Have a “We Menu”

Susan (of The Confident Mom) wrote a lovely post titled Finding Time for Mom. She shared a number of ideas, but one in particularly stood out to me. Have a “Me Menu” Often times when I ask moms what they enjoy doing, they are left speechless.  It seems they have forgotten the things that brought them [...]

What Would It Take?

Generally speaking, we like what we do well. I enjoy crocheting (I’m good at it). I don’t enjoy knitting (we’re talking … really bad).  I know that if I took the time to practice I would get better at knitting and enjoy it, but I tend to fall back onto crocheting (because I do it [...]

Young, Perfect Love and New Marriage

With wedding season upon us, so many couples are about to blissfully enter into marriage, hopefully with dreams and ideas of their long and happy lives together. Do you remember those times? Maybe you’re long past your newlywed days. What advice would you give them? I’m reading one of the reported “best books of all [...]

Turn Your Personal Weakness Into a Marital Strength

As a society, we’re afraid to admit our weaknesses. As a result, we end up blaming others, complaining, lying, being evasive, shutting down, gossiping, backbiting, and just generally living in fear of being found out. None of this is good for a marriage, as I’ve learned from personal experience. I’m guessing many of you have [...]

How to get past an emotional affair

Your Chance to Help a Reader Out When I asked about your most vexing marital problems, one reader wrote this: “I cannot seem to stay focused on my marriage. I keep drifting away. And I’m kind of having an emotional relationship with another man. And I feel so guilty for doing it. I am forcing [...]

More Couples are Sliding into Cohabitation

According to the New York Times, cohabitation in the U.S. has increased by more than 1,500 percent in the last 50 years. While many people still have moral and/or religious issues with cohabitation, more than half of all marriages are now preceded by living together. If you are thinking about whether cohabitation is feasible for [...]

6 Ways to Pick a Battle

At weddings when people are giving advice to the bride and groom, they often say, “Pick your battles.” The advice dates back to Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and makes sense in theory. On the other hand, it’s quite difficult to put into effect. Which battles do you pick? Which ones do you let [...]

How to Boost Your Willpower, Success in Marriage and Life

Happy Life: Happy Marriage What would you do differently in your life if you had more willpower? Are there efforts related to your personal health or improvements to your marriage and family life you would make if you could stay on target? Sometimes it’s easier to get inspired to start something new or to make [...]

Top 15 Reasons Romantic Partners Fight

The following list from Science of Relationships shows the top sources of conflict in order of the most common themes. Only about 100 people were surveyed for the results, so it’s not a large sampling. However, I found several things interesting. For instance, being overly self-absorbed about your appearance causes more conflict than being disheveled [...]

Wisdom of Dog #4

Wait, you thought that was a blanket and cushion for me to sit on? That's curious because when I saw that stuff, I saw chew toys. In fact, it didn't even occur to me to lie on top of it. As you can see, no object exists from its own side. We all impute our [...]

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