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When couples don’t learn how to handle conflicts well, they end up tearing down the very person they committed their lives to. And because marriage is so intimate, words said in anger and conflicts that turn ugly hurt more than in any other relationship. If your conflicts don’t get resolved, there may be one or more of these three problems getting in the way.
Many people are naturally encouraging with their friends. And they’re polite and uplifting to clerks, servers, and strangers. But often the filter comes off when they walk through their front door, and their spouse gets the worst of their words. Couples may think that their biggest problem is that thing they can’t agree on, but often it’s the way they speak with one another that can do the most damage. The Bible helps us rethink how we communicate with our partner.
Sometimes we avoid saying things in order to avoid burdening or hurting our spouse, but when hard conversations are regularly avoided, it can create distance in a marriage. This post looks at how to communicate honestly, graciously, and openly even when what you have to say is difficult.
When a spouse fails to listen well, the problems that were signaled with cues and comments early on grow into something much bigger, and their partner can be left feeling unheard and unloved. This post looks at how to improve listening and reflect the way that God Himself sees and hears us.
When husbands and wives disagree, what do biblical headship and submission look like? The Bible offers more than slogans, giving couples principles for exercising leadership, expressing disagreement, and seeking a path forward.
You can be in a room full of people and still feel completely alone. Sometimes, even our closest relationships leave us feeling unseen or misunderstood. The Bible helps us understand why that kind of closeness can be so difficult to find and shows us what we can do to build it.
Many couples begin their relationships giddy and excited about each other. Love comes easily and romance feels natural. Along the way, many people find that love hard to maintain. What started as a blaze feels more like a flicker. How do you rekindle your love, and what can you do to make sure the flame never dims?
I think we do want someone who will love us just the way that we are. But we also need someone who loves us enough to help us grow and mature as well. So instead of asking, “Will this person fit into my life and not change me?” maybe there are some better questions we need to ask.
What’s ironic is that you tell yourself you’re making these sacrifices for your child, but the tension in your relationship is actually adding stress to your parenting and anxiety to your children.
Some people feel stifled by a freedomless marriage and other married couples are like single people who happen to share the same address. The way that the members of the Trinity relate model for us a vision of marriage marked by profound unity without the loss of individuality.
