Healthy conflict can facilitate communication, understanding, trust and respect if we choose to manage our differences and disagreements in nourishing ways.
Marital Communication
Forgiveness is vital in marriage. The key is to seek an apology after we truly understand our spouse’s heart. Here’s a four-part process to a sincere apology.
Empathy is more than feeling sorry that your spouse is burdened or troubled. Empathy takes place as you carry your spouse’s burdens.
Validation is safely allowing your spouse to share his or her thoughts and feelings. The message is that it’s okay to think and feel the way he or she does.
Couples often find themselves in avoidable conflict. But how can you avoid it?
Active listening is a powerful tool in any relationship, but is an essential skill in marriage.
Before you can begin to talk over the conflict like reasonable, loving adults, you have to pry your closed hearts open again.
Conflict is inevitable in marriage and can create damage or discovery — we choose which it will be. Discovery means learning new ideas, approaches and solutions if we fight together for our marriage.
Couples can build a healthy marriage when they offer encouragement to bring about change, growth and the fulfillment of potential.
I’ve yet to meet a married couple who didn’t struggle with unspoken expectations. By learning to talk about expectations in your marriage, you can begin to establish a more satisfying relationship.
The key to a great marriage is communication. What kind of communication? Dr. Greg Smalley recommends couples have four key marriage conversations.
Understanding the challenges of stepfamily living can help you make an informed decision about remarriage.
How do you resolve conflict in marriage? Consider these eight strategies based on God’s design for effective conflict resolution.
Unresolvable marriage conflicts don’t have to derail your marriage. Most of these problems won’t harm your relationship if you follow a few basic principles.
An attitude of respect paves the way for you to show respect for your mate. Respect does not indicate that you agree on everything, but it does mean that you give your spouse the freedom to be an individual.
Don’t fear the conflict in your marriage. Conflict is actually a key component of communication. Use it to the benefit of your marriage.
All relationships take work, but your first responder marriage may make the Jones’ look like a coffee-fetching “internship.”
If you’re having difficulty initiating conversations with your spouse, these 10 tips might make the process easier.
A thriving marriage requires two spouses who are good at giving apologies that reflect personal responsibility.
Using “soul words” helps develop a greater awareness of your inner experiences. And once you begin the awareness process, you will be amazed at how thoughts, feelings and reactions become clearer to you.
