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FF: The Losada Line: Boosting Your Marriage with Positive Communication
The Losada Line, or Losada ratio, is an important number in relationships. Named after psychologist Marcial Losada, the line is based on the ratio of positive to negative feedback one receives from a boss, a friend, a parent, or a spouse. When the ratio..
Understanding the Impact of Pushing Your Wife Beyond Her Comfort Zone
Do you ever push your wife to go beyond her comfort level? If youre trying to help her grow, and she is on board, then doing that can be a good thing. If thats your reason, and shes not on board, then you have...The post Understanding the Impact of Pu
The ‘Broken Like Me’ Approach to Marriage”
My wife is imperfect. Shes not always loving, and she says things we both regret later. Basically, she is broken. Just like I am broken. There are places where she is more broken than I am. I could focus on those and feel superior....The post The Broke
Don’t Take Her Discomfort Sitting Down
One of the things about getting older is you cant sit just any old way in any old chair. Sitting on the ground may cause pain. Certain chairs can be a problem. But while most older folks experience this, its different for each individual....The post Do
How to Figure out if Your Wife Wants to be Ravished
Years ago, we did a survey about being ravished sexually. Seventy-two percent of the women said they would like to be ravished. About half had experienced it before and wanted again, with 81% saying either it was very good, or the best sex ever.... The po
FF: The Power of Prayer for Prioritizing Commitments
It was one of those days today. I learned as I checked my email this morning, that a website had been down almost two hours. It went that way most of the day. It took me hours to get to the thing originally at... The post FF: The Power of Prayer for Prior
Taking Off All Her Clothes And Not Seeing Her Naked
Well, you can take off all my clothes And never see me naked ~ Naked by Ava Max Thats a spot on statement. Physical nudity is easy and common. Emotional intimacy is far less common, and much more difficult. And yet, most wives desperately...The post Tak
The Hidden Dangers of Screen Time: How It Affects Your Marriage
My son and daughter-in-law are very good about limiting our grandkids screen time. Im happy about this, because a growing body of science says too much screen time does all kinds of bad things to kids. And its not just what they watch. While...The post
Classical Music in the Park
We have some dear friends with whom we have a birthday tradition. When any of us has a birthday, they treat the other couple to brunch. In April, when it was my birthday, they said as a birthday gift, they were taking us to... The post Classical Music in
Selah in the Bedroom
Earlier this week I talked about selah, a pause to reflect. There are several ways you can apply this to sex. Start Slow We guys are usually ready and champing at the bit. Aside from the fact our wives aren’t like this, it can... The post Selah in the Bed