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Marriage Problems

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Bible Verses to Help You Handle Anger in Marriage

Learn how to handle conflict in marriage by memorizing these bible verses about anger in relationships. Asking God to remind you of them when you’re tempted to lash out at your spouse.

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When Sexual Assault Affects Your Marriage

The aftermath of a wife’s sexual assault has profound effects on her marriage. Helping a husband understand how rape has affected his wife is critical to helping her recover.

Depressed middle-age couple seated in different directions. He’s toying with his wedding band, implying a troubled marriage and the need for a healing separation.

Why and How to Pursue a Healing Separation

Focus on the Family is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are struggling in their marriage. But God’s design for marriage never included abuse, violence or coercive control. Even emotional abuse can bruise or severely harm a person’s heart, mind and soul. If you are in an abusive relationship, go to a …

Arguments in Marriage - An illustration of a married couple holding hands among abstract fractured shards. House and trees are in the background.

How to Handle Arguments in Marriage

Conflict can lead you toward a deeper marriage connection

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What Does Forgiveness and Restoration Mean?

So what does forgiveness mean? The first step to understanding forgiveness is learning what it is and isn’t.

A couple sitting close together at home, showing warmth and affection, reflecting emotional tension around the topic “I want another baby but my husband doesn’t.”

I Want To Have Another Baby, but My Spouse Doesn’t

Deciding whether to have another baby is one of the most difficult decisions a couple will make. If you’re facing this issue, how can you navigate it together in a healthy and biblical way?

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What Is Sexual Abuse in Marriage?

Sexual coercion and assault in marriage can be hard to recognize. This is because there is unbiblical teaching about sex and manipulative tactics at play. Learning to refute this false teaching and recognize abuse is key to ending the confusion and preventing abuse.

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Divorce Was Never God’s Intention

Only one man and one woman existed in the beginning. For that very obvious reason, divorce and remarriage were not options in the divine plan for man.

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Healing from Infidelity: How to Rekindle Intimacy and Connection in Your Marriage

How do you heal from infidelity? It’s hard work to rebuild trust and intimacy after the betrayal of infidelity, but when both partners are willing to do the work, it’s worth it. It is possible to move forward. It involves a lot of hard conversations and deep introspection, as well as rekindling intimacy and passion.

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When You Don’t Want to Divorce but Your Spouse Does

What do you do when your spouse wants to end the marriage but you don’t want a divorce?

A silhouette of a man and a woman at sunset. The man is walking away from the woman as the woman sits with her head in her hands. Marriage struggles are normal. Often, couples ask, "Is divorce the right answer?" These 15 questions will help you evaluate your marriage.

Is Divorce the Right Answer? 15 Questions Couples Should Ask

Marriage struggles are normal. But often, couples ask, “Is divorce the right answer?” These 15 questions will help you evaluate your marriage.

A young husband tries to comfort his distressed spouse who has been feeling alienation and anxiety in marriage. Couples must learn to cope with alienation, anger and anxiety is important in marriage.

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.

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How to Help Someone in an Abusive Relationship

You may want to know how to help and support someone you love who’s in an abusive relationship. Here are several ways that can enable you to be there for them.

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How to Fight Spiritual Warfare in Marriage

Warning signs alert us when the Enemy attacks your marriage. Learn how to be victorious against the Devil’s schemes.

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How to Have a Happy Valentine’s Day with Your Spouse

Setting realistic expectations can help you avoid the pitfalls of this holiday

A couple sitting across from each other hold hands, in support of each other. Be on the lookout for warning signs of mental health issues.

Warning Signs that Your Spouse Has Mental Health Issues

When spouses stay alert to changes in each other, they can catch warning signs of possible mental health issues early on and seek the help they need. Watch for drastic emotional, cognitive, physical, behavioral, or spiritual changes. If a souse needs help, it’s wise to initiate a gentle conversation, ask questions, and get an outside …

A man and a woman sit on opposite ends of a couch, turned away from each other. Here's how to identify and deal with a spouse on the autism spectrum, and how to navigate autism and marriage.

How to Navigate Autism Spectrum Disorder in Marriage

Undiagnosed autism in marriage may result in confusion and pain for both spouses. If you discover that your spouse has autism, don’t lose hope for your marriage. You can move forward by accepting the differences, resetting your expectations, and finding help.

Unrealistic Expectations and Time With Family

When pressure to have the perfect holiday builds relationship tension, we need to change our unrealistic expectations. We need to accept that we cannot change our relatives. But we can set boundaries and not take things personally. Once we do this we can better appreciate the time spent connecting with family members.

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Married to an Addict: How to Help Your Loved One

If you’re married to an addict, don’t give up hope. Making sure you are able to help and getting support from other people are key steps that you can take. Here’s how one expert counselor explains how to care for yourself and avoid enabling your addicted loved one.

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Getting Out of Debt . . . Again

The holidays are over. Has the New Year brought to light old financial habits? Learn how to address three money problems like frequent dining out or lifestyle inflation. Here are practical solutions to break bad financial habits, manage debt, and strengthen your marriage through intentional faith-based money decisions.