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Husbands Whose Driving Frightens their Wives – Assume Love
When I get into the car with my husband, I am often frightened. And I know I am not alone.
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Too Many Chores, Not Enough Help from Your Husband – Assume Love
From a recent comment on What Should You Expect from a Husband or Wife?: I do try to assume love,
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When Your Spouse Won’t Use Your Love Language – Assume Love
I’m sure you have heard of Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages. Lots of us have read the book. Others have
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Stressful Times in a Marriage – Assume Love
When one of you is laid off or seriously ill or grieving a parent’s recent death, both of you get
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Living Together or Marriage – Assume Love
Living together can feel simpler and safer than marriage, especially if you’ve watched your parent’s marriage come to an unhappy
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Living Together or Marriage – Assume Love
Living together can feel simpler and safer than marriage, especially if you’ve watched your parent’s marriage come to an unhappy
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Living Together or Marriage – Assume Love
Living together can feel simpler and safer than marriage, especially if you’ve watched your parent’s marriage come to an unhappy
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Two New Emotional Abuse Books – Assume Love
I recently read two recently published books about marital abuse, especially emotional abuse, and I recommend both of them. Unlike
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Why Be Married? To Be the Fabric of Society – Assume Love
Do you have a brother-in-law or sister-in-law you can count on? How about a sibling of your mother-in-law? Thank your
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Marriage Failing and Stuck with All the Chores? – Assume Love
This is actually a great combo! Put it to good use. Revitalizing your relationship will take some effort. So would
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Making Excuses – Assume Love
“It just struck me that hypothesizing about possible reasons for a spouse’s behavior could be seen by friends and other
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Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day – Assume Love
Not all married couples celebrate Valentine’s Day. If you’re in one that does, or if your wife or husband could
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Stealing the Covers – Assume Love
The best way to handle a disagreement is to avoid it. If your spouse steals the covers or if you
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You Can’t Win – Assume Love
When you’re in a marriage, you cannot ever win a fight with your husband or wife by shouting louder, being
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Overwhelm – Assume Love
A good life includes frequent periods of what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls flow. One goal. Each step just slightly more than
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Beware What You Share – Assume Love
If your otherwise loving marriage has been a bit disappointing lately, try this: share wishes, not complaints. A wish is
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Why Are You Married? – Assume Love
There are many reasons to marry. Beware of scope creep. I need to remind myself sometimes that I married for
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Plan Your 50th Anniversary – Assume Love
My first husband and I did this entirely by accident, and now I highly recommend it, even though he did
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Snarky Comments – Assume Love
S Snarky comments about your wife or husband never make a marriage happier or stronger…not even if you share them
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How to Get Your Husband or Wife to Change – Assume Love
When you married, your spouse seemed perfect. Since then, you’ve discovered an upsetting habit. Or she’s given up vegan for
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Trial Balloon Failure – Assume Love
I was reminded again last week about something a client taught me long ago. Some of us make our decisions
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Tunnel Vision Keeps You From Really Enjoying Your Marriage – Assume Love
Tunnel vision is like looking through an empty paper towel roll. You still see things, but you don’t see all
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50th Anniversary – Assume Love
The summer after my sophomore year in college, I followed the man I’d met and fallen in love with ten
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Anniversary Gifts – Assume Love
June brings lots of anniversaries. If you’re wondering how to let your husband or wife feel your love, I want
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Marriage and the Government – Assume Love
Who put the government in charge of marriage? Why do we need a license to marry? Why do we need
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Earning Respect – Assume Love
Respect is just as important as love for a healthy marriage, and maybe even more important. Contempt (the opposite of
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Should You Stay If Your Spouse Refuses to Meet Your Emotional Needs? – Assume Love
I received an interesting comment on my When Your Spouse Won’t Use Your Love Language post. So one spouse should
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Money: What Are You Protecting?
I read a lot of relationship and marriage newsletters, columns, and blogs. Money issues come up a lot in them.
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Marriage Basics – Assume Love
I thought today I might review some of the well-established basics for a healthy marriage. 1. No Terrorism Never, ever
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Before You Divorce – Assume Love
I’m not sure why this never occurred to me when I was contemplating a divorce, so maybe it hasn’t occurred
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Two New Emotional Abuse Books – Assume Love
I recently read two recently published books about marital abuse, especially emotional abuse, and I recommend both of them. Unlike
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