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Feeling More Like Roommates Than Partners? Here’s What to Do
Feeling more like roommates than partners in your marriage? Every marriage goes through this roommate phase at some point in life. In this phase, you feel like roommates rather than partners who are just coexisting and sharing the beds and the house. There’s no intimacy, laughing, flirting, or going on dates. There’s very limited talk…
Read MoreHow to Build Trust Again After Betrayal in Marriage? It’s Possible
Infidelity, lies, broken promises, and a shattered heart damage the marriage in ways you can’t imagine. It vanishes one of the most important things a marriage relies on: trust. When the trust goes away, the partners may no longer feel emotionally safe with one another. They argue, fight, and feel restless, even when they’re together.…
Read MoreConflict vs. Connection: How to Disagree Without Damaging Your Marriage
Conflict vs. Connection, it’s your choice in marriage. Every marriage has conflicts. You both have things that you don’t agree on. How you disagree determines whether conflict will strengthen your relationship or add arguments, disputes, blaming, or disrespect each other to it. If you handle the conflicts with care, good direct communication, and a bit…
Read MoreIs Your Marriage Worth Saving? 7 Signs It’s Time to Fight for Your Relationship
Years or months later, the spouse you loved and liked being around starts to show habits and behaviors you may dislike. The differences start to build up and sometimes end up being too complicated, leading to a lack of communication, frequent arguments, and disputes. That may make you wonder, is your marriage worth saving? Being…
Read MoreHow To Stop Arguing About the Same Things Over and Over Again?
You normally start talking, but when it gets to any specific topic, things start to heat up. You already get a hint of how this conversation is going to end: with an unresolved argument. When you keep having an argument over the same thing, it can weaken the relationship, increase tension, and also cause heartbreak…
Read MoreEmotional Distance in Marriage: 5 Proven Steps to Reconnect with Your Spouse
Huge responsibilities and communication breakdowns can cause emotional distance to take over the marriage. It takes away the genuine intimacy, hugging, or even casual touching from the relationship. There are 5 proven steps to reconnect with your spouse that will help you bridge the gap in your relationship. The best part? These are as simple…
Read MoreWhy Communication Breaks Down in Marriage?
Communication breaks down in marriage can cause ( is the root cause of ) many marital issues, such as frequent fights, trust issues, loneliness, and sometimes divorce. As Oscar Wilde says, “Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.” Why does communication break down in marriage? Usually, it happens…
Read MoreLoving the Friction in the Conflict
Loving the Friction in the Conflict By Joshua Hemingway, CPC, MHLC – LF3 Love Factor Introduction: When Conflict Won’t Stay Quiet Have you ever noticed how unresolved conflict has a sneaky way of showing up at the worst times? Maybe it’s a quiet tension during dinner. Or an unspoken resentment that turns small comments…
Read MoreBeauty From the Ashes
Beauty From the Ashes The rain had never stopped in Kelso—not really. Nestled deep in the mossy hills of the Pacific Northwest, it was a town where the trees whispered secrets and clouds lingered like unspoken grief. For Sarah and Jason, the rain had become more than weather. It was a metaphor. A reflection of…
Read MoreThriving (Not Just Surviving) Summer with Your Kids — And Keeping the Spark with Your Spouse
Thriving (Not Just Surviving) Summer with Your Kids — And Keeping the Spark with Your Spouse -Matthew Rowe, Ph.D., CPC, BCMMHC. Ah, summer. That magical time when your kids are suddenly always home, your snack pantry is mysteriously empty by 10:13 a.m., and you’re somehow sweating before you’ve even made your coffee. If you’re not…
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