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Couples

Practical, professional guidance for married and committed couples working through the everyday friction, distance, and repair that come with sharing a life.

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Husband and Wife

Love and Faithfulness

Love and Faithfulness Love and faithfulness are closely connected because genuine marital love is not only about what…

31 min read
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Husband and Wife

Love Versus Control

Love Versus Control Love and control can sometimes look similar from the outside, especially when a person uses…

28 min read
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Husband and Wife

Love When the Wife Changes

Love When the Wife Changes How should a husband love his wife as she grows older? A husband…

27 min read
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Forgiveness

Love and Forgiveness

Love and Forgiveness What does forgiveness mean in marriage? Forgiveness in marriage means choosing not to remain permanently…

22 min read
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Husband and Wife

Love Through Appreciation

Love Through Appreciation Love through appreciation means deliberately recognizing the value, effort, sacrifices, qualities, presence, and contributions of…

26 min read
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Husband and Wife

Love Through Service

Love Through Service Love through service means expressing love by willingly using your time, strength, abilities, attention, and…

22 min read
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Husband and Wife

Love and Sexual Intimacy

Love and Sexual Intimacy What does it mean to love your wife sexually? To love your wife sexually…

21 min read
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Husband and Wife

Love and Physical Affection

Love and Physical Affection Physical affection is one of the ways love moves from an internal feeling into…

23 min read
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Extended Family Problems

Love and the Wife’s Relationship With the Husband’s Family

Love and the Wife’s Relationship With the Husband’s Family Marriage does not normally involve only two people in…

19 min read
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Financial Conflict

Love Expressed Through Protection and Responsibility

Love Expressed Through Protection and Responsibility What does it mean for a husband to protect his wife without…

18 min read
Two tree branches bent together by wind but still intertwined and rooted in the same soil, symbolizing love holding together through conflict
Anger

Love During Conflict

Love During Conflict Conflict is one of the clearest tests of marital love because it reveals whether love…

16 min read
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Emotional Neglect

Love Expressed Through Emotional Security

Love Expressed Through Emotional Security What makes a wife feel emotionally safe with her husband? Emotional safety means…

12 min read
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