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Mar 28th
THE SHOEBOX
A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little Old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had Cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but One day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said She would not recover.
In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took Down More >
Nov 19th
Like any other thing in life, a marriage relationship can run into crises at one time or the other. It is natural and when it happens, the couples are expected to handle the problems as people who know why they came together as husband and wife. Your response to problems in your marriage is what makes the difference and not the problems themselves because problems anywhere, including those in marriages, are there to be solved.
The following seven positive steps are what you are expected to take in not only resolving every problem in your marriage, but to also ensure and More >
Nov 14th
Interferences in marriage are among the most common problems married couples encounter. They are simply the meddling of third parties in the marriage relationship of couples. Interferences in marriage have broken several marriages where the concerned couples were unable to handle them. Naturally, intereferences are not welcome developments in any marriage relationship. They niether augur well for the unity of the home nor create the condusive atmosphere for the married couples to understand themselves. Interferences in marriage usually pitch one partner against the other and create suspicion between husband and wife.
One of the ways to avoid interferences in marriage is More >
Nov 11th
The role of effective communication in sustaining sound marriage relationship can not be over-emphasised because it is an indispensable tool for mutual understanding in every human relationship and interaction. The absence of effective communication in human relationship has resulted to wars, rancor, squabbles and suspicion. To have a sound marriage relationship therefore, effective communication is highly recommended. It builds understanding, love and trust, and eliminates the chances of conflicts. Effective communication in this sense means freely shearing and reasoning together. being open to each with regards to feeling and actions. It also includes the ways and manners the partners talk More >
Nov 8th
Sex for married people is an obligation not only for the purposes of procreation or erotic enjoyment but also for uniting the partners spiritually. Sex is the most powerful element in marriage because of what it connotes. It makes marriage sacred and is a builder of love and intimacy – such love and intimacy that is only reserved for married couples. The sacredness of sexual intercourse makes it an abomination for the unmarried to go into it.
A marriage partner that does not understand the importance of sex in marriage will toy with it and expose his or her marriage to More >
Jul 16th
I had earlier written something on cheating in marriage. It was not exhaustive, nonetheless, but in this one I am taking it from another perspective – the perspective of the main reason why married couples cheat in marriage. Every other reason emanates from this main reason. It is the root cause, the architect of cheating in marriage, nay, the architect of all unfaithfulness.
Who or what Am I talking about? You may ask. I am talking about he that brought man down from glory. He that brought sin into the life of man, including the sin of cheating in marriage. The More >
Jul 13th
Prayer is a mighty weapon ignored by many. It is so potent and lethal that the devil does everything to discourage people from using it, and consequently, rob them of this great weapon. Satan has kept many in ignorance of what prayer is all about. To such people, prayer is lazy man’s apology. It is a mediocre gambit and a foolish man’s past-time. Prayerlessness is a dummy of deceit from Satan; a false glory to the captive, and a mirage of freedom to the doomed.
Prayerlessness is an indication of self reliance and rebellion against God. The educated and exposed may More >
Jul 10th
Involuntary separation of husband and wife is a temporary living apart of married couple as a result of job, business or education. In that case, either of the marriage partner is compelled to live elsewhere because of employment transfer, business demands or pursuit of education in another city. This is different from the separation arising from marriage conflict or crises.
In our ever growing materialistic society with its attendant economic difficulties, family unity is easily sacrificed for the material needs of the family. So a situation where husband and wife are living separately has become a norm. However, involuntary separation of More >
Jul 7th
Childlessness is a problem plaguing many marriage relationships today. It is a situation where a marriage does not produce any child after a number of years. Under normal circumstances, a marriage relationship is expected to produce a child within the first one and half years. If that does not happen, the couples would begin to suspect that something is wrong. They might become agitated and may come under pressure from relatives and well wishers.
To many marriages, childlessness is the beginning of crises. It leads to accusations and counter accusation. Childlessness in marriage leads to suspicion and loss of confidence in More >
Jun 22nd
Let it be realized, once again, that marriage is intended by God for the fulfillment, happiness and pleasure of men and women. A mature man or woman is incomplete without marriage because two are better than one. And the two are meant for the happiness, joy and pleasure of each other. So any regret or crises in marriage is an abnormality. Such problems, especially when they cannot be resolved by the married couples, are not of God, the institutor of marriage.
The brain behind all problems in marriage relationship is Satan. Satan and his angels are mischievous – all they do More >