Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/05/14/when-sex-creates-storms-in-marriage-2/feed/ 7 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/14/three-things-forgiveness-wont-heal/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/14/three-things-forgiveness-wont-heal/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:24:15 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1993 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg2(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg2' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg2' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }                     Forgiveness heals everything, right? Wrong! According to Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Five Love Languages, there are three things forgiveness will not heal, including facing the consequences of what was done. Click here to see the other two things forgiveness will not …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/14/three-things-forgiveness-wont-heal/feed/ 2 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/11/whats-allowed-in-the-bedroom/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/11/whats-allowed-in-the-bedroom/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:02:27 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1975 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg3(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg3' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg3' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } We recently received a question from a wife who was sexually active prior to marriage. When she got married, she brought those experiences, into a marriage with a husband who was a virgin. She’s curious about what is “allowed” in the bedroom, and how she can get her sexually conservative husband to try different sex …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/11/whats-allowed-in-the-bedroom/feed/ 6 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/06/true-accountability-in-marriage/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/06/true-accountability-in-marriage/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1960 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg4(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg4' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg4' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } True accountability is bottom-up, not top-down. In other words, it’s up to the spouse being held accountable to turn the light on and reveal their secret dealings. While there’s no easy way to this, here are some suggestions to help make the process more bearable and effective: Confide in someone of the same gender who will …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/06/true-accountability-in-marriage/feed/ 3 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/02/marriage-works-a-top-100-christian-marriage-relationship-blog/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/02/marriage-works-a-top-100-christian-marriage-relationship-blog/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:19:12 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1953 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg5(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg5' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg5' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } Marriage Works! has been selected as a Top 100 Christian Marriage and Relationship blog by CatholicDatingSites.com. We see some of our marriage educator partners on the list  - who we respect highly, so we’re honored to have been included. Special thanks to Joseph Atkins, editor of CatholicDatingSites.com for the inclusion, and YOU, our loyal reader, who …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/03/02/marriage-works-a-top-100-christian-marriage-relationship-blog/feed/ 2 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/22/be-nice/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/22/be-nice/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:12:13 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1928 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg6(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg6' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg6' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } It’s nice to be nice to your spouse. However, some folks have mastered the art of being nicer to strangers and co-workers than they are their spouse. Sure, your co-worker may not have left the cap off the toothpaste, forgotten to put the toilet seat down, burned dinner, missed your birthday, said mean words to you, …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/22/be-nice/feed/ 0 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/17/ending-soon-19-ebooks-audios-videos-for-12/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/17/ending-soon-19-ebooks-audios-videos-for-12/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:15:35 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1905 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg7(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg7' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg7' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; }   Consider if any of these is true about your marriage: Your spouse shows up at home, but is disengaged when there Communication is tough and tense Sex has disappeared Either you or your spouse is heavily involved in ministry, and it’s straining the marriage You fight and argue a lot, but don’t ever seem to …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/17/ending-soon-19-ebooks-audios-videos-for-12/feed/ 9 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/14/vows-on-valentines/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/14/vows-on-valentines/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:12:36 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1896 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg8(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg8' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg8' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } Happy Valentine’s Day! Yesterday I posted a note on FB and Twitter asking our followers to share their marital wit and wisdom with us. We had well over 400 comments, and I thought I’d share one of them here: Take Jimmy & Melissa’s words to heart. Marriage is, indeed, the most important relationship on earth. …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/02/14/vows-on-valentines/feed/ 0 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/01/25/the-25-valentines-day-challenge/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/01/25/the-25-valentines-day-challenge/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:48:56 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1711 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg9(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg9' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg9' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } Remember this scene? It’s from The Cosby Show‘s episode “Isn’t It Romantic?” and is consistently rated one of the most popular episodes of the entire series. For those three people out there who haven’t seen it, the episode centered around Cliff, Martin, and Elvin being challenged to spend only $25 for meaningful, romantic gifts for their …

Continue reading »]]> http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/01/25/the-25-valentines-day-challenge/feed/ 6 http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/01/08/feeling-entitled-weakens-your-marriage/ http://mymarriageworks.org/2013/01/08/feeling-entitled-weakens-your-marriage/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:33:42 +0000 Kevin B. Bullard http://mymarriageworks.org/?p=1684 function sbmgValidateFormPostPg10(name,email) { var name_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg10' + '_' + name); var email_fld = document.getElementById('sbmgValidateFormPostPg10' + '_' + email); var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/; var msg = ''; if ( name_fld.value == '' ) msg = '- Name Required\n'; if ( reg.test(email_fld.value) == false ) msg += '- Valid Email Required'; if ( msg == '' ) return true; else alert(msg); return false; } Nick Saban, coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, knows a lot about winning. In fact, his team has won three of the last four BCS football titles. Nick is known for being serious, focused, and process driven. One of his mantras, which his team has obviously bought into given their dominance over the past four …

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