“First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes the baby in the baby carriage.” Or so the song goes. But what happens to love and marriage after the baby arrives? What can you do as new parents to stay connected? Making that transition from a married couple to married with children can be difficult to […]
As life evolves, so does marriage. And for a relationship to grow successfully, accepting the fact that change is imminent is key to a successful marriage. One aspect that must evolve is developing healthy expectations. What are Unreasonable Expectations? Before looking at what healthy expectations are for your marriage, let’s look at how early behaviors […]
Some of you are sending kids out in the big world this coming summer or in a few short years. Regardless of if you’re on the brink of children leaving, or still have years to go, maybe you’ve wondered what life will be like when the children leave home. Here are 6 empty nest expectations […]
We all have expectations. In an earlier blog post, we covered how expectations are at the root of many conflicts. We wrote about where they originate. And, the need to set realistic expectations in marriage. But, what does expectation mean? Every person enters marriage with expectations. An expectation is a strong belief that something will happen […]
