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Thankfulness
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." William Arthur Ward Many of us long for a more intimate relationship with our spouse or wonder how to bring new vitality into our marriage. […]
Bibliography – Marriage Enrichment Resources
Download Updates Here Books and Manuals: Arp, David and Claudia, 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage. Zondervan, 1997. The Arps offer ideas for 10 memory-making evenings built n key marriage-enriching themes. Arp, David and Claudia, The Second Half of Marriage: Facing the Eight […]
Growth Plan for Couples
The ongoing growth of your relationship is important! Download this guide with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly activities to keep your relationship growing. Download PDF Download Couple ExerciseConflict – Download
All couples have conflict. Learn how to use conflict to bring you closer rather than pushing you further apart. Download this PDFMarriage Moments Compilation
Marriage Moments Members of Better Marriages receive a weekly “Marriage Moment” delivered to their inbox. If you aren’t currently a member and want to get more articles, tips, and couple exercises, you can join at http://www.bettermarriages.org/members/join/ Please enjoy this sample compilation. “All those ‘and […]
Keep Your Relationship Together: The 10 Essentials
By Dr. Michael Levittan, Licensed Psychotherapist, and Recognized Expert on Domestic Violence, Anger Management, Child Abuse, and PTSD This is not the 50s or even the 90s. Relationships seem to be more and more transitory. Divorce rates are high, break-ups frequent, […]
Surviving Well-Intentioned (Overbearing) In-Laws
by Malini Bhatia www.marriage.com I didn’t just gain a husband when I got married. I gained his entire family. I’ve heard people say they didn’t marry the family, they married the man. I suppose I’m a little confused at that statement, as […]
Managing Money Problems in Your Marriage
by Malini Bhatia www.marriage.com Money problems in marriage are as common as the cold. But just like the cold, marital finances can cause headaches, too. That is, if you aren’t managing things as well as you should. We’ve all been there. Married […]
Loving Well
by Bea Strickland We know that the first hot love, infatuation, doesn't last. In the book, The Truth About Love, author Pat Love talks about the behaviors of falling in love and what we can learn from them. We can employ […]
Bea and Jim Strickland
Jim Strickland passed away May 26. He will be missed! Bea and Jim Strickland have been long-time members of Better Marriages, active on the national as well as the local (Silicon Valley) level. Bea and Jim believed in marriage enrichment - they […]
