Unless Your Spouse is A Psychopath, They Probably Didn’t Intend to Hurt You.Gentleness: How You Approach A Person Significantly Impacts the Direction the Interaction Will Go.Show Up and Shut Up: Your Presence and Listening Are More Powerful Than You Think.Tone Matters: If You Can Easily End Your Sentence With “You Idiot” Then Chances Are Your Tone is Off.Ask, “How Am I Doing As Your Spouse?” “What is One Thing I Can Do to Be A Better Spouse?”.Feelings Before Fixing: Our Brain Needs Empathy Before Even Considering Possible Solutions.Unless You and Your Spouse Are Nocturnal, Don’t Start or Continue A Difficult Conversation Late At Night.Go to the Source to Be Filled to Overflowing. Ingredients For A Healthy Relationship: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control (Galatians 5:22-23).When You (actions), I Feel (emotions), I Tell Myself (thoughts), I Need/Desire You To (actions).Fight for Time Together Otherwise, You’ll Be Fighting During Your Time Together.
We want to meet you where you are and help you take the next steps in your relationship.Įach section ( Dating, Preparing for Marriage, and Marriage) has links to resources that can help you from what questions to ask when you’re dating, how to best prepare for marriage, managing conflict, connecting and engaging, healing from hurts, to thriving emotionally, sexually, and spiritually. Whatever stage you are in, there is always room for growth. Marriage is a powerful gift from God to help us become more like Jesus in who we are and how we love! So we want to help you grow and care for your relationship no matter what stage or state you are in.Ī healthy marriage typically starts in the dating stage, followed by engagement, then marriage itself.