Previously, we discussed how to build up friendship in your marriage. We called this your Love Bank and you can keep your account balance high by making specific types of deposits. A healthy Love Bank has a good amount of friendship which you can use as “emotional currency” that you can spend during times of […]
In my last post The Key to a Happy Marriage, we talked about how Dylan and Sarah’s clashing opinions couldn’t be remedied by simply saying yes all the time. Instead, they reached a compromise by introducing the willingness to be influenced in a relationship. While a lot of couples may have different positions on an […]
5 Reasons He Wants to Avoid Talking about His Affair at All Costs
How to begin the re-connection process after an affair
When you have just found out your spouse has had an affair, it will feel like the bottom is dropping out of your world….. You can’t sleep… you feel sick… and you want to get your old life back. Everything is overwhelming and you have no idea how you’re supposed to react. But you need […]
6 guidelines for maintaining financial harmony
Have you ever cheated? Been cheated on? Have you suffered some other devastating betrayal at the hand of the person you loved? In a recent article, author Pamela Haag offers her perspective on the issue of staying with a spouse following infidelity. She comments on the range of responses to news of infidelity — everything […]
Although there are six components to a good apology, two are most effective. Can you guess which two? These are: Expression of regret Explanation of what went wrong Acknowledgment of responsibility Declaration of repentance Offer of repair Request for forgiveness Top of the list is acknowledging responsibility, explained Professor Roy Lewicki, the study’s first author: “Our […]
The Biggest Waste Of Time We Regret When We Get Older
By Dave Willis Being married is not always easy, those who have made it through ten, fifteen even thirty years of marriage have had to really fight for, have had to make compromises and remain committed to each other through thick and thin. These couples have a lot they can teach us on this subject. […]