Conflict in marriage is challenging. And most of us have an autopilot approach that we take when we respond to conflict. Perhaps you are the person who likes to choose Avoidance. This response can be good or bad, so let’s look deeper. Conflict and Avoiding...
Conflict is a natural part of human relationships. But great marriages have learned how to use conflict for the good of the relationship. “I don’t think anyone ever gets completely used to conflict. If it’s not a little uncomfortable, then it’s not real. The key is...
There are many “Marital Games” we can play in marriage. By Marital Games I mean there are things we do in our relationship where each of us takes on a role and certain behaviors toward the other. The result is always a low-level of of friction and...
There are two common words that impact our marriage relationship more than we realize. And yet we overlook their power to build or destroy intimacy. The two words are “Yes” and “No”. With YES, we enter our marriage and that is a wonderful...
