My thoughts on commitment As I was thinking about how to write a blog post about commitment, I became aware of a truth. Unconsciously my wife & I had decided to be totally committed to our marriage. By doing so we were really simplifying our job of creating a happy marriage. We knew we were in… Continue reading Commitment, a Secret to Simplifying & Enriching Your Marriage
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Empathy, Using It to Create a Beautiful Marriage
Vicariously experience what is happening Understanding how empathy fits into a marriage can profoundly increase your quality of life. Here’s the Dictionary.com‘s definition of Empathy — the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another. The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives a better understanding of the word. It says we experience the feelings vicariously without… Continue reading Empathy, Using It to Create a Beautiful Marriage
Forgiving, a Secret for Improving Your Marriage
Lots of forgiving If you’ve read the very first 3 or 4 posts in this blog, you may be assuming that my wife & I had a near-perfect marriage from the beginning. Not so. We married as two people with slightly different value systems and different mindsets. Forgiving one another for offences played a huge… Continue reading Forgiving, a Secret for Improving Your Marriage
Romantic Spouse to Renew the Spark in Your Marriage
What does romantic mean? I once overheard my wife tell her hair stylist that I was the most romantic man in our city. While that may be an exaggeration, I do know lots about the topic. At one point in my married life I decided that I was not romantic enough. I decided that romantic… Continue reading Romantic Spouse to Renew the Spark in Your Marriage
Intimate, an Important Adjective to Describe Each Spouse
3 biggest problems If you have a problem with being intimate, consider this: A social worker once told me that people having huge problems in marriage are having problems with Money Sex or Communication. So, it follows that it is best to figure out how to solve those problems including the sex one. An intimate… Continue reading Intimate, an Important Adjective to Describe Each Spouse