My husband won't communicate with me: the communication breakthrough that builds real intimacy “The secret to a happy marriage is communication”. Hmm.. I wondered.. If that was true.. Then why weren’t we happy? We sure did a lot of communicating. … Or did we? On second thought, I did a lot of communicating. He did a lot of quietly sitting through our talks with very little feedback. It was frustrating and exhausting to be married to someone who couldn’t communicate. Especially when I was so...

How to thrive during family visits so they don't put stress on your marriage There’s a Mexican proverb that says, “guests, like fish, begin to stink after three days”. I never quite understood the meaning.. Until I became the one hosting. If you’ve ever had guests come and stay with you for an extended period of time, you may have also experienced the stress and tension that can put on you (and your marriage). There’s something deeply vulnerable about being seen, really seen, in your own...

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