Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage: Unlocking the Secrets to Life, Love and Marriage

Mature couples “mind read” each other all the time so they can meet their spouse’s needs without having to conduct a formal interview. However, if there has been a lot of hurt or judgment between the couple and they are in relational distress, mind reading can make things worse.

Testosterone levels are the why behind the disparity in sexual drive between men and women. Testosterone in teenage boys is fifteen to twenty times higher than in teenage girls. It isn’t until a woman hits her late thirties that she is for her gender what a nineteen-year-old boy is for his. If you compare the sex drives of men and women, you find t

Most couples believe their relationship is special and that their love will last a lifetime. But life isn’t fair. There are cycles of highs and lows. Relational storm systems move in and we experience hurt and hostility. There are thunderous outbursts, followed by empty silences. There are tears and ultimatums. But then comes brokenness—the storm c

When a man proposes marriage to a woman, he is saying to her, Of all the women in the world, I choose you. On her wedding day, at the greatest party of her life, in front of her family, her friends, and God, she is celebrating, I have been chosen! This fact is what causes her single girlfriends to rejoice with her and envy her at the same time. The

Whether a man intends to or not, his silence speaks volumes to his wife. Guys, if we are not careful, silence will speak for us; and it will say things we do not want to say. It will say, “You’re not worth my time,” or “I don’t really care what you think,” or “Go away, you’re bothering me.” How many times have you husbands had your wives accuse you

For a woman, the whole of life is like a junior high school dance where she stands alone thinking to herself, I want to dance. But what she really means is, I want somebody to choose me.

We need to rethink how we respond to differences. We need to get smarter, to become more gracious, to learn how to value the unique way our spouse is different from us, even though that is pretty hard to do.

Research supports the idea that it is not beneficial to share all of one’s negative feelings.8 One of a couple’s communication goals should be to reduce the negative statements they make to each other. Researchers in social psychology have shown that making positive verbal statements—even when you do not totally agree with your own statement—helps

Great marriages take endurance.

Just as there are laws of physics that affect everyone regardless of who they are or what they believe, there are also laws of marriage physics. Sadly, people keep breaking all the laws and then are stunned by the fact that their marriage stinks.