Tag Archive for: marriage

7 Healthy Habits That Will Improve Your Marriage

By: Jill Savage

The games were still sitting there. As I was cleaning up after a family gathering, I had put a couple of board games on the bottom step of the staircase. Read more

The Case for Marriage and Why It’s Good For Us: Research Findings

By: Kristian Johnson

“Marriage has lost ground, has retreated the most, amongst working-class and poor Americans, and so what that means practically of course, both economically and socially, is that leaves poor and working-class adults and kids doubly disadvantaged.”  ~ Brad Wilcox

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Tinder Mercy or Tender Prey? A Reflection on Tinder’s 10th Birthday

By: Aaron Johnstone

I’ve been a Nick Cave fan for all of my adult life. The man once described as ‘a vaguely psychotic drunken screwed-up* drug addict, deceiving himself with vain delusions of glory’ …has always had a special place in my music collection and medial orbital frontal cortex (apparently the part of the brain responsible for appreciating beauty…). Read more

Dustin Nickerson Counters Unhelpful Marriage Advice with Comedy

By: Laura Bennett

If you’re on the brink of marriage or just trying to prepare yourself for the “one day, someday” of getting engaged, there’s a plethora of books, courses, devotionals and relational aids that promise you the insights you need before making such a commitment. Read more

Both Met Their Future Spouses In a Dream. One Got Married, One Didn’t…

By: Tania Harris

Richard and Cecilia met their future spouses in a dream. One got married, the other didn’t. What is going on? Read more

Empty Nesters, New Beginnings – Tips for Your New-Look Relationship

By: Lorrene McClymont

My husband and I recently became empty-nesters. Our daughter’s wedding was in April. It’s a strange new reality for us, organising a life that was previously built around family and adult children at home, into a completely different scenario. Read more

The Expectation Gap

By: Sabrina Peters

Have you ever bought something online that you were so excited about, but when it finally arrived, it looked nothing like the photo? The description read ‘high quality denim’ but the product ended up with more loose ends than your mums famous spaghetti. Read more

The Paradox of Marriage

By: Sabrina Peters

A paradox has often been thought of as something that is contradictory, yet true. I dare say, marriage consists of many. An intertwinement of antithetical elements that somehow simultaneously co-exist. Read more

You’re Both So Different? That Could Be What Makes Your Marriage Work

By: Sheridan Voysey

Twenty-something anniversaries later, I sometimes look at my wife Merryn and wonder how this marriage of ours works. Read more

What Marriage is Really Like

By: Sabrina Peters

Before I was married, I had this picture in my head of what I thought marriage would be. It was a dreamy blend of The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. Read more