communication

Proverbs for Couples: How to Create an Emotionally Safe Place for Communication (Part 3)

The main ingredient for great communication in marriage is the ability to be vulnerable with one another.  But it’s hard to remain vulnerable once your spouse has hurt you. I know I won’t be quick to share my heart with Eric if I feel he’s going to stomp all over my heart. Being that I…
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Proverbs for Couples: How to Resolve Conflict in Marriage

Every couple will at some point experience conflict in their relationship. Having a set of guidelines from a biblical perspective has been the key for Eric and me. Knowing how to act and react when we disagree with the other person has kept our arguments to a minimum, and we’ve resolved our problems much faster. Since…
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How to Express Your Needs to Your Husband (so you don’t explode)

As a wife, learning to express my needs to my husband hasn’t always been easy.  I would either stuff my feelings or explode.  Unfortunately, neither response would bring me to the desired result I was seeking from my guy. Over the years, I had to figure out a God-honoring way to express what was going…
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