Posts Tagged ‘marriage advice’


Video: Can This Marriage Be Saved?

For anyone asking the question, “Can this marriage be saved,” today’s video will help you determine that.  Too much marriage advice jumps in with suggestions.  I want to help you understand why you are here, and what can be done.  Then we can talk about what to do! So, watch today’s video to help you [...]

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Video: Why Do Marriages Fail?

People often start with the question “can this marriage be saved?”  Let me suggest that first, you need to understand why marriages fail.  We will  be examining this in the first video. If you are ready to start saving your marriage, please watch the video so you will understand what happens to a marriage.  

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“Can This Marriage Be Saved?”

Wow!  Doesn’t that question just get to the heart of the matter?  I just got off the phone with “Gina.”  Those were the first words out of her mouth, “Can this marriage be saved?”  She continued, “I want to save my marriage, but I don’t know whether I can.” I wish I had a crystal [...]

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I Am Sore and Tired (And What That Has To Do With Saving Your Marriage!)

I admit it!  I am tired.  I am sore.  I have discovered muscles I didn’t know I had, and ones I didn’t know could hurt! Here’s the thing:  for years, I have been a trail runner.  I love being in the woods, seeing the changing seasons, and running with my Yellow Lab, Sunny.  We have  [...]

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“How Dare You Tell Me To Save My Marriage!”

. . . that was the opening line from an email I just received. The writer was clearly angry, feeling that I was pressuring her into saving her marriage. So let me be clear, I DO NOT pressure people into trying to save their marriages. Obviously, I do think that marriages should be saved, but [...]

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Four “You’s” Could Save Your Marriage

Just a couple weeks ago, one of my clients gave me a bit of business advice that’s been directly applicable to saving a marriage. I wanted to share it with you. My client, who is a businessperson, was telling me that there are four important “you’s” that are crucial for a business. They are crucial [...]

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Marriage Is Tough

“Marriage shouldn’t be that hard.” That was the opening comment of my client this week. He was convinced that his marriage was doomed. He believe it was because his marriage had become difficult. He believed that this should not be the case. I had to chuckle. Marriage is the most intense relationship that any two [...]

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Top 10 Ways to NOT Save Your Marriage!

Here is my Top 10 Ways to NOT save your marriage! This is a partial list of the mistakes I see people make when they want to save their marriage. Sometimes, it is best to learn from others’ mistakes, rather than make it yourself. 10) Do nothing! Don’t worry, the crisis (problem, situation, incident, threat, [...]

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Bad Advice!: Not All You Read Is Helpful!

OK, rant time! I have tried, for as long as I have been on the internet, to avoid pointing the finger at marriage advice on the internet. But I can’t be quiet any longer! When I started offering help with marriages in 2001, there were maybe 2 of us on the internet. Now, there is [...]

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Excuse #3: “I Can’t Do Anything!”

Do you feel hopeless and unable to change the outcome of your relationship? Then excuse #3 may be the thought that is running through your mind: “I want to do something, but there isn’t anything I can do.” Henry Ford said “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.” In [...]

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