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Couples Assessments
Do you know the strengths and weaknesses in your marriage? Find out using our Marriage Assessment. Both spouses will get a detailed report on ways to make their marriage even stronger, along with resources that will help deepen your bond.
Featured Articles
Discover your inner animal—Lion, Otter, Golden Retriever, or Beaver—and learn how your personality shapes relationships. This fun, quiz offers fresh insights into communication, connection, and self-awareness. Ready to explore?
Beyond Date Night — An Annual Marriage Getaway
An annual marriage getaway? As in both of us leave town every single year? We have too much going on in our lives to commit to that! Many couples get
4 Animals Personality Test
You can take the 4 animals personality test in a few minutes. The goal is to give you a picture of your and your spouse’s unique, God-given strengths.
Featured Podcasts
Focus on the Family and Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have assembled trusted Christian experts, Juli Slattery and Gary Chapman, for the new Ready to Wed™ Engaged Couples Curriculum. This easy-to-use resource is for those who mentor engaged couples and for pastors/churches who wish to use it for premarital counseling and Christian marriage preparation.
Focus on the Family and Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have assembled trusted Christian experts, Juli Slattery and Gary Chapman, for the new Ready to Wed™ Engaged Couples Curriculum. This easy-to-use resource is for those who mentor engaged couples and for pastors/churches who wish to use it for premarital counseling and Christian marriage preparation.
Resources
Focus on the Family and Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have assembled trusted Christian experts, Juli Slattery and Gary Chapman, for the new Ready to Wed™ Engaged Couples Curriculum. This easy-to-use resource is for those who mentor engaged couples and for pastors/churches who wish to use it for premarital counseling and Christian marriage preparation.
Recent Marriage Articles
How to Know if You’re in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Three types of emotional abuse can easily be disguised: gaslighting, retaliation and projection. Recognize when you’re in an emotionally abusive relationship.
Coping with Alienation, Anger, and Anxiety in Marriage
Alienation, anger, and anxiety developed from a young age will likely show up in your marriage, too. If you and your spouse could better understand what drives your “default reaction” or unhealthy coping skills, you could grow and move toward healthier responses in your marriage.
The Best Way to Apologize to Your Spouse
Do you tend to offer your spouse authentic apologies, or cheap one-liners? Many of us need to learn to offer true apologies. But a thriving marriage requires two spouses who are good at giving and receiving apologies. Healing may take time, but forgiveness is immediate.
When Couples Have Unresolvable Marriage Conflicts
Many couples face perpetual conflicts in their marriages. Because you and your spouse are different people, when you marry, you are choosing a set of constant disagreements. If they are not handled well, they can become a marriage-killing cycle. But if you follow a few basic principles, they don’t have to derail your relationship.
