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Spring Cleaning Your Relationship

Find out how you can conduct a thorough spring cleaning on your relationship to keep your marriage strong and enduring.

How to Have a Happy Marriage

Discover the skills you can develop to help insure a happy marriage is yours now and forever.

Is Your Husband Driving You Crazy?

Find out what to do if and when your husband is driving you crazy.

5 Ways to Increase Intimacy

Discover five ways to increase intimacy and feel closer to your husband or wife than ever before.

10 Ways to Save Your Marriage

Find out how people are ruining their relationships and discover solutions on how to save your marriage.

How to Build a Strong Marriage

Marriage is a tough job. Newlyweds have to build a strong foundation to help improve their chances of staying together and overcoming the challenges that most couples face. That s easier said than done. Most people don t know where to start. But this step-by-step guide should put you on the right path, so you can create a s…

Beginner's Guide to Marriage

Marriage is tough. But there are things you can do to improve your odds of having an everlasting love and avoiding divorce or separation.

Use Economic Principles to Solve Marriage Problems

Find out how relating the principles of economics to your marriage can help you solve marriage problems big and small - from negotiating household chores to having more sex.

Living Together - Should You Live Together Before Getting Married?

Find out what people are saying about living together before you get married and share your opinions about living together, too.

What Was Marriage Counseling Like?

Find out if marriage counseling or couples therapy can help you, even if your marriage is great. See submissions

How to Find the Right Marriage Counselor

Learn how to find the right marriage counselor for you.

20 Signs the Honeymoon Is Over

This humorous list of signs that the honeymoon is over will have you laughing out loud, but getting into a marriage rut is no laughing matter. Be sure to spice things up if you see that too many of these items ring true for you and your spouse.

Humor - Signs the Honeymoon Is Over

Share the moment you knew the honeymoon was over, and the two of you were a typical married couple replete with expected routine.

How to Overcome Doubts about Your New Marriage

Newlyweds often confront friends and family who doubt their relationship and are not sure the marriage will last. Find out how to overcome the doubting Thomases and have an eduring marriage.

Great Marriage Advice from Married People

Get marriage advice from people who are married and can tell you what you need to know to make your relationship strong, keep your sex life hot, and stay together forever.

Best Marriage Advice from Married People

Get and share advice about marriage, how to improve your relationship, keep your sex life hot, and make your marriage last.

20 Mistakes Newlyweds Make

Newlyweds are a lot like freshmen. They are still learning the ropes of marriage. They are human and make mistakes. But making yourself aware of common mistakes might help you avoid making them yourself. Here is a list of 20 mistakes newlyweds make -- and some tips on how to overcome them:

Best Advice for Newlyweds from a Marriage Counselor

Terry Eagan, M.D. and medical director of Moonview Sanctuary in Santa Monica, Calif., uses his experience of counseling married couples in trouble to provide great advice to newlyweds.

7 Tips for Getting through the First Year of Marriage

As a newlywed, you are new to the job. It’s normal if you’re having a difficult time adjusting and finding your groove. With patience and diligence, you’ll improve. “Marriage is an art and job, and you can learn the skills that will help,” says Molly Barrow, a counselor and author of the book, Matchlines: A Revolutionary New Way of Looking at Relationships (Ar…

8 Ways to Improve Your Relationship

Find out about eight ways to improve your relationship, be a better team, and create a marriage that will endure the test of time from Johnnie and Crystal Moutra, winners of ABC's "Here Come the Newlyweds".

Advice from Here Come the Newlyweds Host Pat Bullard

Get marriage advice for newlyweds from Here Come the Newlyweds Host Pat Bullard.

Can You Change Your Spouse?

Want to change your husband or wife? Find out if it's possible to change a spouse's behavior or personality and what to do if his or her actions are impossible to accept.

Common Marriage Problems and Their Solutions

Get help and find solutions for common marriage problems, including those with money, sex, in-laws, and division of household chores.

How to Reach Forgiveness

Learn how to reach forgiveness, whether you are holding resentment for your husband, wife, in-law, family member, or close friend.

How to Apologize

Learn how to correctly apologize and say, "I'm sorry," to your spouse. Knowing how to apologize, after all, could save your marriage.

How to Improve Communication in Your Marriage

Discover how your husband or wife and you can improve your communication skills and have a better relationship.

Big Talks You Must Have

Bracing for the big issues and having a plan on how to handle the big talks can be your salvation. Many modern couples discuss major issues, such as money, religion, or having kids, before getting married. Still, most newlyweds are surprised at how many times they have to have the big talks again. Since these big talks have couples confronting touchy subjects, they can quickly turn into an argum…

Should You Ever Lie to Your Spouse?

Find out if it is ever all right to lie to your husband or wife, and discover when lies might actually help your marriage.

Lies and Lying to Your Husband or Wife - When Is It Okay to Lie to Your...

Share your opinion about if and when it is okay to lie to your husband or wife about something. Where do you draw the line?

How to Build Trust in Your Relationship

Even though most newlyweds live together, they still need to work on building trust in their marriage. Trust, after all, is the glue that holds couples together – even when they face great challenges. Without trust, couples might be more likely to split in times of crises, fail at getting intimate, and have doubts about each other. Couples who trust each other have security and probably fee…

How to Compromise

Learn how to compromise in your marriage or relationship without allowing resentment to build.

6 Ways to Deal with Stress Together

Find out how your spouse and you can rid of stress together by indulging in some fun and even intimate activities.

How to Overcome Arguments in Marriage

Get relationship advice on how to overcome arguments in your marriage and reach resolutions and compromises whatever the conflict.

