Husbands and Football
While watching some of the Dallas Cowboys wild card game with my husband I asked him about some of the finer points of the game….
My Marriage: Cross-Cultural Studies
When I was 16, I spent six weeks in Venezuela with some missionaries and some nationals. It left a significant impact on me, and I get…
A Friend in Crisis
I have a dear friend whose marriage is in crisis. Both she and her husband are strong believers, yet they are in a very hard…
Let’s Call It Off
A good friend forwarded an article to me about the demise of a marriage. Written by Sandra Tsing Loh, the author told her husband she…
Superior Wife Syndrome
On a recent Monday morning, I had turned on the Today Show to catch our local news and weather on the half hour. As I…
Budget-Fudging, and Other Small Crimes
I don’t know what you and your husband have set up financially, but I have a budget. After an ongoing discussion, I have an amount…
Loving Better
I think I landed on a gold mine. I had no ideas for gifts for my husband one holiday. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I wanted to…
The Loss of Civility in Marriage
I remember a conversation I had with my mother when I was just a little girl. A couple my parents’ age had apparently had a…
5 Romantic Words for Your Valentine
The other day my husband said one of the most romantic things I’d heard in my entire life: “Go lie down or take a bath….
Otter Meets Lion
“No,” he said with less than an adequate amount of interest or enthusiasm to please me, the idea generator. Don’t you just want to whack…