Category Archives: Preparation for Success

Save Your Marriage Central: Compatibility in Marriage

Compatibility in Marriage

Compatibility. Sounds so good. It’s a dream we all have, to find that one special person who will mesh with every part of our lives. Someone who will be there when we need them, laugh at our jokes, understand when … Continue reading

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Save Your Marriage Central: Honesty In Marriage

Honesty In Marriage

Honesty in marriage is perhaps one of the most basic requirements for long-term success. Without honesty, problems that may destroy the relationship can lie hidden for years, building momentum, creating blocks to intimacy, and then suddenly surfacing larger than life … Continue reading

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Save Your Marriage Central: The Myth of Unconditional Love

Unconditional Love

Many of us want to believe in unconditional love, as George Strait proclaims it in his perennially popular song, Our Love Is Unconditional: Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start. I see it in your eyes, you … Continue reading

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Save Your Marriage Central: The Marital Fidelity Health Check

Marital Fidelity

The Marital Fidelity Health Check is one of the classic articles from Save Your Marriage Central’s founder Penny Tupy that Marriage Advocates is very proud to feature. In this article, Penny provides a valuable tool to evaluate the health of … Continue reading

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Marriage Is A Team Sport: Becoming A Team Player

Young Baseball Player Waiting on Sidelines

Are you a team player? Successfully overcoming problems in a marriage is more often than not related to the ability of both spouses to see the marriage as something bigger than either one of them, and even bigger than the … Continue reading

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Marriage Trouble: It’s Not the Size of the Boat; It’s How Often You Polish It

Couple on a Boat

Having marriage trouble or relationship difficulties? Is resentment rearing its ugly head? Do you want to move toward solving the problems and improving the relationship but believe your partner should start because s/he is to blame? I originally wrote this … Continue reading

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Listening Skills: Be Still

Couple Talking Over Dinner

Do conversations with your spouse sometimes lead to angry words and hurt feelings? Do you feel unheard and misunderstood by your spouse? Do the words “we need to talk” fill you with dread? If you answered “yes” to any of … Continue reading

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