Archive - Marriage

Helping Your Wife Through A Bad Day

10 January 2010 by James, No Comments
Helping Your Wife Through A Bad Day

Have you ever been in a situation where your wife is having a bad day and everything you try to do to help doesn’t help at all? I think every husband who cares about the wellbeing of his wife has.
I’ve found that when my wife is having a bad day it’s typically because of one [...]

What To Do When Your Son Pukes On Your Wife In Public?

7 December 2009 by James, No Comments
What To Do When Your Son Pukes On Your Wife In Public?

What do you do when your baby pukes out his last three meals all over your wife?

See the answer (and a pic) after the jump!

What Moving House Taught Me About Compromise

3 November 2009 by James, No Comments
What Moving House Taught Me About Compromise

While packing our house I have realized (yet again) that my wife and I think differently. Not only that, but we think differently from two different perspectives… even when we have the same goals. This isn’t because we’re two different people (it’s not a personality clash for once), it’s because we have two different roles.
Her [...]

An Attempt To Thank A Supportive Wife

29 September 2009 by James, 1 Comment
An Attempt To Thank A Supportive Wife

When trying to describe the amazing job my wife does in supporting me… I would have liked to use an analogy. Nothing I came up with really said what I was trying to say.
She keeps me uplifted and where I’m supposed to be… just like a good bra.
She helps me in my daily walk… like [...]

How To Properly Manipulate Your Husband

22 September 2009 by James, No Comments
How To Properly Manipulate Your Husband

Yesterday I talked about the scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding where Mom and Daughter were talking. Mom says, “The Husband may be the head, but the Wife is the neck.” or something to that effect. I love that line… because it’s so true.
Today’s post if for the ladies. I want to give you [...]

About Roles & Trust In Marriage

21 September 2009 by James, No Comments
About Roles & Trust In Marriage

In the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” the main character’s mom mentioned something that stuck with me. It went something like this:
“The man may be the head of the house, but the woman is the neck.”
I gotta say… I love that. Never before or since have I heard a better illustration of how a [...]

Being Unequally Yoked Stinks!

16 September 2009 by James, 2 Comments
Being Unequally Yoked Stinks!

Today I got an email requesting some information on how to find happiness in a marriage where one spouse is Christian and the other is not.

Switching Places

14 September 2009 by James, 9 Comments
Switching Places

For those who listen to the Geek Loves Nerd podcast and even The Gospel of Kennison, my audio journal, I’ve mentioned on at least two occasions that I felt a major life change coming. At the time, I had no idea what that would be… but it came anyway. For a time, while things were [...]

Three Steps To Take Before Getting Angry At A Comment

9 September 2009 by James, No Comments
Three Steps To Take Before Getting Angry At A Comment

How many times do arguments in a relationship start with a misunderstanding… um… every stinking time perhaps? Something like that. Here are a few hoops you can jump through before dragging yourself and your mate into a three hour shout-fest over nearly nothing.
1. Ask Them To Repeat And Clarify Their Comment
Before you get all angry [...]

Attention Geek Husbands: The key to unlimited playtime revealed.

1 September 2009 by James, 2 Comments
Attention Geek Husbands: The key to unlimited playtime revealed.

The key to getting to do whatever you want is to outwork your wife… or at least try.
Clean the house, bathe the kids, do the dishes and the floors… then go play video games and see if she says anything. I have discovered this great power recently and I want to share it with you. [...]