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Marriage Fitness

Unhealthier Ever After: Weight Gain After Marriage

Does marriage equal wedded bliss… or a ballooning waistline? For many couples, it’s both. The extra weight can creep up …

By Trish Alderman

Coach| 5 min read

Relationship

Relationship Maintenance 101

Maintaining a satisfying, supportive long-term relationship requires serious skills. And like any activity that requires serious skills, it can be …

By Trish Alderman

Coach| 4 min read

Relationship

3 Reasons Why My Military Marriage Makes Me a Better Person

Here’s a Jeopardy factoid for you (you can thank me later…) Over time and under intense heat and some serious …

By Marriage.com Editorial Team

Relationship & Marriage Advice| 9 min read

Relationship

Is Anger Poisoning Your Relationship?

Anger is a volatile, sometimes violent emotion that can arise in a variety of settings, but nowhere else can anger …

By Trish Alderman

Coach| 5 min read

Intimacy

7 Minutes in Heaven: Practicing Mindful Intimacy

Remember that somewhat raunchy game we all probably played some version of, maybe in high school or college, involving a …

By Trish Alderman

Coach| 5 min read

Communication

Communication Styles and Maintenance in Relationships

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines communication as, “the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviours to express or …

By Stephanie Robson

Counselor| 5 min read

Relationship

What Exactly is an Equal Relationship?

Historically there has been a lot of talk and a lot of writing about equal relationships. Some think that an …

By Gerald Schoenewolf

Psychoanalyst| 4 min read

Relationship

9 Ways to Manage the Ups & Downs in Your Relationship: Expert Advice

Many of my clients bemoan that they take 2 steps forward and 3 steps back while others see things more …

By Jeff Schneider

Counselor| 4 min read

Relationship

3 Myths That are Unhelpful in Building Lasting, Satisfying Relationships

I was devastated when I heard the news. There was no way it could be true. If they couldn’t make …

By Maedean Yvonne Myers

Counselor| 4 min read

Relationship

Good Relationships Keep us Happier and Healthier

What is the source of true happiness? Philosophers, scientists, psychologists and spiritualists have been seeking the answer to this question …

By Marriage.com Editorial Team

Relationship & Marriage Advice| 2 min read

Love

Practical Tools to Grow your Love Bank

What do relationships and financial planning have in common? Both need constant monitoring, attention and consistency. You don’t just open …

By Kavitha Goldowitz

Marriage & Family Therapist| 4 min read

Relationship

Balance in Relationships, Life, and Everything In-between

Balance. Everybody wants it, but not many can actually achieve it. Finding balance in life is one of the most …

By Sarah Marandi Steeves

Counselor| 4 min read

Communication

The Communication Toolbox For Your Marriage

Jane and Carl are having the same old argument about the dishes. Jane says to Carl, “You are just so …

By Esther Lerman

Marriage & Family Therapist| 4 min read

Relationship

10 Misconceptions about Relationships

The blueprint that we use to navigate our relationships is made up of what we learned from our parents, the …

By Darylevuanie Johnson

Licensed Professional Counselor| 6 min read

Communication

Good Communication Basics

Couples will often come to my office complaining of “communication” problems in their marriages. That can mean anything from grammar …

By Bryn Collins

Psychologist| 4 min read

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