Marriage Update Archives

I got emotionally involved with a man at work. One thing led to another and before I knew it, our relationship became physical.

Before seeking any change it is important to be clear about the issues. What is bothering you and why?

There is something that you can do to redeem your marriage, even if you are working on it alone.

I cried out: “I can’t do this anymore. You’re going to have to do this for me.” God answered that plea by leading me to say three prayers that...

My experience is like Paul’s (2 Corinthians 12:7) thorn in the flesh. We don’t know what his thorn was, but I know mine. My wife is my thorn.

In the midst of a particularly heated moment, my husband hit his emotional pause button and said one simple phrase that changed everything.

Many couples fight about the same things over and over again, eventually leading one or the other to consider separation.

A friend asked how long it had been since our last week-long vacation. I mulled over the question for a while and finally answered, “My honeymoon?”...

Let your husband know your needs. Look to God to meet your needs.

We, as Christians, cannot tolerate emotional abuse or we have become complicit in that very abuse.

You’ve probably heard it said, “Your capacity to experience joy is equivalent to your capacity to experience sadness and hurt.” I believe it is...

The marriage of our dreams is rarely the marriage of our reality. But a hard season doesn’t equal a hopeless marriage. There is hope.

Unmet expectations are one of the most destructive contributors to broken marriages.

Maybe there are some things you don’t know about divorce, things that only a divorced Christian can completely understand.

Though not as serious as engagement rings, promise rings should still not be bestowed lightly.