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Protecting Your Marriage Might Ruin Your Relationship

You want to protect your marriage. But what if protecting your marriage is actually causing you deeper relationship troubles? This blog about marriage communication will help you: identify why fear is making it difficult to communicate with your spouse. improve your marriage communication. Does this sound familiar?: Sex has…

Rebecca S MullenOctober 28, 2021

Communication Marriage

Overcome Fear: Because Fear Will Leave you Lonely

Fear steals our desire. Have you ever wanted to bust out singing to your sweetheart, but knew you’d be embarrassed? What happened when you felt the voice welling up inside you about to spill out where your sweetheart could hear it? Did a voice inside your head start to holler:…

Rebecca S MullenApril 22, 2021

Communication Marriage

Get Clear: Because a Lack of Clarity Will Cause Conflict in Your Marriage

The Importance of Clear Communication in Marriage When it comes to your marriage, clarity is especially important because the lack of clarity causes so many fights. What do you want? It’s a simple question, but let’s face it: we all regularly want mutually exclusive things. You want to stay up…

Rebecca S MullenApril 22, 2021

Communication Marriage

Ask Cleanly: If You Want to Intensify Intimacy in Your Marriage Ask with Clarity

Increase Intimacy in Your Marriage It’s important that we learn to ask cleanly because it brings respect and kindness to our marriage. Whether you need help with the papers that pile up on the kitchen counter, or you want to try a new move in bed, how do you ask…

Rebecca S MullenApril 22, 2021

Communication Marriage

Beware Conditions: Because Conditions Will Suck the Life Out of Your Marriage

It’s risky to accept conditions on love. Have you ever felt like your sweetheart will love you if you’re thin? Or if you’re rich? Or if you say yes instead of no? Conditions on love try to slip in without being noticed. Unconditional love is the goal of your marriage,…

Rebecca S MullenApril 22, 2021

Communication Marriage

Affirm Lovingly: You’ve Said Yes. Your Spouse Hears No. What Happened?

You’ve been invited to dinner with some friends. You ask your sweetheart if they want to go. “OK. But I really wanted to stay home and watch a movie,” is the reply. “Why don’t you want to go?” you ask. “I said I would go,” your sweetheart says in that…

Rebecca S MullenApril 22, 2021