Here’s a question for you—what do you think is one of the hardest things to do in a relationship? What is one of the main hindrances you encounter when communicating in your marriage? Think about it! Hindrances to Communication What’s the hardest thing to do in any relationship? Personally, I Read More…
“Incompatibility: Grounds for a Great Marriage.” This may seem like a contradiction for many of us to consider. But it’s something that Chuck and Barb Snyder (termed as “The World’s Most Opposite Couple”) believe. They have spoken about and most importantly, have lived and learned through incompatibility, in positive ways. Read More…
Before you read an article concerning the pitfalls of marriage, please watch the following YouTube video. It features Chonda Pierce and Ken Davis. This is a “Show and Tell” skit that humorously demonstrates one of the pitfalls of marriage. It’s a matter of not communicating clearly with each other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_TqDYY-dMw Read More…
We’re talking in this Marriage Message about applying skills in marriage. That is because everywhere we turn, we are seeing marriages exploding into divorce. Have you been seeing this too? It’s heart-breaking! The question is: How can we stop the “exploding” from taking place? We just can’t sit back and Read More…
There is a lot of debate on whether or not men and women are designed differently by God. Here is one person’s take on that issue. See if you agree: “Man was made from the ground, so he focuses more on nature. Woman was made from man, which makes her Read More…
Someone once said, “Love does not consist of just gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction. And for that, you need to open the lines of communication.” That’s difficult when you have communication differences present in your marriage. This week, we’d like to address opening Read More…
I would venture to say that most marital difficulties center around one fact. Men and women are TOTALLY different. The differences (emotional, mental, and physical) are extreme. Without a concentrated effort to understand them, it is nearly impossible to have a happy marriage. A famous psychiatrist once said, “After thirty Read More…
Most of us think we’re “fair” in how we interact with our spouse. We may see faults in how our spouse communicates and we might even admit that “we’re not always perfect.” But for the most part we think the communication problems we’re having is more their fault rather than Read More…
