Enhancing Your Marriage

Love Maps: A Path to Connection

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71 Ways to Express Your Love When You're Not Shakespeare

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 Everyone wants to hear that they are loved and admired. But what if you, being full of love for your spouse, are not a poet? What if you have all of the feelings but not so many words?   

Marriage Mechanic

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Explore these FREE online lessons that will help you develop skills to strengthen your relationships! 

Kindness Builds Strong Marriages

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This article by Dr. H. Wallace Goddard explores the importance of kindness in a marriage and gives practical advice you can use to make your relationship even stronger. 

Make Your Wedding Anniversaries Special

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Celebrate your marriage every year! Read about the importance of anniversaries and get some ideas for making your anniversary celebration especially meaningful. 

Marriage is Good for Your Health

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The health-and-happiness benefits attributed to marriage shouldn't come as a surprise. Marriage confers benefits that go beyond what partners bring into the marriage.  Learn about the ways marriage helps you lead a healthier life!

Communication

The Daily Talk That Will Benefit Your Marriage

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Many couples have the “How was your day, dear?” conversation, but the talk does not help either partner relax. Instead it escalates the stress and tension between them because they end up not feeling heard.

If this sounds like you and your partner, changing your approach to these end-of-the-day talks can ensure that they help both of you unwind.

3 Steps to Renew the Dialogue in Your Marriage

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Has your marriage suffered a communication breakdown? Sometimes couples can fall out of sync. Learn about three ways you can rebuild the communication connection with your spouse. 

The 5 Love Languages

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Take the 5 Love Languages® official assessment to discover your love language and begin improving your relationships.

Your love language profile will explain your primary love language, what it means, and how you can use it to connect to others.

Dr. John Gottman's Four Horsemen

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a metaphor depicting the end of times in the New Testament. They describe conquest, war, hunger, and death respectively. The Gottman Institute uses this metaphor to describe communication styles that, according to their research, can predict the end of a relationship. Learn what they are and how to avoid them. 

Effective Listening - Listen with your heart as well as your ears

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Learn how to be a more effective listener in your relationship. Listening isn't just about hearing the words your spouse is saying. It's about understanding where those words are coming from and responding in appropriate ways. 

Learn to Speak the Languages of Love

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People like to be shown love in different ways. These different ways might be thought of as different languages of love. When we really love another person we study what is important to him or her. We customize our messages of love to fit our partner''s preferences.

Conflict Management

14 Ways to Resolve Conflicts and Solve Relationship Problems

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 When problem-solving everyday issues becomes a tug-of-war over who’s right and who’s wrong, then settling even the smallest of discussions becomes a battle. Read about 14 ways you can improve your conflict management skills as a couple.  

Can a Marriage Thrive with Unresolved Conflict?

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Many people believe the myth that  good marriages are relatively free of conflict. However, there is some evidence that differences between partners can be complimentary. That they are advantageous and don’t create a hindrance to the relationship. Instead, they contribute to its growth. When each partner approaches one another as an equal, working through conflict can nourish rather than drain a relationship. 

10 Money-Talk Tips for Families

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Money is a common topic of conflict in marriages and families. Learn practical tips to help you communicate with your spouse about money issues. 

Anger and Marriage

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Anger is a normal human emotion that pops up in every marriage relationship. Learn how to handle feelings of anger with your spouse in a healthy way.

Marriage & Sex

10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex

Sex not only feels good, but it can also be good for you. Here’s what a healthy sex life can do for you. 

The Case for Scheduling Sex

Putting sex with your spouse on the calendar may sound like a buzzkill. But the reality is that not every romp happens on a whim. “There’s a belief in our culture that sex is supposed to be spontaneous, but it almost never is,” says Megan Fleming, PhD, a New York City–based sex and relationship therapist. Learn how scheduling sexual intimacy can enhance your marriage.

Is Sex Necessary for a Happy Marriage?

Sometimes, couples argue so much about sex that they wonder if it is really necessary for a happy marriage or if they should just learn to do without it. Find out if sex really is necessary for a happy marriage and why. 

Marriage & Parenthood

Marriage Moments Class

Marriage Moments is an online program with FREE information and activities designed to help new parents strengthen their marriages during this time of change and stress. 

Tips & Ideas for Dating Your Spouse after Kids

Spending time together, just the two of you, is just as important as playing with the kids. And going on an actual date together (or having an at-home date) is a great way to maintain the fun and closeness of your relationship.

4 Key Issues for New Parents and How to Solve Them

 We all know that having a new baby presents unique challenges, and research shows that couples are more likely to feel dissatisfied with their relationship after a child is born. As much as expecting parents plan and prepare, there is still so much to learn about raising a child while keeping their relationship with their partner intact.