gnash may be singing about a breakup in her top ten billboard hit, but even during the best of times couples can feel conflicted. in fact, i recently asked a group of a dozen (basically happily) married women at my book club (it’s more like a drink wine and talk club), if they ever “hated” their husbands. here’s the relationship advice experts suggest if you currently resent, or even feel like you hate your husband, especially if you want to …

if i could give an individual a gift, apart from a meaningful and vibrant faith, i would want to give people a committed, loving marriage. when a marriage is good, a couple can face nearly anything in life. but marriage isn’t perfect. no matter how good a marriage might be, it has problems. every relationship has strengths, weaknesses, and areas in need of growth. the imperfections of a good marriage creates beautiful opportunities for learning and growth. it’s in our …

in 2014, the general social survey was conducted by norc at the university of chicago. also in 2014, barely 60 percent of married people said that they were happy with their marriage. this was lower compared to more than the reported 65 percent in 2012. only 57 percent of women said their marriage was happy in 2014, compared to nearly 65 percent reported two years before. for both genders, the numbers were among the lowest levels of marital happiness reported …

i knew my husband cared and wanted me to be happy, but he never followed through on what i told him i needed. i know that in many ways i have to be my husband’s caretaker, and i can see god’s hand in this because i’m skilled in the areas my husband is not. if my husband and i had known in the beginning what we know now… it’s not that he wouldn’t, but that he couldn’t. i’m a self-diagnosed …

i either felt too tired, not in a sexy mood, or like it wasn’t that big of a deal and he shouldn’t need that from me. but i can tell that what was going on with me wasn’t quite normal. i tear up as i type this because i’ve never come out and said it: i wasn’t attracted to my ex-husband, and the guilt i felt (and still feel) is excruciating. i still do. but i also believe if you …