Guest Post by Dr. Jennifer M. Thomas // Are there friends or family members whom you rarely hear apologize? Their apologies my be long overdue. Here is the problem: we have a natural tendency to gloss over what we have done wrong. Perhaps we hope that if we don’t say how self-centered or thoughtless we…
When my dad learned that my relationship with my boyfriend was entering “serious” territory, he only wanted to know one thing: Have you had a good fight? He wasn’t hoping to see our relationship end up on the rocks; on the contrary, he wanted to be sure that we knew how to love and respect…
When was the last time you and your spouse got away? You know, just the two of you. No cell phones or computers. No phone calls or distractions. Just the two of you spending time together, laughing, talking, and enjoying each other’s company. Life is one thing after another. There is always something to do,…
Great expectations! They follow us into marriage. From who takes out the trash to how the finances should be handled, each of us has our mind made up about how things should be done. The problem is that most likely our expectations will be different from those of our spouse, which can lead to some…
