Marriage

It’s shocking, I know. You can sometimes be tempted to feel like you know everything about your husband, especially if you have been married for years. There’s this tendency to feel like your husband is such an open book. However, for the most part, it is not always so. Even in marriage; the most intimate …

“By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates A good wife makes a man’s life a million times better. But being a good wife, just like being a good anything requires intentionality and learning. I used to think …

Marriage is an institution that comes with different seasons. No doubt, marriage is beautiful, but it takes a lot of work and intentionality to build. Some marriages start off with the honeymoon and enjoyment stage where everything is about butterflies in the belly and feelings. As they journey, they face challenges and try to adapt …

“Intimacy is to love what concentration is to work: a simultaneous drawing together to attention and release of energy.” -Robert Grudin. Marriage: The most intimate relationship in this world. It doesn’t need only love to work, it needs intimacy to create a connection that goes far beyond the physical. Usually, when we talk about intimacy …

Watching the excitement and fun gradually seep out of your marriage can be a very discouraging experience. Your mind travels back to the times when the sparks were flying everywhere, your emotions were on steroids and you both couldn’t get your hands off each other. Good morning kisses, random playful smacks on your butt, flirting …

I can’t believe there was a time when I used to think that going for marriage counseling meant a couple’s marriage was falling apart. I thought that counseling was like the last resort couples went for when their marriage was about to bite the dust. Well, I was completely wrong. Counseling can be the intervention …

Love isn’t all you need to have a successful relationship. In fact, it is only the starting point of what could be a successful relationship, all other things being equal. Trust and intimacy are a few of the “other things” that have been spoken about in depth. However, I feel like we don’t speak enough …