Coping with Grief: Healthy Ways to Navigate the Loss of a Spouse
The loss of a spouse or long-term partner is a profound and life-altering experience. Your world, once built around a shared existence, is suddenly and irrevocably changed. The silence in the house can feel deafening, and the future you planned together has vanished. This journey, known as bereavement, is one of the most difficult challenges […]
The 5 Love Languages: How to Understand Your Partner Better After Decades Together
Decades together weave a beautiful, complex tapestry. You’ve built a life, navigated challenges, and likely know your partner’s habits better than anyone. You can finish their sentences, predict their coffee order, and sense their mood from across the room. Yet, sometimes, a subtle distance can creep in. The ways you once connected might not land […]
11 Last Attempts Before Giving Up on Your Marriage
Judie and Trevor, both in their late fifties and married for over 20 years, are now considering divorce. She says she’s done with this marriage, and that she feels unloved and rejected by him. She has felt this way for more than five years, witnessing how they gradually lost their emotional connection, not to mention […]
Life as a Widow: 7 Hard Things I Learned in My First Year
These are the things I learned in my first year of being a widow. One year ago, I lost my husband. It felt like a nightmare and it still feels like this sometimes. It took me a lot of time to assimilate it. Recently, I needed to face my emotions and deal with the painful […]
4 Ways to Identify and Stop Nagging in Your Marriage
Have you ever wondered if you can identify and even stop nagging in your marriage? Let’s be honest, if there is one thing a lot of us need to do, it is to stop nagging. And while we are not always aware we are doing just that, it has been studied that nagging can end […]
10 Signs Your Marriage Won’t Last for Another Year
If you feel that your marriage won’t last, you need to read this! Being married is at the top of the list of lifetime achievements, especially if you’re in a happy marriage. However, more often than not, that doesn’t happen. More often than not, you fall in love with someone very hard, you spend years […]
9 Reasons Giving Tiny Compliments Is the Key to a Happy Marriage
If you are here, then it means you really want your marriage to work. Well, today you’re going to find out that giving tiny compliments is the secret to a long-term marriage. We’re not saying it’s the only secret, but it will sure take you a long way if you decide to try it. A […]
8 Signs Your Wife Is Planning a Divorce
Can you recognize some of the signs of divorce? As people change over time, so do marriages. In many cases, the way we express our love takes on a different form. However, there are marriages where the feelings that once brought two people together are no longer there. In that situation, it’s up to both […]
14 Phrases Successful Couples Use Daily
What’s the secret to being a successful couple? Communication is vital in any healthy relationship. And successful couples who work on these skills together will have a longer-lasting marriage. The reality is that words matter. Showing your partner kindness and support through your actions is great. But expressing it in words is just as important. […]