Whether your marriage is in the pits, good, great, or awesome, these 5 tips can quickly take you to the next level. Reading the tips won’t do it. It’s in the application that stems from a place of love - love for yourself and for your mate. [imagebrowser id=283] … [Read more...]
9 Tips to Help Your Marriage Survive the Unexpected
I am a planner. I like to know what I am going to do long before I do it because it allows me to be prepared. It’s not that I’m incapable of doing something spontaneous, but I’m not the one typically taking the lead if spontaneity is involved. One of the reasons I’m like this is because I am not a huge fan of surprises. I don’t want anyone or anything just rolling up on me. I … [Read more...]
7 Signs You’re Unhappily Married and What You Should Do About It
I consider myself a happy wife. Am I happy with my husband every single day of the week? Not at all. Is he happy with me every day? I doubt it. I mean, neither of us is perfect. But, we’ve found a way to understand each other – most of the time—and the challenges that are thrown our way on a daily basis are manageable. We do our best to keep the other happy and usually we get … [Read more...]
5 Thoughts about Marriage I’d Share with A New Bride
If I were to sit with a new bride and tell her about marriage, there are many, many things I would like to share. We could talk about her building her new home. We could chat about when to have kids. We could even talk about cooking his favorite meal. The list could go on and on. The topics are endless. However, limiting my thoughts because of time and space I would share with … [Read more...]
From Good to Great: 7 Ways to Take Your Marriage to the Next Level
Most of the time when I ask people about their marriages, I get responses like: “It’s good.” And sometimes I get: “ We’re all right.” But one response that I would love to hear more often is: “We’re great.” Do you ever see those couples that seem to have great marriages and wonder what they are doing that’s so different from everyone else? The one thing that I have … [Read more...]
If at First You Don’t Succeed; 25 Ways to Improve Your Marriage in 2014
“You can’t have a maximum marriage with a minimum effort!” That’s a quote from my husband, Lamar, and it’s basically a mantra for this site. If you want the best out of your marriage, then you have to put your best effort in it. If you want things to change in your marriage, then you have to do something different. We hear a lot of people complaining about their marriages. … [Read more...]
5 Ways You Can Improve Your Marriage in 2014
I personally haven't been the best husband at times, but every day is a chance to make right the things we've gotten wrong. In 2014, I plan on taking these 5 steps to improve my marriage and be a better husband: [imagebrowser id=202] … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Him Happy to Come Home…Every Single Day
A while back I wrote the article 5 Ways To Make Her Happy To Come Home, telling the men what they can do to put a bigger smile on the face of their special woman. Well it is only fair that I make a list for the women to read and embrace in regards to creating a happy home for their man. Some of the things are basically the same, and most can be applied to either gender. What … [Read more...]
5 Things You Need to Know if You Want a Healthy Marriage
By Amy Morin If someone asked you what makes a marriage good, what would you say? There are a lot of ideas about what makes for a successful relationship. Some people think it has more to do with how you feel while others think it has more to do with how you treat one another. Judith Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee interviewed happy couples to find out what they felt … [Read more...]
10 Small Changes that Can Make a Big Impact on Your Marriage
by Amy Morin Improving a marriage doesn't always require a gigantic intervention. Instead, changing little daily habits can make a big difference in how you feel about your marriage and most importantly, how you behave toward your spouse. Whether you want to keep your marriage healthy or you need to reignite a spark, change some of your daily habits and you’ll be more likely … [Read more...]
Video: Don’t Try to Fix it, You Just Need to Listen to Her
Guys, when your wife, girlfriend, or daughter has a problem, do you go into fix it mode? I do. It is in our nature, as men, to fix problems. That's what we do, we are fixer-uppers. But it may be hurting our relationships. You don't have to be a fixer-upper Starting today, with the help of a funny short video, I want to free you from your fixer-upper duties. Yes, I know … [Read more...]
This Week’s Fab 5 Marriage Resources!
It’s time for another set of fabulous resources designed to help you strengthen and build a wonderful marriage and relationship. This week we have 5 more fabulous resources from the destination for marriage resources…The BMWK Resource Guide. "Sydney's Book Club" was founded by Tiffany Dickerson to provide both a Mom's Club, and Playgroup type environment, while … [Read more...]
I Want to Improve My Marriage, But Don’t Know How to Begin
There are a lot of people that desire to have better marriages, but they don't know what to say or do to get started. Things have been bad for so long that they don't know the first step towards turning things around. Well sometimes, words are not enough. Sometimes you have to stop talking about a better marriage...and how you have changed...and how things should be...... And … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Reign as Queen of Your Castle
by Lakia “LB” Brandenburg As a wife, I reign as queen. My husband, rules as king. And with any royal couple, we both play very important roles in maintaining a healthy, happy marriage. After sitting on my throne for three years, I've discovered that much of my value lies in the invisible crown that rests upon my head. Let me explain. The Tiara, the beautiful headpiece … [Read more...]
Help! My Marriage Is In Trouble; 8 Steps to Managing Your Marriage Crisis
Over the past 30 days, I have gotten several relationship coaching and counseling calls from couples that needed help with their marriage crisis. Obviously, marriage is quite easy when everything is going well. But if you've been married long enough, you know that marriage problems can go from critical to crisis very quickly. The different things that may constitute a … [Read more...]