Marriage Update Archives

Why does God love odd couple marriages? Because the power of the gospel is put on full display in odd couple marriages.

‘Making a point’ can be harmful, and when we strive to ‘make a point,’ we often become too intense and prick our mate.

We’re rolling out a new marriage program here at Focus on the Family designed to help newlyweds as well as couples married for years.

Crosswalk talks with Sara Horn about how an experiment of submission revolutionized her marriage and family.

The circle of a wedding ring represents boundaries surrounding your relationship. And like it or not, intruders are all around.

I hear it all the time. The premise is simple: "I am not happy in this marriage but I will be happy if it ends." But is that reality?

Men, as most of you women (and men) know, are not the easiest creatures with whom to make a connection.

In interesting fact about how we give and receive love: what screams love to one person doesn’t even whisper love to another.

On any given Sunday, abused women are sitting silently in churches across this country. They don’t know a moment’s peace.

I'm not attracted to my boyfriend, but if he's the "perfect man" otherwise, should I marry him anyway and wait for romance to grow?

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Marriage is a road full of hard choices, selflessness, and constant service. But it is a journey full of blessing, healing, and hope.

A reader struggles with Jesus' words: "whoever marries the divorced woman commits adultery." Read more in He Said, She Said.

I’ve spent a lot of time lately contemplating sexual purity. This takes on a whole new meaning now that I'm divorced.

We've all heard the stories of a meddling mother-in-law or a grumpy father-in-law. But is that the exception rather than the norm?