Quick and Dirty Marriage Podcast

The pandemic is all around us. And it's affecting everyone in so many different ways. First there's the sickness itself, which has sadly lead to loss of life for many. There's the effects of school and job loss and it's security. And then there's one aspect that is not being talked about too much and it's how are people coping with all the loss that we are all experiencing.

In this episode, Heather and I shar...

3 Ways to Survive Self Isolation with your Spouse

Isn't this kinda crazy? How the entire world is having to witness, experience and live out this COVID-19 Pandemic together?

People sick, others are dying, countries are in lock down and schools and workplaces are shut down. It's some difficult times we are living in, but there are ways in which we can do this successfully.

Like many of you, I (Dale) am working from home as well...

Love is not...Sacrificing.

One foundation that is super important in a marriage is sacrifice. Love cannot thrive without a healthy level of sacrifice between both husband and wife. However, there are different types of sacrifice that you must be able to manage.

Sacrificing your Time, Money, and Effort.
When you give of your time, money and effort to your spouse, those fall in perfectly line with the 5 Love Languages. And that's i...

Love is not...Selfish

Do you feel as though you keep giving into your marriage and there's nothing in return? Like you're being taken for granted?

Or maybe it's is like a tug of war where you do something for yourself then your spouse has to do something for them self to make it equal? Like you buy a nice shirt so then your spouse goes out and gets her nails done? It's tiring living this way. So what do you do?

Simple....

We don't fight. We used to, but we don't fight anymore. We figured that out in the beginning of our marriage and thank God we did early on.

However, we certainly disagree, we argue and from time to time, we get out of sorts with each other. Most often, we catch it early, lay it on the table, have good discussion and continue on our merry way. Usually that's the case. But sometimes, it sneaks below our radar and wreaks ha...

Heath of the Heart Series

Part 2 - Hurt and Anger

Anger is a symptom of hurt that lives deep inside of you. Without addressing your past hurts, you will continually hurt your spouse, even for the smallest of things. So how then do you overcome this destructive behavior?

Follow the following Four Step Process

We do this all the time. THINK. And it's a bad habit when it comes to relationships. 

And that's a bad habit and it leads to too many problems.

Have you ever wanted to be intimate with your partner and just thought they knew what you wanted? So you didn't say anything about it and just ...

Breaking up with your Ex and then trying to live your life afterward. Especially when the relationship wasn't ideal towards the end. Dealing with pain, regret and most of all hurt.

So what do you do? How do you 'get over' them?

NEW...

Trust is built with Transparency. And that is evident when it comes to Dating and Social Media. And more specifically, allowing each other to have access to your Social Media Accounts.

As your dating relationship progresses and begins to move into a more serious one, the subject of access to each other's accounts may come up. 

If you are unwilling to share, your partner may begin to question why. On the flip side, if you are wi...

Too often, and usually in younger people, we hear the saying "You Complete Me!" It's this false idea that someone else in your life will complete you. It's as if to say that I am less when I am single, but now that I have that special one, they are the finishing touch to make me and my life complete and whole.

Run as far away from thinking as you can!

You don't NEED to be with someone. And in fact, them bringing...

We all have needs in a Relationship. Legit ones like:

But what happens when other things are masked as needs, but in turn, are really just high expectations? Things like:

Those ...

Getting engaged, or married for that matter, by a certain age or number of years you've been in your relatiponship puts nothing put pressure on the both of you. Those numbers are simply arbitrary and should never be used as a time to get engaged.

Instead, you must first identify what it looks like to live your ideal marriage. 

Some younger couples who have yet to figure out what their ...

There's a good chance that you may know someone who is part of a blended family. They might be a step child, foster child, someone who is adopted and any other relationship that is not blood related. Or, you might be part of a blended family yourself.

We want to drive the point home that it is SO important to maintain a healthy relationship with their Bio families...when possible. If you are the parent, it is your responsibilit...