I notice that you rarely recommend to unhappy and angry spouses that they seek a divorce and get on with their lives. I disagree. My husband and I were always incompatible and should never have married in the first place.Read more…
Protect Your Marriage from Divorce
I’m engaged to a beautiful and godly young lady. Spending the rest of my life with her is more than I could have hoped or dreamed for. Still, the possibility of divorce scares me. What can we do to avoidRead more…
Impact of Divorce on Children
My marriage to my husband has been a very unsatisfying thing for me. I would divorce him if it were not for my concern for our three children. What does the research say about the impact of divorce on kids?Read more…
Communicate Effectively
Is communicating effectively fundamental to a good Christian marriage? The third recommendation by our panel of six hundred represents another basic ingredient of good marriages. Like the other two, it begins with the letter C – good communication between husbandsRead more…
Tough Love Brings Subtle Changes
If the more vulnerable spouse passes the initial test and convinces the partner that his freedom is secure, some interesting changes begin to occur in their relationship. Please understand that every situation is unique and I am merely describing typicalRead more…
Responses to an Unraveling Marriage
My marriage seems to be falling apart. What advice do you have? The Reality The standard approach to marriage counseling is to teach husbands and wives how to revitalize unhealthy relationships and help them work through their conflicts. Unfortunately, suchRead more…
Improve Communication with Your Spouse
What can a husband and wife do to improve their communication? The solution requires compromise that should begin, I believe, with the man. Under Mosaic law, a newlywed husband had a specific responsibility to “cheer up his wife which heRead more…
More About Wives Communicating with Husbands
I’ve talked and talked to my husband about how I’m different from him and how I need him to be sensitive to my needs. Somehow, he just doesn’t “hear” it. I’ve also gotten mad at him about a hundred times.Read more…
How Wives Can Communicate with Husbands
My husband is somewhat insensitive to my needs, but I believe he is willing to do better if I can teach him how I am different from him. Can you help me communicate my needs to him effectively? Perhaps IRead more…
How to Show Your Spouse Respect
I heard you talk in your Life on the Edge video series about something you called the “line of respect” between a husband and wife. Would you explain that again? Yes. It involves a system of accountability to keep aRead more…