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This week we feature an exerpt from this very funny story by Cindy Chupack in the NY Times. Humour is an indespensible asset in a marriage. In any marriage, even the best marriage, there will [...]

The big family planning issue for most couples used to be how to avoid unexpected pregnancies. As more couples marry later in life, increasingly this is shifting to get the pregnancy they desire. [...]

No matter how easy it may seem to fall in love, staying in love requires attention and effort. We all start out in marriage bright in hope and full of brimming love. Yet rarely do those [...]

We all seek happiness and are drawn to the things we believe will make us happy. But sometimes, the things we desire fail to deliver. Whether it’s a lotto payout, the dream job, the [...]

Marriage Enemy #1: Lethargy We asked a marriage counselor friend of ours about why a marriage fails. We were expecting a long complex answer so we already had a bottle of wine open. Yet her [...]

This is the third of a 5 part review of The Stick Kit by Warwick & Alison Marsh Module 3 – Lets Talk Alison: Here is a joke about marriage education I remembered: My wife and I went to [...]

Falling in love is a conversion experience. Most of us start out as self-centred individuals and suddenly find ourselves caring more about someone else’s happiness than we do our own. Whatever [...]

Most marriage counselling and education focuses on conflict and incompatibility. It seeks to help couples find constructive ways of dealing with challenges in the relationship. It’s a ‘damage [...]

Sex can be a lot of fun, but is that all it’s supposed to be? The best it can be? In the wider culture, sex is seen primarily as a recreational activity – something we do together for fun. When [...]

Arrrghhhh!  Sometimes our husband or wife can be SOOOO frustrating! It can seem like they intentionally push our ‘hot buttons’ just to get us going. Why is that those closest to us seem to annoys [...]