thing is for sure, people change. The partner that you married yesterday is not the partner you have today. Change is always occurring. Change can be good or bad, and that all depends on the person viewing it. So how do you stay connected and on the same page when life keeps … [Read more...]
Why a Threesome Will Not Work in Your Marriage
One day you find yourself at odds with your mate. Communication seems to be at a halt, so to make matters better you seek advice from an in-law, friend or family members. In the moment everything feels good but, hold on because havoc is lurking around the corner. Whether you are newly married or are a seasoned couple, you were meant to communicate with each other. Whenever you … [Read more...]
Hot Deal: New York Times Bestselling Book “Happy Wives Club” Available for 99 Cents Today
Our good friend Fawn Weaver wrote a USA Today and New York Times bestselling book on marriage called, Happy Wives Club. Fawn traveled across six continents to find out what makes a happy marriage and everything that she learned is in the book! If her name sounds familiar it may be because we featured Fawn and her husband Keith in a spotlight on BMWK a while back. They are a … [Read more...]
Changing Our Perspective Can Change Our Relationship
Our view of the world is what we hold to be true. Unfortunately our perceived truths can cause us to be judgmental, jaded, and detached. Over the course of our lives; our perceived truths provide numerous opportunities for us to accumulate a shipyard filled with the carnage from a lifetime of wrecked relationships, friendships, and partnerships. Simply put, our perceptions … [Read more...]
Trip to the Altar: I Want a Marriage More Beautiful than My Wedding
I have a confession: before I got engaged I pretty much had my entire wedding planned on Pinterest. Another confession: before I even MET my fiancé, I had an idea of what my wedding would look like. I Dreamed of My Prince I know I'm not the only one. Girls dream about being a beautiful bride all the time. Once we become women, we realize we're one step closer to having our … [Read more...]
5 Cheap Date Ideas for Couples
Aiight...times are hard out here. I know more people who are unemployed, losing their houses, losing cars, having to cut back on nearly everything now more then ever. And if you're not careful about how you handle your finances and your decision making during these times, this could very well be the season that destroys your marriage. And I know a lot of couples who look at … [Read more...]
I Had to Die for My Marriage In Order for It to Live
As of September 2014, my wife and I will have been married 9 wonderful years. We communicate everything, we are 100% honest at all times, we share our fears and support one another. But, in the beginning we were both selfish, manipulative, disrespectful to one another, and downright ignored how the other person felt. We were headed towards that downward spiral called divorce … [Read more...]
Revenge: Stop Trying to Pay Your Spouse Back
If you've read enough of my articles then you should know by now that I’m a BIG dog lover. I wanted to buy a blue pitbull named Danger and ended up with a Yorkie named Boots, but I love my dude nonetheless. So every now and then, I try learning more about dogs and why they do what they do. The other day I was wondering why dogs like to be pet and I came across this article. … [Read more...]