Romance and Mystery
Romantic excitement may spark a relationship, but lasting love is built through intention, curiosity and devotion—sustained by mystery, deep commitment, and habits that keep romance alive through every season.
Habit Makers, Habit Breakers
Small, intentional rituals can transform ordinary routines into meaningful couple time. Rituals that resonate with our natural habits and desires, and nurture our relationship, provide a rhythm that makes our couple time a regular and positive activity without being a straitjacket.
10 Keys to a Great Marriage
Love is a very costly exercise, but it has great rewards and brings great joy. Having celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary, here are our 10 keys to having a great marriage.
Rekindling Romance in a Politically Correct Age
The princess longs for a good man who adores her, the knight for a lady worthy of such worship. Romance of this sort builds character and makes for better men and women.
Romanticism is Killing Marriage. Is It Time to Rethink Some Things?
Is our current model of marriage the right one? Is it here to stay? Or will historians one day look back and wonder: What were those neurotic, romantic fools thinking?
Learning to Love
As C.S. Lewis wrote, don’t lock up your heart in a "coffin of your selfishness". Instead, love those closest to you with openness and vulnerability. Familial love like this might just be the closest one can get to Heaven on earth.
Going From Good To Better
Marital health is about more than minimising conflict. If we want to go from ‘good’ to ‘better’ we need to capitalise on the positives. Most marriage counselling and education focuses on conflict and incompatibility. It seeks to help couples find constructive ways of dealing with challenges in the relationship. It’s a ‘damage control’ approach that seeks to minimise the impact of negative experiences. Conflict management and relationship repair are important skills for every ...
Kids vs Romance: Connecting with Your Bride
When kids come along, Dad and Mum need to be even more intentional about coming together, communicating, and strengthening their marriage. What you need is a plan. A plan for making time for romance even though you’re both a little tired and distracted.
Make It Better
In 2019, Paak released "Make It Better", featuring Smokey Robinson — a sweet, phat track that contains much wisdom for us married men.
Make Some New Year Resolutions
One of the most important resolutions we can make is to give our marriages and relationships higher priority. The most vital and satisfying marriages are intentional. They don’t leave their relationship to chance, but actively foster habits which deepen their intimacy.
