Marriage and Divorce

Building a marriage is similar in many ways to building any other structure. If you wish to see it endure the tests of time, you must start with a strong and stable foundation. The foundational building blocks of relationships are…
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Marriage counselling is a therapy established to help both spouses understand their troubling issues and hopefully, restore their marriage. Many Christian couples prefer Christian marriage counselling over regular because although both have the same goals to save and restore the…
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The key ingredient in a good marriage is communication. Communication is the building block of relationships. How else can you get to truly know another person if you don’t talk to each other? Good marriages are built on love, respect,…
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Unless a couple work on their marriage from the get go, then the marriage is doomed to fail, and will not last forever. Marriages can last forever, if both couples are willing to sacrifice a lot. And it is very hard work…
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They say that if you really want to KNOW a person, you should live with them. Roommates in college, family members or friends you’ve lived with have proven just how true this statement is. In an intimate relationship this is…
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You can keep your wife happy by knowing when to say a few basic, everyday phrases, and when not to say them. ‘I love you’  Right times to say ‘I love you.’: This is a nice thing to get in…
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Interfaith marriages per se are not destined to fail any more than if both partners follow the same faith. The real challenge comes only when one of the partners is too loyal to his community, while the other is not,…
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Get him drunk and take advantage of him. No, seriously! This has got as good a chance at doing the trick as dose giving him a card that tells him how you feel about him. Either method could go south…
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Summer is a fantastic season for romance. However, people usually think of romance in terms of new couples, rather than established partners. Spouses can benefit from romance under the sun, just as couples hooking up for the summer with stars…
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Often we think wives are the ones who feel unappreciated but it’s very easy for our husbands to feel this way too. They are often so busy with work, fatherhood and taking care of the yard that we may feel…
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Making a good marriage is a bit like producing your favourite meal – if the ingredients are right, chances are it will be a great success. So what needs to go into the mix? These are some of the best…
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5 ways to have a happy marriage and a happy husband Sometimes as a wife it is difficult to balance your time and juggle your different responsibilities and commitment equally.  Between work, raising children and looking after your home, there…
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Most couples are often happy the first few months or years of marriage, but usually one member starts to believe the grass across the way looks greener, or the familiarity of the relationship produces boredom and has more negatives than…
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Marriage is a partnership, and like all the best partnerships, it takes effort and commitment to make it work. The good news is, it’s not so hard. Here are some simple steps that every husband or wife can take to…
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There are different ways for a couple to safeguard their marriage from stress. Here are some ideas that may help: Empathize with your partner to show him or her that you are really listening. Stress can make both parties less…
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Many couples blindly wander into marriage expecting it to be easy. Staying happy as a couple takes lots of hard work, but the work can be fun.    1. Married couples need to have a “date night.”  Date night sounds…
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With divorce rates so high, it would appear that being happily married is an idea of the past.  The fact is that there are still couples out there, married or not, who make it work and are truly satisfied with…
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For those who are married for many years, they will echo that it is challenging. It requires work And, perhaps, that’s the reason for the high divorce rate because many did not foresee the work involved. After the honeymoon stage of…
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Love and fairness in a marriage means giving as much as receiving. You’re married because you love each other and you want to be together forever. To make a marriage last you need to respect, trust and be able to communicate with each…
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Infidelity is one of the leading causes of divorce. Upon learning your spouse has cheated, it’s common to feel rage, distrust, sorrow, humiliation, or try and blame yourself for his or her actions. Allow yourself to feel these emotions. If…
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A marriage is both an investment and a commitment.  The best marriages are also great love stories.  To make the third thing, working on the first two is key. It is often said that communication is a priority.  This is…
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For a wife, infidelity by her husband with another woman can take a devastating toll on her, that can have shock waves and reverberations for life.  In an established marriage, infidelity by a woman’s husband can be extremely catastrophic to…
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Marriage is a partnership, and each partner will bring different elements to that partnership, including friends from their single days. In addition, you’re likely to make friends as a couple, through your social life. Having lots of friends is good…
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Marriage, one of the most important steps in a committed relationship. It is important to grow together in a marriage, and to work together to keep it strong. Many people believe that marriage can either work or it can’t, but…
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It can certainly be okay-as long as the wife is not totally excluded.  Or their love mitigated somewhat  in the process.  In many cases, the wives are already friends to most of her husband’s female friends, (and they share them…
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Marriage is a two way street, a partnership between two people. If one person dominates, by dictating his ideas on the other, the marriage will not last. People that say they never argue, if that is true, then neither has…
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Is a weekend marriage seminar really going to help you marriage, if in fact you consider it needs such help? What can such an event bring to your marriage that a normal weekend away or counselling sessions won’t? After all,…
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Snoring is treated as something of a joke in some circles, but if you’re married to a snorer, it really isn’t funny. No matter how happy your marriage is, if one partner suffers sleepless night as a result of the…
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All marriages experience stress from time to time as this is simply an unavoidable part of life’s’ journey.  Safeguarding your marriage from stress is possible when you give the relationship care and consideration. There are many ways to cope with…
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When one takes the marriage vows, one assumes the marriage will last forever and a day. Indeed most couples go into marriage with the intention of being with their spouse into old age. However marriages do fail and it happens…
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