You married your spouse’s family too! This may be truer for some than for others but interacting with your spouse’s family and developing some sort of a relationship with them is inevitable.  Your in-laws are a group of people who have a unique personal and intimate relationship with your spouse which existed long before your

Leaving the kids behind while going on vacation allows you and your spouse to reconnect and strengthen your romantic relationship. Even if the kids seem a little upset it’s actually great for them to see their parents wanting alone time. WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A KIDS-FREE GETAWAY? YOUR KIDS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES THAT NEED

Sex can be many things but it’s not uncommon for couples to be frustrated, even disappointed. Like marriage, our culture and media leave us with an expectation that it will flow naturally and both will experience ecstasy.  Last week we addressed being vulnerable and expressing what brings you pleasure and sharing your desires. Communication is

Relationships are like gardens.  They need watering, pruning, and tending to remain lush.  If you left a garden to grow on its own, it would become entangled and unkempt. The flowers may die while the weeds flourish.  You need to water the plants and trim the weeds! A beautiful garden requires an investment of time

LOVE in marriage is more than a word that is tossed around between two people or used in the writing of vows. It’s not always a feeling of butterflies and rainbows. Lasting love is overlooking the selfish acts, believing the best, and being there for the good, bad and the ugly. We have a tendency

TUNE UP The heartstrings of marriage, like a guitar need to be regularly tuned. Before a guitarist plays a concert they tune the strings to make sure the tone is perfect. In the early days of marriage our spouse is listening for the right tone and the strings are tuned toward love and happiness. But