Love Accepts Many Imperfections

Is there some habit your spouse does (one of many imperfections) that really irritates you? And then to make matters worse when you tell them how much it bothers you, do they still continue to do it? Grrr! This can be things like leaving dirty clothes on the floor, talking Read More…

Nitpicking Can Ruin Good Marriages

When you live together in the intimacy of marriage, day in and day out, it becomes easy to start nitpicking at each other —finding little faults and irritants, which compels spouses to “correct” each other. It’s the “this is the right way to do this; yours is the wrong way” Read More…

Are You Easily Irritated by Your Spouse?

With all of the demands for outside social distancing do you find yourself feeling a bit too crowded sometimes at home? Yes… we do too! Do you find that you are more easily irritated by your spouse lately—perhaps too easily? Do little things he or she does or says just Read More…

Bones of Contention in Marriage

Are you dealing with “bones of contention” within your marriage? The following is a definition of what we’re asking. A bone of contention is “a cause, or focal point of a dispute.” So, are you dealing with bones of contention or focal points of dispute within your marriage? Most assuredly, Read More…

Smiling Through Irritations

Smiling through irritations and problems is sometimes the wisest strategy you can use to survive and perhaps even solve them. Now, of course, you can’t smile through all marital problems. But with marital irritations, in particular, smiling through many of them is the wisest thing you can do. It brings Read More…

Fixing Irritations That Come Between Us in Marriage

“Isn’t it usually the day-to-day, wash-the-toothpaste-down-the-sink, close-the-toilet-seat kind of irritations about living with someone that can drive us crazy? It’s funny, but you can love someone deeply and still become easily bothered by the simple act of sharing space with them.” (Kristine Carlson, from book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff in Read More…

Perspective Concerning Irritations in Marriage

The Marriage Message we sent out a while ago was on the subject of Love Accepts Many Imperfections… and yes, it does. There’s no way that you can be married any length of time and NOT see a myriad of “imperfections” in your spouse popping onto the scene. And if Read More…

What to Do With an Imperfect Spouse

Is your spouse driving you half crazy with the things he/she does that make no sense to you? It may be difficult to understand why these habits would make sense to anyone. What are you to do with an imperfect spouse? “Even if I’ve never met you, I know one Read More…