Category Archives for "Marriage"
The Sleep Divorce: How it Affects Your Marriage
We put out a poll on Facebook asking viewers if they sleep in a separate bedroom from their spouse. Most don’t, but some couples do sleep in different beds. Most couples sleep in the same bed, but others don’t for many reasons. After polling the audience, we asked Dr. Liz Hale how sleeping in separate […]
Continue readingBe a Pro-Marriage Parent for Your Millennial Children
More and more millennials are putting off marriage until later in life. A big influence on these young adults’ view on marriage is your own example. Let’s talk about how you can be a Pro-Marriage Parent for Your Millennial Children.
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5 Ways to Improve Your Sex Life
Dr. Liz Hale shares 5 Ways to improve your sex life that will lead to a stronger connection with your spouse. See the book Come As You Are Dr. Liz mentioned. See Gottman Institute’s list of 13 things all couples do who have an amazing sex life.
Continue readingHow Stop Fighting About Money
Finances are a common trigger for arguments in any marriage. Here we talk about how to stop fighting about money. Research: Spenders Versus Tightwads This came from BYU’s Flourishing Families Project which provides a longitudinal, multi-informant, multi-method look at inner-family dynamics. My favorite headline that emerged from this study: “Husbands! Stop Thinking your Wife is […]
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Make Marriage Last Through the Years
Couples sometimes worry that therapists are judging them or sizing them up. We were surprised by a headline we saw recently. More older Americans are cheating on their spouses than younger ones. So how do you make marriage last through the years?
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