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A “Hygge” Marriage: What the Danes Can Teach Us about Happiness in Marriage

The Danes can teach us a lot about how to be happy in marriage! I am back from three weeks offline (which was amazing, and which I desperately needed), and during that time my mother and my husband and I took a cruise of Northern Europe, spending time in Denmark and...

What is the Window of Tolerance? And What Does It Mean about Sex?

 The window of tolerance concept helps highlight emotional health.  On a recent podcast episode, I was honoured to have licensed counsellor, Jay Stringer, on as a guest.  One of the things he talked about was that evangelical views on gender roles and marriage are...

3 Ways Your Spouse Should Pass the Roommate Test

We love to say that spouses aren’t just roommates And they’re definitely not! Roommates share a living space, and little else. Spouses are supposed to share everything. But at the same time, there are some basic things that go into the roommate experience that may...

What if the 5 Love Languages Are Junk Science?

Do the 5 Love Languages stand up to scientific scrutiny? In January of this year, an article was published and was called Popular Psychology Through a Scientific Lens: Evaluating Love Languages From a Relationship Science Perspective in the Psychological Science...
What Makes a Good Marriage?

What Makes a Good Marriage?

What do we mean by “a good marriage”?  When we say, “I want a good marriage”, what, exactly, are we talking about? A marriage that lasts 50 years? A marriage that doesn’t divorce? A marriage that produces great kids? A marriage that follows God’s “created order” of a...

Why I Believe in Amazing Men

Why I Believe in Amazing Men

I believe men can be emotionally healthy and available–  –just as much as women can be! I don’t believe that women are necessarily better parents, or more emotionally in tune and healthy, or more emotionally stable than men. I don’t believe that women are more...

10 Christmas Traditions When You Don’t Have Kids

10 Christmas Traditions When You Don’t Have Kids

Christmas is coming! And back before my blog became more about evidence-based advice for sex and marriage, I gave a lot of general marriage advice and ideas. Around Christmas, I had some posts and ideas I really liked. And so I thought I'd run some of those again as...

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