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Marital Communication

The Power of Healthy Conflict

Healthy conflict can actually take your marriage to deeper levels of intimacy.

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Marriage in the Melting Pot

As inter-ethnic marriages continue to increase, this trend holds tremendous promise for marriages that can transform differences into assets rather than succumb to them as liabilities.

The Hidden Value of Conflict

Rather than making it our goal to resolve arguments, we must learn how to manage our conflicts.

The reactive cycle of arguments. This couple sitting outside arguing

Breaking The Reactive Cycle

Someone just “pushed your buttons” and you’re ready to push back. That’s the Reactive Cycle. But is there a better way to handle conflict?

A photo of a young couple sitting on the couch, facing each other. You can see the back of the woman, and the man is facing her, listening intently. If there's one thing I have been working on in my marriage, it's this need reconnect with my spouse through meaningful conversation.

Reconnect Through Meaningful Conversation

Deep, meaningful conversation is a must for couples hoping to stay connected. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind.

A photo of a couple in the background on a couch, holding hands lovingly. In the foreground, a professional marriage counselor takes notes on a notepad. The following considerations may help in locating a professional counselor and making the most of marriage counseling.

Making the Most of Marriage Counseling

A Hope Restored Marriage Intensive is just the beginning of healing your relationship. In order to sustain any progress from the Intensive, it’s important for couples to seek the help of a professional counselor.

A young couple laughs together as they take a selfie in front of the Milan Cathedral. A simple way to keep your marriage fresh and fun — take every opportunity to share laughter-filled moments with your spouse.

Laugh Together as a Couple

A simple way to keep your marriage fresh and fun — take every opportunity to share laughter-filled moments with your spouse.

A young wife and husband sit in their dim restaurant after hours, looking at a report of their business that they are running together. Running a business requires humility, wisdom, and compromise. Could marriage partners also be business partners?

Can Spouses Work Together As Business Partners?

Running a business, just like marriage, requires humility, wisdom, and compromise. Here some key principles to guide you if you and your spouse run a small business together.

A young couple enjoy a loving embrace in a summertime sunset. You, too, can enjoy emotional intimacy with your spouse if you're willing to invest the time being vulnerable with each other and with God.

5 Steps to Emotional Intimacy with Your Spouse

Here are five ways you can form a deeper connection with your spouse and God.

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Autism in Marriage

Autism support usually focuses on children, but autistic adults need support too. Here’s what you need to know about autism in marriage.

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Different Personalities: Help, I Married an Introvert!

Sometimes, when we meet our spouses, our differences attract us to one another. But then those differences can be frustrating once we’re married. If you’re finding that’s the case in your relationship, here are five strategies that might help.

A young couple sweep the floor together in their kitchen. When you share the chores in your marriage and your goal is to out-serve each other, you can bring an end to the chore wars in your home.

Chores and Your Marriage

Household chores can be a point of contention in marriage. To avoid this conflict, couples should focus their energy on out-serving each other.

A man hides a gift he intends to give his wife behind his back as he approaches her in the house. Gift-giving is one of the five love languages. There are five love languages. Each person has a primary love language that we must learn to speak if we want that person to feel loved.

Understanding and Learning to Speak the Five Love Languages

There are five basic love languages — five ways to express love emotionally. Here’s an overview of each and how each type expresses and feels love. Which one applies to your spouse?

A man and woman sit on a couch facing each other in deep communication. A man and woman sit on a couch facing each other in deep communication. Most couples need help learning to communicate in marriage in a productive way. Understanding the needs of a spouse requires sacrifice.

Learning to Communicate in a Relationship

Learning to communicate with your spouse in a productive way takes time and sacrifice. Here are some tips to communicate with your less communicative or overly communicative spouse.

A woman looks at her wedding ring on one end of a couch, while a man holds his head dejected on the other end of the couch. Should you tell your wife about infidelity? Is it better to be honest and hurt your spouse and risk your marriage?

Infidelity — To Tell Or Not To Tell Your Spouse?

If you’ve been unfaithful in your marriage and you’re wondering what to do now, Dr. Greg Smalley explains 10 reasons to have a talk with your spouse.

“A couple smiles warmly at each other, standing close together with mountains in the background, capturing a moment of keeping the romance alive.”

How to Keep Romance Alive for a Successful Marriage

Sometimes, the busyness of life can wear your relationship down. Author Mitch Temple and Dr. Bill Maier offer some tips on bringing the romance back for a successful marriage.

A woman sits across the room in front of her husband, sad with her head on her hand. Recognizing when unmet expectations are the source of anger in your marriage can help you can create an environment for reconciliation.

How to Deal with Unmet Expectations in Marriage

Recognizing when unmet expectations are the source of anger in your marriage can help you can create an environment that allows for apology and restoration of the relationship.

A woman and man stand next to each other contemplating the difference between each other. God Designed men and women to be different in marriage. Here's how to honor those differences.

Understanding How Men and Women are Different in Marriage

Understanding how God made men and women different in marriage is one key to a great relationship. Here’s how to work with His design rather than against it.

A couple sits on a couch in agreeable conversation while sitting close and drinking some coffee. These six marriage communication tools will help you build a solid foundation in your relationship.

6 Tools for Healthy Communication in Marriage

Communicating in marriage can be excruciating if you don’t have the right tools. Here are six tools that will help with that.

A couple sits on a couch, heads in hands, backs turned to each other, and clearly annoyed with each other. Spouses can become rivals in politically divided marriages.

How to Avoid a Politically Divided Marriage

How do you avoid a politically divided marriage when the person on the other side of your bed is also on the other side of the political aisle?