It’s not the yearly, fancy travel that creates a strong marriage, nor the expensive gifts that each one of you receive from each other. Although these are great to experience and have, these are not the glue that strengthens the bond of a marriage, but its those little things that you do for one another […]
Marriage Care
Marriage is Being at Home
Being in a marriage feels like living in a house that makes us feel at home. There are feelings of comfort, safety, and security. According to attachment theory, these feelings are important in fostering a secure relationship. Marital researchers suggest that marriage also displays the three characteristics of attachment which are safe haven, secure base, […]
How to Have a Successful Relationship with an Anxiously Attached Partner
Anxious attachment style is one of the four attachment styles which include secure, fearful-avoidant and dismissive-avoidant styles. Read HERE to understand what an attachment style is. A person with an axious attachment style need more connection than a secure person. Therefore, emotional distance and disconnection trigger them which make them anxious and unsafe in the […]
4 Attachment Styles: What is Your Marital Attachment Style?
There are married individuals who feel emotionally connected to their spouses. When they are stressed, they are confident that their spouses have their back and will make an effort to support them. When they share something about themselves, they know that they will be heard, seen, and responded to. In short, they feel loved and […]
Why Your Husband Fights, Walks Out, or Ignores You When Confronted?
Have you ever been frustrated with your husband’s response when you air out your grievance? You wanted to talk about an issue in your relationship, resolve a conflict, and be heard because you were hurt. But to your utter dismay, you’d get nothing. In some instances you noticed some reactions from him whenever you attempt to […]
Deepen your Intimacy: 5 Levels of Intimate Communication
Why do some marriages thrive and why do others just merely survive? One answer could be on the communication levels with which married couples would consistently communicate with each other. A John Powell, the author of the book Why I am Afraid to Tell You Who I Am, discussed the 5 levels of intimate communication. […]
How to Deal with Unsolvable Marital Problems
She wants to save for the future; he wants to spend to enjoy himself. She wants her home tidy and orderly; he wants to be carefree about his things. She wants to pursue further study; he wants to partner with her in the business. These are just some opposing life goals and dreams among couples, […]
Love Map: Know your partner inside out
Before I begin this post, let me first ask you a few questions about how well you know your husband. What are your husband’s painful and happy childhood memories? What are the things that make him happy or stressed right now? What are his dreams and aspirations for the future? The first question is about […]
Making Love: Spontaneous or Scheduled
During a group date with my two wife friends (together with our husbands with a conversation of their own), one of our topics has drifted to our sex lives. Let’s call my friends Abby and Liz, not their real names, but close to it I guess. I found out that Abby and I prefer a […]
“If I am upset, let me be upset.”
Just this past Thursday, I lashed out at hubby because of some project with our organization that he hasn’t settled yet. I have been reminding him for the past months to finish it, but nothing’s progressing since the last time he attended to it. And since I’m the wife, it’s me whom the leaders keep […]