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, it’s easy to be overly focused on ending the separation. This is natural because you miss your spouse and just want…
Even if your husband doesn’t like you, you can still reconcile. You do that with several specific steps you take in the right order. Many relationships can be reconciled regardless of the amount of emotional distance. It does not require you to be submissive. Mutual submission is great, one-way submission not so much as it…
While many people fear living apart will end their marriage, physical separation has benefits for reconciling that living together as-if separated doesn’t. When people behave as if they are separated while living together, they are actually still sharing the same space. The separation is actually an emotional separation. This is accomplished by avoidance and intentional…
Three causes of a sexless marriage and practical steps you can take to bring back sexual intimacy. Sex and emotional connection are closely connected in marriage. Sex remains important throughout marriage as does emotional connection. Taking them for granted or having one without the other can make both of them disappear.
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. If your wife wants to…
Most people make marriage harder than it has to be by focusing on things that are not so important. Put your focus on these four things to make your marriage much better. Do you feel bad when you see other couples who are happy? When others have what we want, it can make us feel…
How happy you are as a mom, pet owner, friend, or wife has a lot to do with your attitude, your behavior, and your willingness to be loving even when you don’t feel like it. Our expectations are the single biggest factor in our happiness. They influence not only how we feel, but they also influence…
Your spouse is not stopping you from improving your marriage Have you tried to improve your marriage by talking with your spouse about problems? Most people find doing that either only creates temporary improvement or no improvement at all. As a relationship coach, I want to help people create changes that not only result in…
Helping your spouse to respect you again is an important step in rebuilding a loving partnership If you are not treated by your spouse like an equal or are treated as though you are not valuable, you are being disrespected. You may feel controlled or like you are not good enough for your spouse. Worst…
Love and respect are intimately connected–but respect comes first Respect and love are not things we think about much in our marriage until they aren’t there anymore. Neither of these things disappears in a single day, and the drain can be so slow that we are surprised when they’re gone. Then, you are surprised to…
