Tag: marriage tips

  • 9 Boundaries for a stronger marriage

    9 Boundaries for a stronger marriage

    Oftentimes I think people view boundaries in marriage as freedom limitations, strict laws imposed on one another, or even a form of punishment. I find that telling when, in fact, boundaries – when used properly and lovingly – make a marriage stronger. Now I’ve written several other posts on boundaries, and while I have so…

  • Fear not – How to talk about money in relationships

    Fear not – How to talk about money in relationships

    This is relationship and marriage edition of how to talk about money with your partner/spouse. In another post I unpack having The Money Talk while dating. I made two separate posts and created two workbooks pertaining to the finances in dating and relationships because the information provided in each are entirely different. If you’re not…

  • Relationship-care is also self-care [9 examples]

    Relationship-care is also self-care [9 examples]

    I’m not afraid to admit it – as a married woman, relationship-care and self-care are congruently interconnected. Relationship-care is also self-care, yet why is this statement so combative? That’s a personal question to ask and unpack yourself. Putting effort into and towards my marriage ultimately makes me *feel good*, as it should! The same way…

  • A Relationship Built To Last Can Survive A Stay-At-Home Lockdown

    A Relationship Built To Last Can Survive A Stay-At-Home Lockdown

    Right now this so-called lockdown, staycation, work-from-home, solitary confinement or period of unwilful solitude – whatever you want to call it – is about to test everyone’s relationships. Whether you’re newly dating, in a relationship, living together or apart, engaged or married, this indirectly enforced stay-at-home confinement is going to be the ultimate test if…

  • How to stop being defensive when you feel under attack

    How to stop being defensive when you feel under attack

    Defensiveness – it’s the gut reaction to defend yourself when you feel someone has said or done something unfairly or negatively to you. This is instinctive – it’s biological – that when you feel attacked you will either shut down, run away and hide or retaliate to protect yourself. You know all too well what that feels like. The blood…