Successful marriage consistently calls for both the humble admission of error when wrongdoing has occurred and the mutual commitment to grow in unfamiliar ways. Nothing destroys these two pillars of healthy relationships more quickly than persistent defensiveness and an unforgiving, critical spirit. These are the heart-hardening factors that eventually destroy the elasticity of creative conflict…
Our society has this strange tendency to lure us into planning and pulling off the perfect “fairytale” wedding. Just about any girl you ask, including me, has at some point dreamed about her picture-perfect wedding, husband, honeymoon and home—with a list of expectations for each. A friend who recently married had a rule throughout her…
There are many beautiful feelings that one can experience while dating and engaged. It’s exciting when your eyes lock with the one you love as they smile at you. It’s exhilarating when their hand brushes yours and it sends wonderful shivers down your spine. In light of all this, there was one particular feeling I…
QUESTION: “About 5years ago I saw a vision of a lady to marry, a face I have never seen before till date. Recently I met a woman and really do love her. I recently proposed to her and she accepted. Now we are planning the wedding, and the picture of the lady I saw in…
Life before marriage was mostly about me. I did my best in high school so that I could graduate at the top of my class and earn scholarships for college. I worked summers between college years so that I could afford to graduate debt-free. I studied in college so that I could earn my degree….
