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Learn how to fight fairly, live together, go through marriage counseling, and determine shared values.
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.
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…
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.
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 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.
How to Find the Right Marriage Counselor
Learn how to find the right marriage counselor for you.
Advice from Here Come the Newlyweds Host Pat Bullard
Get marriage advice for newlyweds from Here Come the Newlyweds Host Pat Bullard.
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…
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:
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".
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.
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.
How to Overcome Four Common Newlywed Challenges
Learn how to overcome common challenges that face most newlyweds -- and create a marriage built to last.
Solutions to 5 Common Newlywed Fights
Get solutions to five common newlywed fights -- and find peace in your new marriage.
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.
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.
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.
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…
Do You Have a Jealousy Problem?
Determine if your marriage is suffering because of your spouse's or your jealousy.
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:
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:
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…
4 Resolutions for Newlyweds
Discover four resolutions newlyweds should consider taking on and maintaining to make their marriage strong and everlasting.
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.
Why Nagging Doesn't Work
Find out why nagging in a marriage usually just inflates problems between husband and wife.
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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