On the other hand, women must learn the code-talk of a man. If a woman really wants to communicate effectively with a man, she must grasp the inescapable truth that she needs to say what she means. While this sounds completely inappropriate to most women, it’s a must. Men do not get subtle hints, or even obvious ones, for that matter. To

When a woman thinks a man needs work, she is not trying to be negative or demeaning. In fact, she rather enjoys the thought. Do you know why? Because women like to work on relationships, and because marriage represents her greatest relationship, she enjoys working on it. But the thought of working on any relationship makes most men feel ill. You se

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.

It is this capacity for receiving and processing such information that makes a woman more aware of what’s going on in her environment. This is why women are masterful multitaskers; they can juggle several projects at one time.

Problems are not the result of a delinquent marriage or the fault of the person we married; problems are rooted in how we view marriage. How we view our marriage will always trump what we do in one—what we do is secondary.

Once you understand why your husband acts that way, or why your wife thinks that way, it will change how you feel about him or her, though nothing has really changed. Compassion will come with an accompanying perseverance—all because you now understand. I cannot overstate the importance of understanding.

If you believe your spouse is always mad at you, you will see only the things that support that belief. Any evidence that would suggest something to the contrary is simply filtered out. If you believe your husband doesn’t like to do the things you like to do, you will interpret any hesitation on his part toward doing something you enjoy (which may

Your heart simply follows whatever you focus on (or pay attention to). If your focus is on God and the kingdom of God, His desires will become yours. If you focus on something forbidden, you will desire that thing.

Affectionate love is the warm feeling of tenderness for another person. It is usually the reaction you have when you see an innocent little child, meet a kind older person, or unexpectedly bump into an old friend. It is a momentary sense of endearment that you have in response to the innocence or sweetness of another. Though this love is momentary