“Where Do You Want to Eat?” Decision Fatigue in Marriage (and How to Beat It)
“I don’t care, you pick.” “No, you pick.” Decision fatigue in marriage is real. Here’s how couples make decisions together without the nightly dinner standoff.
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Interfaith Marriage and Raising Kids: How Couples Decide
In an interfaith marriage, raising kids brings big questions: which traditions, which holidays, which beliefs? Here’s how couples of different faiths make respectful, shared decisions for their children.
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My Spouse Wants to Move and I Don’t: How to Decide Together
When your spouse wants to move and you don’t, whether for a job, family or a fresh start, it can feel like someone has to lose. Here’s how to decide together in a way that respects both of you.
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Husband Doesn’t Want Another Baby (or You Don’t): When You Disagree About Having More Kids
When one of you wants another baby and the other doesn’t, it can feel impossible to find middle ground. Here’s how couples talk about it honestly, without pressure, and decide together.
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When Your Spouse Lost Faith (or Found It): Staying Close Across Different Beliefs
When a spouse loses faith, or finds it, both partners can feel unsettled. Here’s how couples with different religious beliefs stay respectful and close, with scripts, practical agreements and help for the hard parts.
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Introvert and Extrovert Marriage: Making Different Social Needs Work
An introvert and extrovert marriage works when both partners treat their different social needs as differences in energy, not signs of a problem: the extrovert recharges around people and activity, the introvert recharges alone or in quiet, and neither is wrong. Couples who thrive agree on a rhythm of time together, time apart and time…
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Open Marriage: What It Is, Risks and Questions to Ask Before Considering It
An open marriage is a marriage in which both spouses agree that one or both may have sexual or romantic relationships with other people, with clear rules they’ve negotiated together. What separates it from cheating is full knowledge and enthusiastic consent from both partners. Some couples find it works for them, and many find it…
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Different Politics in Marriage: How Couples Stay Close
Couples with different political views stay close by treating the disagreement as a conversation about values and respect, not a contest to win. They agree on ground rules for when and how to talk, listen to understand before responding, keep their shared life bigger than the topic, take breaks when emotions rise and protect their…
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One Spouse Wants Kids and the Other Doesn’t: What Couples Can Do
When one spouse wants children and the other doesn’t, the first thing to understand is that it’s one of the hardest disagreements a couple can face, because there’s no half-way version of having a child. It isn’t solved by persuasion, pressure or waiting it out. The most useful path is slow, honest conversation about what…
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Not on the Same Page With Your Spouse? How to Handle Different Goals in Marriage
If you and your spouse want different things, your marriage isn’t automatically in trouble. Spouses are rarely on the same page about everything, and most couples who stay happy for decades disagree about plenty. What matters is whether you share core values, respect each other’s differences, and have a way to decide things together when…
