If I’m being very honest, there’s been more than once in our marriage when I’ve felt very alone. Times when I stood unaccompanied in my kitchen staring at the cabinets thinking, “Ok, God. It’s just you and me now.” During…
8 things every married couple should talk about openly and often
Now a lot of married couples would probably tell you that they can talk to their spouse about anything. But is that really true? I’ve actually come across a lot who have a hard time even bringing certain subjects up…
3 tips for effective communication with your husband
I want to thank Jerry Stumpf, from Jerrystumpf.com, for taking the time to share his thoughts on Living the Sweet Wife! He and his wife are marriage counselors and Jerry blogs to encourage couples to communicate effectively and have…
8 Signs Your Relationship is Immature
8 Signs Your Relationship is Immature Ever find yourself embarrassed because you just couldn’t help having that fight over text? Or maybe you found yourself trying to “get” your significant other to do something rather than just asking. I’ve been…
Handling Unmet Expectations in Marriage
If you had premarital counseling at one point, or have ever touched a marriage book before, you’ve probably heard at least 10,000 times already that you need to talk about expectations in your marriage. Well, they’re not kidding. The…
The #2 reason for conflict in marriage
Hey Chicas, Do you ever find yourself washing the dishes and you look over at your husband and you realize the he, in fact, is not washing the dishes? In fact, he doesn’t seem to be doing much at all……
10 Reasons to Give Your Marriage Another Chance
Whether you’re considering packing your suitcase or reading this while you cool off from a recent scuffle, this post is for you. Take a look at these 10 reasons to give your marriage another chance before you go making any…
10 Ways to Handle Conflict and Confrontation for the Best Possible Outcome
Let me begin by giving a snippet of background behind my confrontation transformation: How can I put this? I used to be such a scardy cat. It’s shameful, honestly. I used to be afraid of confrontation with my own family…
The Huge Problem in Every Marriage that No One Talks About!
The Huge Problem in Every Marriage that No One Talks About! I’m going to just put this out there before you read any further to make sure that you still want to keep reading this. This post is pretty…
I picked my first husband, God picked my second husband
Hi guys! I want to introduce today’s post writer: she’s a woman very dear to me who had always spoken wisdom and love into my life! I’ve been asking her for a while to share some of her insights here…
7 ways to get your spouse talking!
Keeping communication is one of the best ways to preserve closeness in your relationship with your spouse. Yeah, your sex life might be great, but if you’re not having regular communication, eventually conversations themselves are going to begin to become…
Bad Body Language Habits that Escalate Fights (and what to do instead)
Now the first thing I would like to put out is that it takes two people to fight. Each person is able to de-escalate conflict to the best of their ability and I believe each person involved has a responsibility…