Today we close out our series on important topics to cover before getting married. 12. Do you know all the ways I experience love ? Gary Chapman’s 1992 book, “The 5 Love Languages,” introduced the…
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Let’s take a look at the next few questions in our series on important topics to cover before getting married. 8. Can you deal with my doing things without you?…
Read moreImportant Topics to Cover Before Marriage – Part 3
On to the next four questions to discuss prior to getting married. 4. Will our experiences with our exes help or hinder us? If there is an ex-spouse in the…
Read moreImportant Topics to Cover Before Marriage – Part 2
In our last blog post, we covered a list of questions that one would be well served to discuss with their partner prior to marriage. Let’s take a deeper look…
Read moreImportant Topics to Cover Before Marriage – Part 1
There is a plethora of pre-marital material out there. The below questions, in my estimation, do a good job of covering some very important topics BEFORE you get married. Ideally,…
Read moreDifficult conversations and the soft start-up
John Gottman’s research points towards what is called” the soft start-up” increasing the odds that a difficult conversation will be successful rather than derailed. If you need to have a…
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