Dr. David B. Hawkins

Sadly, although we have reminder stickers for our cars, many couples forget about “routine maintenance” for their marriage.

Complaining about another’s behavior is not the same as confrontation, and certainly is not the same as holding someone accountable.

Taking the chance to love means taking the chance to have your heart broken.

"The more I confronted my husband, the more disgusted I became, the more I caught him in lies. Can he ever really be trusted?"

Even when you are upset with your partner, remember the good qualities that brought you to the relationship in the first place.

“I want to be in a relationship where any concerns I have, no matter how small or large, are able to be brought to my mate."

It's easy to become bored. Sadly, we even become bored with our mates. Few notice the drift happening, but one day you notice the change...

Here are a few thoughts about rejection and ways to live beyond those painful feelings.

“Our relationship just keeps rocking and reeling. It seems like we can’t get beyond one crisis before we’re into another.”

"It is so hard to watch a child you love continue on a path of destruction. Why does someone stay in a destructive relationship?"

‘For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open’ (Mark 4: 22).

"Does counseling really help, or is it possible that counseling actually makes matters worse at times? We need something different."

When friendship fades, irritability comes. We find ourselves feeling a sense of sadness about the love that is covered with obligation.

What if your mate needs you to dance lightly around a certain topic? Could there be a way to address it without being blunt or hurtful?

Set backs can be a learning experience if you have the right frame of mind.

"Stonewalling" is a very destructive pattern that must change for couples to properly communicate.

Relating to aging parents, adult siblings, their children as well as my own children, and their children...well, it gets tricky.

Solomon said, “Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop a matter before a dispute breaks out.” (Proverbs 17: 14)