This is a difficult question to answer because the Bible nowhere explicitly states at what point God considers a couple to be married. There are three common viewpoints...

Spouses are often dismayed when time passes and their marriage isn’t as blissful as it used to be. As a couples therapist, I’ve found that many people are relieved to discover there are stages in relationships. Partners can relax and feel a renewed sense of hope when they realize their distressing problem is quite normal for their current stage. Let’s discuss the five stages of couplehood ....

What do you picture when you think of romance in marriage? Perhaps a candle lit dinner? Maybe you see a passionate embrace next to a roaring fireplace? Whilst moments of passion and romance bring color to your relationship, researchers have found that strong marriages are secured in the simple, everyday activities that husbands and wives share with each other...

Here’s the bad news: there are, literally, hundreds of things that could potentially damage intimacy between a man and woman! The good news is that we can avoid almost all of them, and pro-actively work our way through the rest...

We recently celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. While that may not have meant much fifty years ago, it is a milestone by today's matrimonial longevity standards. More impressive is that at dinner that night, we were asked if we were newlyweds...