How To Break Free Of Marital Gridlock

It’s an inevitability that you and your spouse will disagree. But what do you do when the disagreements reach monumental importance? When each of you are so polarized with the position you’ve taken that there’s little chance either will give in to...

“I thought we agreed on this!”

You were so prepared. You talked about how you want to parent your kids before they even showed up on the scene. You agreed on the lessons you want to teach your kids. You have the same vision for the type of people you hope to raise.  Then you realize that there were...

Ask The Readers: How Do You Connect With Family And Friends?

The world we live in offers some unique opportunities as well as challenges. You can now know, almost instantly, about anything major going on in the world. You can board a plane and fly to wherever you’d  like to go. Plus, you can write a few words in a post,...

What's Wrong And How Do We Fix It?

photo credit: sara.atkins The dominant question for humans isn’t what’s my purpose or why am I here, it’s what’s wrong and how do we fix it. This question shapes our worldview, our parenting, even our our relationships. We live in a fix it...

How Twitter May Tweak Your Relationships

photo credit: prakhar Have you ever wondered if Twitter could improve things at home? Or with your kids? With the addition of social networks in the past few years, it’s amazing how easy it has become to stay “connected” to other people. I’m currently only on Facebook...

How To Have Your Feelings

photo credit: visualpanic Editor’s Note: This post is by Simple Marriage contributor Mary Ann Crossno. “You make me feel . . .” – we say that because we just KNOW that how well we do in life is somehow linked to the impact others have on us....