by MarriageTeam | Apr 15, 2022 | Keeping Love Alive 365
One huge obstacle to resolution is when destructive conflict behaviors are present such as making negative comparisons, nagging, name calling, shifting blame, walking away, refusing to discuss, and/or using sarcasm or profanity. Getting past destructive behaviors and...
by MarriageTeam | Mar 31, 2022 | Keeping Love Alive 365
Step #4 to Better Intimacy: Respecting Differences Do you remember the first time you “fell in love”? Was it love at first sight? Did it feel like everything just “clicked” as if the two of you had a lot in common? In the early days of courtship we are attracted to...
by MarriageTeam | Mar 17, 2022 | Keeping Love Alive 365
Step #3 to Better Intimacy: Speaking Effectively Have you ever been in a conversation where you feel like you are talking past each other and nothing you are saying is getting through? What if you could reopen the connection simply by using a couple of simple...
by MarriageTeam | Mar 3, 2022 | Keeping Love Alive 365
Many couples feel like they know a lot about listening, viewing it as a passive activity. Someone speaks – you just sit and listen. Often that kind of listening is coupled with thinking of how to respond or even tuning the other person out completely. Many...
by MarriageTeam | Feb 17, 2022 | Keeping Love Alive 365
Step #1 to Better Intimacy: Random Acts of Kindness Did you know that there are eight types of intimacy in personal relationships? In today’s world “intimacy” is tethered to “sexual intimacy,” often to the exclusion of the seven other types. Marital intimacy grows...
by MarriageTeam | Feb 10, 2022 | Keeping Love Alive 365
Celebrating All Valentines! Valentine’s Day is the holiday for sweethearts, couples and marriage. Some love it, some relish it, and others are not so “sweet” on it. Wherever you are on February 14th, the day that tradition marks for love and engagement, we pray that...
