How to Have More Emotional and Physical Intimacy in Your Marriage
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How to Have More Emotional and Physical Intimacy in Your Marriage

Intimacy in marriage feels good and protects your relationship from stagnation and unfaithfulness. Do you know what intimacy means and how to have more of it with your spouse? Having a good understanding of what intimacy in marriage is can help you to behave in a way that will help you have more intimacy and…

How to Have More Emotional Intimacy with a Difficult Spouse
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How to Have More Emotional Intimacy with a Difficult Spouse

Your spouse used to enjoy emotional intimacy with you, but now seems to more interested in work, social media, or TV. How can you become close again? Before getting married, most couples enjoy spending a lot of time together doing things just because they like to be with each other. After getting married, the same…

How to Stop Resenting Your Spouse and Improve Your Relationship
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How to Stop Resenting Your Spouse and Improve Your Relationship

To stop resenting your spouse you will need to change a belief, an expectation, and a behavior. Then, you will have more of the love, appreciation, and attention that you want Resentment is created when we do things for someone else, expecting something in return. We may simply want recognition and appreciation for our service….

Is a Trial Separation Helpful or Harmful for Reconciling?
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Is a Trial Separation Helpful or Harmful for Reconciling?

A trial separation is a time limited, structured separation, best used when both spouses want to build their relationship. Unstructured separations, on the other hand, are much more helpful when only one spouse wants to reconcile. Trial separation is a method commonly used by marriage counselors. Marriage counselors work with couples when both want to rebuild their…

How to Rebuild while Separated: Marital Separation Do’s and Don’ts
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How to Rebuild while Separated: Marital Separation Do’s and Don’ts

Marital separation (living in different homes), can be a good opportunity for rebuilding your relationship. It can also result in ending your relationship if not done in a good way. When you are separated, you are likely to be overly focused on ending the separation. This is natural because you miss your spouse and just…

Why Being Separated while Living Together is a Poor Choice for Reconciling
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Why Being Separated while Living Together is a Poor Choice for Reconciling

Real separation is very different from being separated while living together. Behaving as if you are separated while living together does damage that makes reconciling much less likely The dynamics of being separated (living in different homes) creates greater opportunities for connection, respect building, and reconciliation. Considering yourself to be separated while living together creates…

How to Reconcile with a Husband Who Hates You or Can’t Stand You
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How to Reconcile with a Husband Who Hates You or Can’t Stand You

If you are thinking “my husband hates me,” it doesn’t mean you need to apologize and become submissive. And, it doesn’t mean you need to reject him. Here’s how to figure out what is going on and how to start the path back to a loving relationship with him. Unless he has always been angry…

How to Respond when Your Wife Just Wants to be Friends
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How to Respond when Your Wife Just Wants to be Friends

What does it mean when your wife doesn’t want to divorce, but just wants to be friends? How you handle this situation can make the difference between reconciling and not If your wife wants to divorce and be friends, it is a different issue from staying married and being friends. This article will help you…