Successful marriage. Everybody wants one. However, you can't flip through the channels without seeing some "reality" show promoting anything but. Relationships are rife with manufactured tension, intrusive family members, and wannabe friends looking for their 15 minutes of fame. While these shows are not a good look for the ideal marriage relationship, they get one thing right. … [Read more...]
Struggles in Marriage: 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Marriage Burnout
You may not have even known that marriage burnout exists, but it is an unfortunate reality. It is a result of relationship stress and the effect it has on couples varies. Being frustrated when things don’t go our way or having a spouse who can’t properly manage their half of the marriage all contribute. So, when it comes to struggles in marriage, what should you … [Read more...]
My Husband’s Sick Mom is Destroying Our Marriage. What Should I Do?
Dear Dr. Buckingham, My husband and I have been married for five years. Recently, I left our home that we have shared for the last seven years. His mother is living there now that she is ill, but she has been saying hurtful things to me which caused me to leave for the last month. My husband allowed her to say those things to me and never said anything about it. This has … [Read more...]
How to Protect Your Marriage from Anything and Anyone that Poses a Threat
Unfortunately, there is so much sadness and evil in this world today. It's so easy to let some of what's happening around us affect our relationships. A culture of selfishness and hate could quickly have an impact on even the best of marriages. Seeing friends divorce and hearing stories of infidelity and pain, could have you looking at your own marriage sideways if you aren't … [Read more...]
Married Folks Wake Up: 6 Seemingly Harmless Things that Could Ruin Your Marriage
Trouble comes in marriage, there is no escaping it. However, some things can be prevented if you safeguard your marriage by keeping the windows and doors of your relationship closed. Do not allow anyone or anything sneak in because if you do, they will rob you of your trust towards each other, love towards one another and your overall peace of mind. How can you do … [Read more...]
Do These 5 Simple Things for Your Spouse or Someone Else Will!
That sounds a bit threatening huh? I realize that. And believe me, that isn’t my intention. I do, however, want to use this article as a reminder to couples about what’s important in our marriages. A few of these actions are sometimes easy to forget. You may be aware that things like trust, communication, and intimacy are each necessary components for a committed … [Read more...]
Are You Saving Sex for Divorce?
I encounter quite a few individuals in committed relationships who are aware of their partner’s desires and yet still struggle to meet those needs. In most cases they have heard their spouse complain time and time again about what is missing in the relationship, and for some reason they wait until the breaking point has arrived before they decide to actually do something about … [Read more...]
BEWARE: 5 Bad Influences on Your Marriage
Extra special care and attention should always be given to that which is of the greatest value to us. As parents we wouldn’t leave our children in the hands of perfect strangers. On our jobs, we wouldn’t assign one of our most important projects to someone who was incapable of completing it. The same respect should be given to our most cherished relationship, our … [Read more...]