Marriage Archives

“Look,” Peter said angrily to his wife, Janice. “I told you I’m sorry. What else do you expect from me?” I watched Janice for her reaction to...

In the past 24 hours since Governor Mark Sanford admitted his affair, I’ve run the gamut of emotions: sadness, depression, anger, and most of all,...

We have heard that line — “the kids will be better off” — a thousand times. But the sad truth is that divorce does not necessarily better the lives...

If you use the time you’re engaged to learn healthy relational patterns, you can avoid the hurtful patterns that creep up in marriage and often...

My message to the Gosselins is this: God can heal the wounds of your past and the wounds of the present in your marriage.

Feelings need a safe landing place, and when we try to force them into a crowded space, they spill over recklessly, often creating chaos.

“Where is God right now?” Kris blurted out to me in frustration one day. “We’re calling on Him for help. It just seems like He’s forgotten about...

By now, any observer with a modicum of moral insight is aware that marriage is an institution in crisis. Nevertheless, one of the most significant...

Dating your husband or wife will be very different from dating a potential husband or wife. But it’s just as important...

Our wedding vows were never promises of contentment, but promises of commitment.

It seems that more and more women have decided to have children while they still can, regardless of their marital status. The result is a culture...

I have come to believe that one primary problem sits at the root of most couples who feel disengaged. I call it the “full plate” phenomenon.

Susan contained her venomous anger most of the time, but on occasion she spewed forth hostile, derogatory names toward the woman with whom Charles...

A successful marriage requires a vision that is larger than itself, a vision that transcends its earthly limitations, confusion, and setbacks.

Within hours of getting engaged, the advice starts flowing from loved ones and even strangers. While some of the advice is helpful, there's also a...