They remained the best of friends … or so Ruthie thought.
Marriage
Cutting back during the first year should serve as a unique contribution to the happiness of your spouse.
After spending considerable time in prayer and perhaps with trusted friends and family, you need to present the evidence and express your feelings openly with your spouse.
Don’t let family obligations pull you apart during this season.
If you want a deeply satisfying sex life, you must become a student of your spouse.
What’s a hedge? And why would you want one in your marriage?
To have good marriages, we need to ride out the ‘lows’ so that the relationship can be strengthened.
No couple goes into marriage thinking they’ll be the ones who won’t make it.
A homosexual struggle may take years to manifest within a marriage.
Commitment means making a choice to give up other choices.
Building and protecting a strong relationship may sound a bit like getting a root canal. But is it really?
Loving God is a great place to build a foundation for spiritual intimacy within a marriage.
Being ‘there’ for your spouse is what being married is really about. It takes time to get to know another person. If you’re not available, it can’t happen.
With more than 30 years of research, we now know divorce seldom leads to a better life.
Before you married, you saw shadows of irritating behaviors, but figured you’d get used to them over time. Well, you haven’t.
Bonsai keepers remove everything but what is essential to the plant. We cultivate holiness in a similar fashion.
Relating to each other is not a technique we’re born with. It’s like a muscle that needs to be developed over time.
Talking about sensitive issues isn’t easy, but it can make your marriage the vehicle that drives both of you closer to God.
Selflessness is not a marriage strategy but a heart transformation in Christ.
Most couples, if they’re seeking to please God, do eventually find a church where both spouses are satisfied. You can, too.