Marriage Archives

You might be interested to know that: Due to jobs, kids, TV, the Internet, hobbies, and home and family responsibilities, the average married couple spends just four waking minutes a day alone together. Approximately $6 billion in revenue is lost by American businesses as a result of decreased worker … Continue reading…

In the 19th century, Henry David Thoreau wrote: “We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate.”  Good point.  And with the aid of today’s abundant technology, we can talk to just … Continue reading…

Towards the end of his life, Winston Churchill was honored at a banquet and someone asked him, “If you could come back as anyone after you die, who would it be?”  Churchill thought for a second, stood up, turned to his wife, and said, “Mrs. Churchill’s second husband.” The … Continue reading…

Bob Thaves, the creator of the comic strip Frank and Ernest, once said, “Sure Fred Astaire was great, but don’t forget Ginger Rogers did everything he did backwards… and in high heels!”  Do you praise your spouse for all the amazing work she does and for looking so beautiful … Continue reading…

Author Tim Keller writes, “Wedding vows are not a declaration of present love, but mutually binding promises of future love.”  In other words, your love for your wife is a choice, a decision, a promise that you make hour by hour, day by day.  Far from being burdensome, this … Continue reading…

We all get tired. Tired from work, tired from being a dad, tired from being a husband.  Sometimes we want out of our marriage, and sometimes we have specific reasons that have broken our hearts and our trust. In those moments, getting a divorce can look like the answer … Continue reading…

The book Love and Respect suggests that women are interested, primarily, in looking to their husbands for love.  And for men, the bottom line involves the desire (from their wives) for respect. Even though such a hypothesis involves generalizations, there’s a lot of truth to the over-arching idea. It’s a … Continue reading…

Comedian Tim Hawkins does an outstanding job talking about the differences between a husband and a wife, starting with multi-tasking.  And while the contrasts between spouses can be cause for conflict, they can also be celebrated.  Variety is the spice of life… and of the marital relationship.  Here are … Continue reading…

It’s been hard to avoid all the talk about the economic “Fiscal Cliff” over the past few months.  We took a little step back from this precipice in January, but our politicians have not fundamentally solved the core issues.  If we go over this cliff in the future, it … Continue reading…

NASA reports that you can see the International Space Station from your house.  As the third brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon, the Space Station is easy to see if you know where and when to look for it.  And now there’s a service that … Continue reading…