Tag: marriage

"Who’s the most selfish person in the relationship? It’s the one who’s breathing. It’s him, it’s her, it’s you, it’s me. We’re all selfish. That’s the easy part of marriage."

I don’t have a problem with what the church is telling Christians to do and not do regarding sex. I have a problem with why we are often telling Christians not do these things.

Marriage can be hard. There will be huge issues you have to work through and big obstacles to overcome, but in the midst of the enormous stuff, don’t neglect the little things. Cause it turns out, often times the little things add up to be big things.

"When he outstretched his open hand on the table, our eyes met."

"I’ve heard from your wife—she needs your attention. She tells me she’s lonely. She feels isolated and ignored. Her life is wrapped around children, work, and/or household chores. She used to feel in love with life, and in love with you, but now she feels worthless and uninteresting."

"Our romance dies. All the time. I mean sometimes our romance doesn’t just die, it’s tortured before a slow and painful death."

"I was emotionally collapsing. I had a 2-year-old, a newborn, and no idea what would happen next."

I want to stand up and scream, “You can’t keep that promise. It’s impossible!”