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  1. Marriage Builder - Great Dates No. 1 -- Making your marriage a...
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Making time for the Great Dates in this new series is a great way to reaffirm your commitment to your spouse. Here marriage...
  2. Marriage Builder - Have you hugged your partner today?
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Have you given your honey a hug today? If not, get with it! We can't overemphasize the importance of touch in the marriage...
  3. Marriage Builder: Child-centered or couple-centered?
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Is your marriage couple-centered or child-centered? Being a parent in today's world is an awesome responsibility. It requires all...
  4. Marriage Builder - Write a love letter
    On Sep 28, 2007
    How long has it been since you're written a love letter to your sweetheart? Too long? Then pull out your pen and paper. The US...
  5. Marriage Builder: Take an annual marital checkup
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Is it time for an annual marital checkup? Marriage experts Claudia and David Arp -- founders of Marriage Alive! -- say that if...
  6. Marriage Builder - Marital super glue
    On Sep 28, 2007
    If you would like to divorce-proof your marriage, you've got to stick together -- through ALL the years of your marriage. While...
  7. Marriage Builder - Do the unexpected
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Good marriages don't stand still. They need to grow constantly or they will become stale. Current research testifies that many...
  8. Marriage Builder - Energize your marriage
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Do you want to energize your marriage? Then upgrade your communication skills. Here are some tips!
  9. Marriage Builder: Mind reading
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Can you really read your mate's mind? Marriage experts Claudia and David Arp suggest you take some time today to really listen to...
  10. Marriage Builder: Parent or partner?
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Do your activities reflect your role as a partner or a parent? It's easy to get so involved in our kids' activities -- hockey,...
  11. Marriage Builder - Reading together
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Have you read any good books lately -- together? If your answer is "no," consider developing the reading-together habit....
  12. Marriage Builder: Secrets of a happy marriage
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Modern marriage lasts an average of 9.4 years -- considerably less than forever. Too often the "I do" dissolves into...
  13. Marriage Builder: Take a parenting check-up
    On Sep 28, 2007
    One scary thing about parenting is it's a temporary job. Our active parenting days are numbered and we need to count them. How...
  14. Marriage Builder - Finding time for each other
    On Sep 28, 2007
    The honeymoon is over when he phones that he'll be late for supper, and she has already left a note that dinner is in the...
  15. Giving emotional support
    On Sep 28, 2007
    My husband and I are polite and all, but our relationship feels sort of like doing business together rather than being mates....
  16. Maintaining a healthy and loving relationship
    On Sep 28, 2007
    Most of us want to fall in love, be in love and stay in love and magically live happily ever after...as the story goes. We merge...
  17. Could a new kitchen get things cooking all over the home?
    On Sep 28, 2007
    IKEA worldwide kitchen survey reveals link between kitchen satisfaction and happiness with spouse, kids.
  18. The kind of women men marry
    By Margeaux Baulch Klein on Nov 30, 1999
    In his novel, Cad: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor , Rick Marin writes that although men may date many types of women, they will...

"Happily ever after" -- or at least most of the time -- is the goal when couples take vows. But if they've taken the time to ask the tough questions before they take the leap, they know marriage takes emotional work. We discuss everything you need to know about building and maintaining a strong marriage, covering topics like secrets to a lasting marriage, the key role of friendship, long-term passion and intimacy, the balance of power, effects on your tax situation, the spiritual side of your union, and the importance of humor and empathy. And for the inevitable downturns, we offer advice on fighting fairly, how to cope with a nagging spouse, money issues, how relationship stress affects you and your kids, knowing the right words to say at the right time and when silence is golden, forgiveness, signs of cheating, preventing infidelity and what to do when you've tried everything else. Experts like Claudia and David Arp provide marriage builders to strengthen your marriage, too!

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