Emotional abuse in marriage is one of the hardest forms of abuse to recognize, but unrepentant patterns are the key to identifying it.
Unrealistic Expectations
The fairytale wedding is over and the realities of married life are sinking in. Are you missing the “happily ever after?”
Physical intimacy and romantic love are not what keep couples together. It’s the emotional and spiritual aspects that make a marriage sweet.
Marriage is not primarily about finding the right spouse. It’s about being the right person.
After the wedding, it’s common to view your spouse in a new, perhaps disappointing light. Here’s what you can do about it.
There are many things that newlyweds experience and one of them is disillusionment.
Our mate needs to hear positive words that picture a special future in the same way that our children do.
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.
Learn how to identify the two most unrealistic expectations in marriage and open the door to a healthy relationship with your spouse.
Expectations, we all have them! Most of us have high expectations or preferred futures we desire our kids to experience. We know what the result should be, but not necessarily the steps to get there! And sometimes, let’s be honest, when trauma and the world we live in collide, things aren’t as they appear. When …
I’ve yet to meet a married couple who didn’t struggle with unspoken expectations. By learning to talk about expectations in your marriage, you can begin to establish a more satisfying relationship.
Let’s talk dresses, friends and truths about prom
When my husband and I let go of our expectations about gift-giving, we discovered new ways to feel loved and celebrated
Creating expectations of how life should go can open our hearts up to disappointment. However, if we live with anticipation and expectancy of what is to come, and what God is doing in our lives, we can experience greater joy in the journey.
If you are angry, afraid, resentful, jealous or depressed, the fault may lie in your thinking.
The house and children aren’t solely my responsibility. And the chaos isn’t entirely mine, either. My husband, Greg, is an equal partner with equal responsibility. He’s not simply “helping” me.
It’s easy to keep our character flaws covered up when we aren’t living in the most intimate covenant relationship on earth — marriage. But married life has a way of exposing us.
Painful wounds can cause us to forget who God made us to be, and we start believing lies that affect what we think about ourselves and how we relate. That’s especially true in how we relate to our spouse.
When pressure to have the perfect holiday builds relationship tension, we need to change our unrealistic expectations. Then we can better appreciate the time spent connecting with family members.
After 12 years and three adoptions, I’ve often thought about how helpful it would have been to know then what we know now. Here are 10 things we’ve learned about adoption.
