Marriage is a sacred union between two individuals who commit to share their lives together, through the ups and downs, for better or worse. While love, trust, and communication are often considered the cornerstones of a successful marriage, there is another vital aspect that should never be overlooked: mental health. In recent years, there has…
Take a look at the pic above. The big white space in the pic is your relationship or if you’re single you can view it as your life. The tiny black dot is what you SEE as your relationship or life problems/challenges/issues. Now wait, hear me out. I KNOW you don’t think your problems are…
Last week the news of the Curry’s took the world by storm and me too because if you don’t know anything about me, just know I love the whole entire Curry family!! Yes, I’m a Golden State Warrior fan but I also root for my bro Seth too. Let me focus! So what was the…
Most couples get married believing the myths that marriage is a box full of all the things they’ve longed for such as companionship, intimacy, friendship, happiness, closeness, etc. The truth is that marriage is an empty box waiting for you to fill it up. Your marriage toolbox is like a bank account, you have to…
Relationships are never always easy. It is normal to hit some bumps in the road or to even have long stretches where you and your partner have a hard time connecting. Couples who are lucky enough to seem to get along more often than not have probably discovered a little secret early on in their…
We are social beings and we desire to have romantic and intimate connections. We all just want to be loved but why is it so hard? You think your relationship is soooo different from everyone else’s but HONESTLY it is not. Relationships take effort and WORK! Some days it is hard to even like your…
You can experience either heaven or hell in your marriage. It can be blissful and wonderful. It can also be draining and dying. Whatever you’re experiencing in marriage right now could be a result of your behaviors. WHOOOOAAAA!!! WAIT!!! WHAT?? ME???? NO!!!! You are NOT responsible for how your spouse treats you but you are…
Tony was the worst at expressing his feelings when we first got married. He would go all around the interstate I-465 and around a few blocks up the street back down the other. It took him forever to really express the issue. I had the typical WOMAN syndrome. Where my ladies at? Y’all know how…
As I am rushing out the door one morning for work. I back out the garage not knowing the garage door wasn’t all the way up. I mean who doesn’t open the garage door all the way up? Since the door wasn’t all the way, you’ve probably guessed it I backed into the door and…
Everyone has been hurt at some point in their life or discovered something someone didn’t share voluntarily. Being dishonest in a relationship breaks trust and hurts other areas in the relationship, such as intimacy. You can read more about intimacy here. Trust and honesty are two key essential elements to any successful relationship. Aren’t they…