Marriage and Divorce

I’ve been a marriage counselor and happily married for nearly thirty years. I suggest a ten point focus for marriage counseling which I’ve derived from both clinical and personal experience. If a counselor incorporates these virtual Ten Commandments of a…
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When you were dating you adored your finance. He seemed to do everything right. Then you got married and he seemed to change. Do men actually change after marriage? Are we living in a world where the man we thought…
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Marriage can be one of life’s greatest blessings. Unfortunately, it also has the power to be one of life’s curses if it is a bad one. By “bad”, I am not referring to the marriage that has its hard times,…
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You get out of a relationship what you put into it. What you may feel you deserve and what you actually get from it might not be what you are expecting. When you enter into a relationship, you are entering…
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I am speaking with particular reference to Indian communities. I know many marriages continue without the couple being in love. Right from the beginning it becomes a binding. It will not be possible for them to separate because of religious…
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Can there be love without passion? By definition, there is no way. Passion is a deep feeling such as love, hate, rage, mania, sexual desires, and emotions.  Because love is such a deep emotional feeling, by definition, love is a…
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This is an interesting way to word a question. CAN a marriage continue without the couple being in love? Actually, as I re-read the question, I think I’m not as concerned with the word “can” as I am with the…
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Passion is what makes the early stages of a relationship exciting. The phase when two people can’t keep their hands off each other. When they give each other long, passionate kisses at every available opportunity. Make love whenever they have…
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Whether you have been married four years or forty your marriage can always use some added excitement and romance. Even if you think you have the perfect marriage you can still put that extra spark in your lives. Liven things…
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A marriage counselor is a professional who helps partners identify their roles in a relationship. People seek marriage-counseling services for a variety of reasons and make positive progress in their life long pursuits of happiness. ~Pre-marriage counseling serves to prevent short-term…
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Couples need space so they can maintain their own hobbies and relationships other than their marriage. This keeps couples happier and well-balanced, and helps prevent them from losing their individuality. Having only one interest can consume us and make us…
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Danger signals in a marriage: Is he cheating on you? Many wives say they could feel something was wrong with their marriage before they knew it for a fact.  The perception that something is wrong in the relationship is usually…
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We all need worthwhile, healthy relationships to complete us and make our lives more than just a lonely existence. Those of us who are married seek certain things from our spouse. We are making a very important commitment to them…
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5 Tips To Help Marriage Counseling Work For You Making the call to set up your first appointment for couples counseling can be a scary thing to do. Sometimes marriage counseling is necessary or even urgent. A couple is in…
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Hear the voice of authority. I am a husband who likes gifts. I can tell you exactly what will work as a gift for your husbands! Listen (or read) closely! Touching. That’s right. In the privacy of your home, touch…
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Traditionally, tin is the acceptable tenth anniversary gift. Now, I don’t know about you, but the idea of tin hardly seems celebratory. If you do want to go the traditional route and buy her some jewelry that has a tin…
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I love talking about love topics because i am such a sucker for romance so i know a little about this subject.Romance is always the key to a good relationship and should not always be left up to a man…
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Anniversaries are an important means for couples to assert their ongoing love for each other. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the anniversary of your marriage, it could just as easily be the anniversary of your first date. I think…
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My dearly beloved is so simple. I find though that most of the men in my life, husband, father, brothers, and sons are similar when it comes to gift buying; so for all the men in our lives I think…
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I have counseled over 300 couple in pre-marital advice sessions. Throughout the years, I have come across four books that I heartily recommend for those preparing for marriage. Each of them has a different approach to maintaining a healthy marriage,…
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We live in a society that is in love with being in love. From movies to books to eBooks; even the talks we have with our peers it sometimes seems that our lives are centered around finding love, keeping love,…
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The biggest myth about marriage is that it fixes a troubled relationship. Tying the knot won’t make you love each other more, won’t make you more committed, and won’t make you happier. For some reason, the stereotype of a blissful…
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Upon discovering that your husband has cheated on you, it’s not uncommon to feel an inner rage that has never been equaled. You are left spiraling out of control trying to deal with feelings of mistrust, abuse, rage, depression, shame…
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Marriage like many other things is taken for granted until death does part you. As many other couples you start your life with the best of your shared dreams. You follow in pursuit of your first home and furnishings, and…
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Much can be learned from choosing to get married, being married and staying married. Through all of its ups and downs, the relationship between the two individuals become sweeter and kinder, thus creating an everlasting, and enduring marriage. When individuals…
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It may not be “The” key but it is definitely a very important part of a successful marriage. Mutual respect, consideration and appreciation for one another are the ultimate foundations of any successful relationship, romantic or otherwise. When it comes…
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“I need deoderant.” My darling husband came out with that little gem the other day and it has been ringing in my ears ever since. Let me start by explaining that I love my husband dearly and have enjoyed most…
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Roses, moonlit walks and candlelit dinners – how romantic! Don’t we all wish that romance was easy and happened with no effort? It’s hard work to maintain a relationship and spend time with the one you love. But the rewards…
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Tell me, how do you contact the Creator to go about obtaining a license, and what do you think His criteria is in determining whether you will be granted the “privilege” of temporarily parenting one of His creations? The above,…
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Understanding your wife isn’t as hard as you make it out to be gentlemen. Although women and men may speak different languages, our wants and desires are not all that different from yours. First of all, all women want to…
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