Marriage Arguments - What Arguments Do You Have with Your Husband or Wife?

Find out what arguments married couples are having, and, if you're game, share a bit about the arguments in your marriage.

How to Prevent Resentment from Poisoning Your Marriage

Learn how to prevent resentment from poisoning your marriage and how to forgive your husband or wife, so you don't let anger take over your life.

Solutions to 5 Common Newlywed Fights

Get solutions to five common newlywed fights -- and find peace in your new marriage.

How to Overcome Four Common Newlywed Challenges

Learn how to overcome common challenges that face most newlyweds -- and create a marriage built to last.

Stop the Money Fights

Money is one of the issues that causes the most fights between couples. Stop the money fights by getting your finances in order now.

10 Tips for Fighting Fairly

Arguments are an inevitable and normal part of married life. When two different people begin sharing their lives with one another, they are bound to disagree and get on each other’s nerves. As newlyweds, you’ll soon realize that arguments can be a healthy, beneficial part of your marriage – as long as you know how to fight fairly. Here are tips on how to fight fairly:

Before You Lose Your Temper

Newlyweds can learn how to avoid losing their temper when arguing with their spouse.

Signs of an Abusive Marriage and How to Get Help for Domestic Violence

Learn about the different kinds of abuses in romantic relationships, signs of abuse in relationships and marriage, and how to get help for domestic violence.

Physical Aggression: Is It Killing Your New Marriage?

A recent study shows that more newlyweds than you’d imagine are putting their marriage at risk by slapping and shoving one another during arguments. Find out how to prevent physical aggression in your marriage.

Do You Have a Jealousy Problem?

Determine if your marriage is suffering because of your spouse's or your jealousy.

How to Overcome Jealousy and Protect Your Marriage

A bit of jealousy – the good kind where you notice another person lustfully checking out your spouse and feel a twinge – can be healthy in a marriage. It’s a reminder that you should not take your spouse for granted, and it can even reignite sparks in your sexual relationship. But the bad jealousy…

Are You Headed for Divorce?

Answer questions to determine whether you and your spouse are at risk for divorce and learn about the situations you should be avoiding to protect your marriage.

How to Avoid Divorce

Get advice on how to avoid divorce from a couple that saved their marriage after a tumultuous and challenging first year.

Back to School Survival Guide for Newlyweds

Going back to school – to complete an unfinished college diploma or to earn a master’s degree – is an option for some newlyweds. Besides the obvious sacrifice of money (tuition can cost upward of $50,000 per year at some universities), the couple must make certain compromises while one of them returns to school. Here is how you can cope if your husband or wife is returning to colleg…

How to Make Interfaith Marriage Work

Some interfaith marriages pose problems. That is not to say they can’t work. On the contrary, some interfaith marriages are stronger because the couple has to face challenges and is forced to communicate their beliefs from the beginning. "Successful interfaith marriages are successful marriages that happen to be interfaith," says Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben, author of A Non-Judgmental Guide to Int…

Relationship Resolutions - New Year's Resolutions for Couples

Share the resolutions you and your spouse hope to make and keep to improve your relationship in the new year.

4 Resolutions for Newlyweds

Discover four resolutions newlyweds should consider taking on and maintaining to make their marriage strong and everlasting.

How to Find Time for Your Spouse -- and Yourself

Discover how to finally create the schedule of your dreams, balance your life, and spend more time with your spouse.

How to Find Time for Your Spouse -- and Yourself

Single people do whatever they want, whenever they want. Married people, not so much. You have to consider your spouse’s feelings and schedule. Determining how to divide your time becomes a delicate exercise that requires patience, understanding – even sympathy – and the utmost diplomacy. Here’s what you need to do to balance your personal time, work time, and couple or family time – an…

Get Healthier Together

For some people, getting married means packing on the pounds. If you and your spouse want to avoid gaining weight and would prefer to set the stage for a healthy lifestyle, here are some ways to get started:

Get Healthier Together

For some people, getting married means packing on the pounds. If you and your spouse want to avoid gaining weight and would prefer to set the stage for a healthy lifestyle, here are some ways to get started:

What To Do If You're Married to a Mama's Boy

Find out how to save your marriage if your husband is a mama's boy.

Activities for Getting to Know Your Spouse Better

You might think you know your spouse very well, but newlyweds are full of surprises. Perhaps, you’ve already discovered things you never knew about your love and about yourself. The early days of marriage are the ideal time to get to know each other better. Here are some activities that can help you get started:

2010 Summer Reading for Newlyweds

Laying out in the sun is so much better when you have a good book to read, and one that could improve your marriage and give you a helping hand is a bonus. After checking out the upcoming book titles that are relevant to the lives of newlyweds, I came up with a list of five books that I think you might enjoy reading in the summer of 2010. I have not read any of them, but I did read excerpts and …

Books - What Will You Be Reading Over the Summer?

Tell us what books you plan to read over the summer, and get suggestions from others about what books to pick up poolside.

Why Nagging Doesn't Work

Find out why nagging in a marriage usually just inflates problems between husband and wife.

Tips for When You Have to Talk

Get advice on how to communicate with one another, even when the subject is difficult.

How to Fight Fairly in Your Marriage

Learn how to fight fairly in your marriage -- and everybody wins.

Lose Your Temper

Newlyweds can learn how to avoid losing their temper when arguing with their spouse.

Couples in Business Together

Find out whether you have what it takes to work with your husband or wife at home and on the job, and get advice from couples who are running businesses together.

Are You at High Risk for Divorce?

Find out if you are at high risk for divorce and what you can do to save your new marriage.

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