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Marriage Maintenance

Marriage doesn't have to be hard work, but marriage does need maintenance. In order to have a successful marriage, you need to continue to maintain your communication skills, continue to maintain romance in your marriage, and continue to enrich your marriage.

Good Luck and Marriage

Setting aside superstitions and marriage traditions, how much of a role do you think good luck plays in having a successful marriage?

Portrayals of Marriage

Portrayals of Marriage

When You are Wrong -- Make Things Right

It doesn't make any difference if you've made an insignificant mistake or a serious mistake, you need to take ownership of the mistake, admit to it, apologize for it, fix it, and not repeat it.

Avoid These Common Harmful Behaviors

If you or your spouse fall into negative patterns in the way you relate to one another, you are not just in a rut, you are hurting one another and your marriage.

Get Your Marriage Out of a Rut

It took time to get your marriage in a rut. It will take time to get your marriage out of a rut. Here is a seven-step approach to help the two of you gett your marriage out of a rut.

Easy and Practical Ways to Make Your Marriage Last

For your marriage to last many years, it is important that you show your love for one another on a regular basis. That means daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly, taking a few minutes, even seconds, to put your spouse first on your priority list.

Five Things You Can Do to Improve Your Marriage

Although there are many ways to improve your marriage, this list of five things you can do to improve your marriage is centered around major red flag issues that can tear your marriage apart: lack of respect and kindness for one another, lack of time with each other, lack of sexual desire for one another, lack of sharing responsibilities, and lack of having agreed upon financial goals.

Reasons Your Marriage Could Need a Spring Cleaning

If you can relate to several of these dusty corners in your marriage relationship, then the two of you need to do more than clean your home this spring. You both need to spring clean your marriage.

Top Ten Marital Mistakes

There appears to be a pattern to the marital problems and issues that couples share. Here's our list of the top ten things that you need to try and avoid in your own marriage.
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