Build a Healthy Marriage

Here are some simple ways to help keep your marriage successful. Just remember that there is no one simple way to build a healthy marriage.

If you want to keep your marriage long-lasting and successful, be flexible in your attitudes, be willing to create balance in your life, and be open to change.

Make a list about what you like about being married and what you can celebrate about marriage. Share your list of things to celebrate about being married.

We've written about emotional needs and what wives and husbands often want from their spouses. We'd like to hear from you what you want from your spouse and from your marriage. What do you want from your marriage?

The whole idea of a wonderful, pleasant surprise is to do or give something unexpectedly. A really great surprise will astonish and amaze your spouse. Here are some tips on how to surprise your spouse.

Love and commitment are on the list, of course. But there are many more necessary qualities couples need to have a healthy and happy marriage.

Here is a brief explanation of Wallerstein's nine tasks of marriage and additional resources.

In no particular order, here are ten things that many husbands often want from their wives.

So often we hear folks say that their spouse is not fulfilling their emotional needs. When we ask what needs are not being fulfilled, people mention things that are not emotional needs but wants and desires. You need to take responsibility for filling your own needs.

In no particular order, here are ten things that many wives often want from their husbands.

Here are things you can do in your marriage to push your spouse away with information on how to avoid doing these things!

Information on how important communication skills are in a marriage, and ways to make your marriage "smarter".