Marriage is Exciting, At First Almost everything about your spouse is new when you first get married. That is exciting. After a few years of marriage the newness and excitement begin to wear off. Romantic feelings tend to decline. The butterflies fly away as we get used to each other. Is this inevitable? Does romantic […]
Is Your Marriage Like a Car in the Barn?
I’m a car guy. Most guys I know like cars. We’d love to hang out in Jay Leno’s garage and take his cars for a spin. Even better we’d love to have the cars. I enjoy the car TV shows where they find the classic car in the barn covered in dust waiting to be […]
Marriage on the High Seas: A Survival Lesson
Five years ago we bought a boat, kicked the kids out of the house and went sailing. Living and working together twenty-four seven had a powerful effect on our marriage of twenty years. Owning a boat changed our priorities. The boat came first. If you think that is a recipe for potential relationship disaster, I […]
Is Romance Overrated?
Romance is great. I try to be romantic. Sometimes it works. And sometimes, well, not so much. I have also been pondering the idea of falling in love as it relates to marriage. Falling seems like such a passive thing, like it is something that happens to us without our consent. Is falling in love […]
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