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Connecting Through Conflict: Part 4
Now that we know the antidote for defensiveness in marriage (taking responsibility for your part), it’s important to point out that one...
Connecting through Conflict: Part 3
It seems only natural to follow up Kalie’s post about Criticism with a discussion on Defensiveness, because who doesn’t feel a little...
Connecting through Conflict: Part 2
Sometimes, blaming just feels safer. Like Lauren mentioned in the intro post to this series, behind many a conflict are vulnerable...
Connecting through Conflict: Part One
Kalie shared great insight in her last blog post how, more often than not, marriage relationships become complacent without intentional...
Marriage on Purpose
When we think of reasons for divorcing, many of us immediately think of infidelity or other relationship traumas. But, according to Dr....
5 Tips for Managing Anxiety in Your Marriage
Nervous Nelly? Control freak? Worrywort? Can anyone else relate to being labeled a “worrier”? Sometimes, though, these silly nicknames...
Selfish or Self-Care?
First step to overcoming a problem? Admitting you have a problem. *Deep breath* I have a problem with self-care. On a long list of my...
Partners in Parenting
I can remember catching up with a particularly stressed-out mom not so long ago, and we were swapping stories of motherhood with its...
Choose Date Night
I was recently chatting with a girlfriend over coffee about relationships. We were talking about date night amidst busy schedules and...
Scorekeeping - for better or for worse?
The term “transactional love” sounds harsh. And in the context of marriage, so do words like “scorekeeping” and “quid pro quo.” But those...
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