You’ve had this nagging feeling going on for days, or maybe even weeks. You just can’t shake it. That feeling that you just aren’t happy in your relationship. You wish your partner would meet your needs better. And when you get to this point, you can’t help but blurt out how you are feeling in hopes […]

When is the last time you spent time alone with your spouse where you weren’t asleep or completely distracted? Married couples can start to feel like roommates after you have kids. Your days are filled with taking care of others or putting out fires at the office. And you feel like there isn’t much time […]

Finding Hope When Your Relationship Changes Do you remember when you used to think about your partner all day long? You couldn’t wait until you saw him or her next and would get butterflies in your stomach just thinking about it. Now fast-forward a few years into marriage and you probably have at least one […]

Have you been thinking about going to counseling for a long time? But you have been waiting on your spouse to agree that counseling is a good idea. On average couples wait 6 years after problems started to go to counseling. But you don’t need to keep putting off counseling for yourself if your spouse isn’t […]

Last week we explored what contributes to emotional distance and how to address your own distance to be less lonely in your marriage. Most of you will naturally be more open, positive, and playful with your spouse when you address your own distancing mindsets and behaviors. But others of you will need some help taking […]