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Why can’t she just lie to me?

Written by Charles Marshall

The other day I asked my wife whether she thought I had put on some weight. She answered, “Yeah, maybe a little.” Then she laughed, jiggled one of my love handles and walked out of the room, calling out, “But I still love you!”

Like that helps.

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Dreams & detours

Written by Jamie Driggers

When my husband, Brent, and I had the opportunity to buy an 80-year-old refurbished Victorian home, it was a dream come true for me. Meanwhile, Brent found himself daily trudging to a job he hated while he waited for an opportunity to live his dream – owning his own company.

Then the phone rang.

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The inner lives of husbands

Written by Shaunti Feldhahn

“I’ve been married 30 years, and I can’t believe I never knew this before!”

I’ve lost count of how many times a woman has said something like this after I’ve given a talk.

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Friendship in marriage

Written by Debra Evans

When you hear the word “companion,” what does the term signify to you?

Given the dictionary’s definition of a companion as “somebody who accompanies you, spends time with you or is a friend,” do you currently see you and your husband companionably drawing together or separately drifting apart?

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Your spouse's greatest need

Written by Carol Heffernan

It often starts with something small. Maybe she arrives home from shopping to find that the kids aren’t in bed yet. She thought her husband would have realized that the family needed to get up early, so the kids needed to go to bed early.

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