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5 Ways to Drive Your Wife Wild
My husband and I have been happily married for nine years and have been together for almost fifteen. We were college sweethearts. Three children later, romance can get pretty low on the priority list. Romance is one of those things that, for me at least, translates into a higher sex drive. I’d venture to say many women feel the same way. There are many ways to express romance, and in turn, to drive your woman wild. Here are five ways to do that. 1. Get down on your hands and knees… and wash the floors. There’s nothing sexier to a woman than watching a man get down and dirty… to…
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How To Relate Better With Your Wife
Women and men differ not just in their genetic makeup but also in psychological and sociological aspects. You cannot treat a lady in a similar manner as you treat a gentleman. They are excited and amused with different things. They have different perspectives and perceive things differently. In fact, women are much more complex creatures than men. It may take years of continuous efforts to get a nerve on the temperaments of your woman. But while you that, here are some habits you should completely avoid to have a lasting and loving relationship with your woman: When your wife comes up with a problem to discuss, do not jump to…
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How Social Media Sites and Internet Dating Have Affected Marriages
Technological changes have been so fascinating so far. Communication is quicker and faster than it ever was before. Furthermore, we now have options when we wish to communicate: emailing, video-chatting, phone calling, instant messaging and so on. Besides communication, the internet dating has spiced up the old school sort of dating. Internet dating sites and social media websites have all simplified the task of meeting new people on a daily basis. While this makes life more interesting and elegant, the aforementioned technology changes have destroyed several marriages and relationships. Previously, couples were willing to work on their marriages because they loathed divorce and starting all over again. Now men and…
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Four Signs to Look for to Know Your Marriage is Getting Unstable
Marriage is a unique institution with numerous challenges and lessons. If you enter marriage thinking that you will be celebrating from January to December, you will be in for a rude shock. As with other relationships, marriage is prone to disagreements and conflicts. There will be good and bad times in your relationship. If you seem to deal with endless conflicts, it may be a sign that you are no longer compatible marriage partners. And if you still love each other, it may be time to seek the intervention of a marriage counselor or educator. To know that your relationship is really bad, look for the following signs. Lack of…
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Why Coming Down from the Honeymoon High Needs to Happen (And That’s a Good Thing).
The honeymoon period of a relationship is that ooey gooey blissed-out moment where you both are in an other-worldly trance, basking in the glow of love, and wondering how you ever lived without one another. There’s no denying it, the honeymoon phase feels good. The tingles on the skin, butterflies in the stomach and heart fluttering in the chest—damn good. The googly eyes, tingly sighs, and jell-o knees—so so good. But, my friend, I’m sorry to break the bad news: The honeymoon phase must end eventually. You need to come down off that high and back to real life—and that’s a good thing. You can’t drive drunk. Just like you…
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Four Challenges That a Young Couple May Face After the Wedding
Did you know that some couples don’t survive their first year of marriage? They do an elegant and beautiful wedding just to end their affair too soon. If you are newly weds, don’t say or do things that could finish your marriage within the first year. Without a doubt, your first year of marriage is extremely significant. It is the moment when you lay a foundation for a successful family and marriage. Like most couples, living happily ever after was your goal when you said your vows. The first year of living together is when your vows will be put to a test. By the end of it, each of…
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12 Reasons Married Couples Should Sleep in Separate Beds
Sleeping together may ignite the wrong flame Fighting with your spouse can cause you both to lose sleep, but losing sleep can also cause you to fight with your spouse. This chicken-egg conundrum has serious health implications for couples, especially if sleepless nights are more than a rare occurrence. In a new study at The Ohio State University Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, researchers acquired blood samples from 43 couples, both before, and after, they had a fight, on two separate occasions. The couples supplied information about topics known to generate spats in their household, as well as their recent sleep history. Researchers instructed each couple to discuss the contentious…
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Top 4 Benefits You Get From Marriage
If you have been going through your days feeling ashamed of being married, stop it already. Marriage is not that bad even if a lot of negative things are said about it. Instead of complaining about things he or she can’t do right, find things to be grateful for. After all, numerous people on earth wouldn’t be so sad that they are still alone. There are incentives to be found in marriage. Without further ado, we will tell you why you are lucky to be married. 1. Marriage offers guilt-free sex If you are a believer, mostly a Christian, your Bible says that sex was designed for marriage. Hence, getting…
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Top Changes You Can Make to Have a Happier Marriage
Instead of envying your friends’ marriages that you think are doing better than yours, make some valid changes. Use all your energy to play your roles in your relationship with your spouse. If you give it your all and it gets worse, let go. Avoid wasting too much time wondering why you married him or her. You already did and cursing and grumbling won’t change a thing. The logical thing to do is to deal with whatever is ruining your marriage right now. The following are changes you can make to make your marriage happier. Build a friendship with your spouse The best you can do to make your…
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8 Troubling Signs Your Marriage Is Headed for Divorce
You speak but don’t communicate Your communication doesn’t have to be meaningful day in and day out. But it’s troubling if you never talk with your spouse about anything beside, say, the weather or who needs to get more milk. “It’s a bad sign when speaking to each other seems superficial,” says Marni Feuerman, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. “If you keep the day-to-day stuff inside, it creates distance and disconnection in your marriage,” says Feureman. That can make you feel less affection and fondness for your partner. The same goes if it’s one person doing all the talking and the other doing all the…
