Differences

Cooperative tension can and should exist in your marriage. It acknowledges that you and your spouse are teammates and that you want to move together as one.

Would your marriage benefit from you asking? Ask for what you want—it's not nagging. Repeating a request is sometimes necessary.

When your spouse’s gender differences irritate you, remember that God created those differences for a purpose and see how you can embrace them.

Making a big decision with your spouse? Develop a perspective of looking for God’s creativity in all things and look for the creative solution!

What do you believe that isn’t true? You probably wouldn’t choose to believe a lie if you knew it was a lie. But how do you know what you don’t know?

You are different from your spouse and might disagree. Don’t fight through difficult conversations or run from them. Learn grow together more deeply.

Sometimes we inadvertently create conflict and hurt our spouse, even though we're on the same team. Here are 5 things that can subtly divide a marriage.

Even in conflict, emotions are important. But out-of-control emotions overwhelm the brain like a lion on the attack, preventing it from thinking clearly.

Just like in ballroom dancing, we can find ourselves stepping on our partner's toes. Take some time to get to know your spouse better to discovery why.

Difficult conversations are inevitable in a marriage. Knowing how to prepare for those discussions and how to successfully resolve them is so vital to a healthy relationship.