Is reaching 50, really such a milestone? And is it a time in our lives when we should feel anxious about the future? My own experience of reaching 50 was that it was not such a bad...

One of the hardest battles for longtime couples to overcome is staleness or lack of romance in their comfortable, complacent relationships. For some, the stale romance might not be as severe, for others, it could be that...

“A sense of humor is one of our most powerful stress-coping behaviors. Laughter is very freeing. If we can laugh at a thing, we can survive it. Laughter helps us to gain power in powerless situations and...

By Barbara Peters – In life, loss is inevitable. How people navigate through a loss is unique and different for everyone. Although no two people grieve the same, it is normal to hurt after a loss—perhaps so...

Does it sound a little odd to you to think of a relationship like a contact sport? Yet it is very exciting to touch and be touched. Couples desire touch. They want it, crave it, and need...

We all know that hard work usually pays off. In our jobs especially, we get rewarded for a job well done, maybe by a bonus, salary increase or some other kind of recognition. There is another way...

By Heather Duzan – #1 – The Law of Respecting Differences He likes solitude, she likes parties He likes simple, she likes challenging He likes to plan, she likes spontaneity He likes to save “for a rainy...

By Deb DeArmond – With my book on mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships off to the publisher, I am beginning to turn my attention to a new topic: marital conflict. Today I’m kicking it off. Would love to hear your...

What if you could pick the brains of the top thinkers, writers, and speakers on Christian marriage, and share their best ideas on your blog? For the next several posts, that’s exactly what I will do! I...

By Wendy Crawford – 5 Keys to Effective Communication One of the keys to success in any relationship or in business is effective communication. Behavioral research suggests that the most effective people are those who understand themselves...