Marriage

The first thing you have to come to grips with is that your desire to date or even remarry is perfectly fine, healthy, and normal. If you decide to date again, don’t feel guilty because there is nothing wrong with you. Most importantly, don’t feel like you are cheating on or betraying your spouse because you are not.

While no two marriages are alike and while what works for one couple isn’t practical for another, there are certain key elements at the core of successful marriages. Here is a brief look at 5 of those elements.

Tell them, "Thank you," whenever they go out of their way to help you, even if it is just something simple. Be sure to express gratitude for their actions. This small act of kindness can go a long way and help your marriage become stronger. A marriage filled with gratitude is a marriage that will stand the test of time.

I began praying for my husband fourteen years ago. I wish I would’ve prayed the other fourteen. I would’ve been grateful instead of resentful of the man God gave me.

You and your spouse don’t have to be struggling in your marriage before you start seeing a marriage counselor. On the other hand, if you have been having doubts about your marriage, you might have already been seeing signs. Here are five signs you might need marriage counseling—and it is entirely okay if you do. There should never be judgment when it comes to marriage counseling.

When you withhold respect, your husband will feel unloved, which will only hurt your Christian testimony to your husband–and to your kids.

Strengthen your marriage through seven days of Scripture and prayer for your spouse. Build a steady rhythm of inviting God’s love, wisdom, and grace into your relationship.

People forget that love is not a feeling; it's a choice. Feelings come and go, but choosing to love someone unconditionally for the rest of your life is a choice. Are you trying to decide if you and your significant other are ready for marriage? Here are some ways that you know that both of you are ready.

So how can you keep your marriage strong in the better and build it back up in the worse? Love your wife more than yourself. Push your needs aside and instead of asking what she can do for you, ask, “What can I do for her?”

For husbands, it can be confusing as to what their wives need. If the lines of communication are fractured, they can be left to wonder what they can do to make their wives feel loved and valued.

Emotional cheating is a close (often secretive) intimate relationship with someone other than your spouse. It is different from a normal, healthy friendship because it negatively impacts your relationship with your spouse. It erodes commitment to a marriage or courtship by deflecting one partner’s attention and offering them an alternative emotional support system.

Can I change my spouse? Do the kids always have to come first? These answers and more to help you transform your marriage.

Men, you need to come up with your own ideas for how to date your wife. You know your wife better than anyone else.

For couples experiencing infertility, many phrases or questions can be triggering. Family, friends, and even strangers often have well-meaning intentions. Still, to a woman struggling to conceive or a husband wondering if they’ll ever have a baby of their own, some phrases come across as insensitive at best and downright mean at worst. These couples are already experiencing an emotional rollercoaster.

Our marriages will inevitably fail—or at the least, be completely miserable—when we withhold forgiveness.