• What good advice have you received that has helped your marriage?
• What can a couple do to grow in compatibility?
• We Are SO Different! What differences have you bridged, and how has this made you stronger as a marital team?
• What answer to prayer have you experienced this past year?
• What resources have helped you improve your marriage?

2 comments so far ↓

• 1 Nobuhle // Feb 10, 2008 at 3:03 am

  (SA) Firstly, understand what marriage is and what it is not, by reading the Bible. Understand what God expects from a husband and wife in a marriage. Once you understand that, you will be surprised when you find that you’ve been worrying yourself over things that shouldn’t worry you. Different people have different views of what being married means, especially if you are a woman. But if you listen to what God says about marriage, you will have less things to worry about.

• 2 Lesli // Feb 25, 2008 at 2:15 pm

  (USA) In an effort at better communication, my husband and I recently decided that it’s good to have a conversation, once a week, where we can share any concerns either of us has.

  The idea is that it’s done respectfully and with love, and when both of us are calm and distressed. This would, hopefully, prevent us from saying things in the heat of an emotional moment that might be hurtful and it also gives us the ability, even when the other has hurt us (knowingly or unknowingly) to wait until that appointed time to discuss it in a mature way, instead of trying to address a grievance in the heat of the moment (which usually only leads to a worse situation).

  I feel the Holy Spirit gave me this idea and I wish I’d had it all the years I’ve been married. We might have been communicating better years ago - but, we live and learn. I’m optimistic about this "policy." I think it’s something that would probably benefit all couples.