Healing Your Marriage - Marriage is Not Brain Surgery, It s Supposed to Be Fun!

Don't Give Up! We all have this idea of what a marriage is supposed to look like. You meet someone, fall in love, plan your wedding, plan your future, and because of preconceived expectations you're watching your marriage die right before your eyes! In the midst of what seems to be a failed marriage is really a new opportunity. You went to all the trouble of investing time and energy with your spouse, made plans for the future, survived the ups and the downs. The troubles you're experiencing now is bad news, but it's good news, too! Now you can try something new. Every day of your marriage isn't going to be perfect.

Men Vs Women - Our Different Needs

So many times I've heard a man say to a friend, "Don't bother trying to understand women." I've also heard many women say things like, "What is wrong with him? I just can't figure him out! ". It's fairly obvious that men and women have quite a few differences and needs. To give you a quick "needs summary", these are the top needs on both sides (from what I've discovered in my 15 years of marriage so far): MEN: Respect Sex/Intimacy Tenderness Support Appreciation & Honor Activity WOMEN: Security Love To be Cherished Encouragement Communication Intimacy In fact, my own husband said if there could only be 2 items on the men's list, it would be respect and sex/intimacy!

Save My Marriage - Relationship Advice

Have you searched all over the internet looking for relationship advice on how to " save my marriage"? You are probably pretty frustrated by now, feeling sad, horrible, confused, and many other feelings as well. If you have made it this far, you are definitely committed to saving your marriage. So I applaud you for your courage to look for help, and for your commitment to your marriage! I know the biggest cause of failed marriages is affairs. Is this the case with your relationship? Or was it just that things have grown stale? Are you looking for ways to get the romance back? Do you feel like you are ignored, and you don't matter?

Are You Making This Mistake in Your Marriage?

I receive emails daily from people who ask me for advice, people who share their comments about articles I've written over the years and sometimes, I receive emails from people criticizing my point of view.Husband and wife arguing All of which I am perfectly fine with. But recently, I opened an email to find this shocking subject line, "Your comment that "Women don't leave great guys" is (profanity was inserted here)." Okay, I admit, I'm reading closely now. My comment, (actually my wife Marsha's quote), "Women don't leave great guys" brought about a firestorm of reaction from this particular man.

Who is Your Spouse Talking to on the Internet?

There is a lot of talk about unfaithfulness in marriage. I've written my fair share about cheating spouses and infidelity in marriage. This article will focus on a different kind of unfaithfulness, emotional infidelity. What is emotional infidelity? Emotional infidelity is interacting with others, besides the person you are married to, on an intimate and emotional level. Emotional infidelity is not a new issue, it has been going on for years, but since the advent of computers it has become a more prevalent practice among men and women, many of whom are married. It is so easy to just get online and meet people in chat rooms, dating sites, forums, and email that relationships can be sparked without even getting up from your computer desk.

What Makes Pinay a Better Wife

My foreign friends keep on asking me to find them a Pinay other name Filipina to be their Girlfriends or to be their wife. So I asked them, what made them think Pinay are good wives? So what makes a Filipina a better wife? They say "the quickest way to a man's heart is through the stomach", which for Filipinas it's true and very easy for them to achieve. Why? They know how to cook! If they don't, they learn quicker than cooking pancakes. They can cook different types of food. From Filipino delicacies, Korean, Chinese, any Asian food to Italian or even American delicacies; now who doesn't want adobo?

A Marriage License is Not Always Followed by a Sad Love Story

I usually wonder what happens when a marriage license in form of a marriage certificate is issued to a loving couple. Their love story takes a dramatic turn and becomes sorrowful. When people are dating, there is a lot of endless love and their long term relationship is hoped to be the best. They have a lot of trust in their feelings and that is why they decide to tie the knot. After the honey moon is over, a lot of bad things happen. Couples turn against each other as they question each others true colors. When people are dating, a lot is hidden to win the other party. Enough self control is practiced to avoid portraying a bad image about themselves.

Marriage and Relationship - What Your Partner Needs?

Do you want your marriage to be a success? If yes then you are reading the right article. There are some things which you should regularly practice. Men and Women are different from each other physically as well physiologically. There are many important aspects of a marriage. One of them is understanding the needs of the partner. Men and women are having different. In this article we will try to understand the needs of married men and women. First we will talk about woman. The first need of a woman is love and gentleness. As a many you should be very gentle towards to your wife. The second need of woman is communication.

How to Make a Marriage Work

I've seen a lot of couples who are living happily together for the first years of marriage, but for some reasons fell apart after a number of years of being together. It's so sad to think that what was once a happy relationship turned into a nightmare. Once a relationship failed the first reason that comes into our mind is infidelity. That one or the other has a third party. That may be true, but we cannot disregard the fact that there may be a lot of other reasons. Instead of dealing with the negatives, let me share with you my thoughts on what are the essentials in a lasting relationship.

Multi-Racial Unions in the Extreme

I read an article recently that stated that there is a rise of inter-racial marriages in the US. Although there is no sin in inter-racial marriages, no ethical or moral prohibition against such marriages, I am still left to ponder the wide scale results of such marriages if it were suddenly the case that everybody everywhere were to do it. I awoke this morning to the glorious sound of numerous birds greeting the new day with beautiful song. Each species has its own unique melody. Each has it own unique attributes. No two species of bird are the same. All are birds to be sure, but each has its own colors, form, behavior and song.