Do You Know Where Her Heart Is?
Years ago, I was having lunch with one of my mentees. It was our “one-on-one” to get to know each other. He toured me around his office, introduced me to his partners, and totally blew…
Marriage . . . In Retrospect
Ronald Wayne, one of the co-founders of Apple Computer, sold his 10% interest in the company for $800 . . . less than two weeks after it started. What would have ended up being worth…
Raw Spots
When you’re saying something and you feel a little twinge of “I shouldn’t be saying this” and then you look at your wife and the temperature has dropped 20 degrees and the wind’s now coming…
When is a Man a Real Man
Posting about marriage is a little like taking a midnight swim in the Okefenokee swamp. You might not get bit, but you probably will. Guys always leave comments on these post and, most of which…
Protest Polka
Recently, my counselor friend loaned me a book about marriage relationships. Unlike most psychologists who are all about ‘fixing’ people, this author’s book is more about learning to ‘dance’ together instead of trying to fix…
“Good Luck Jumping Over the Moon”
I like to think the cow’s loving wife was kind enough to wish him luck before he jumped over the moon. With that in mind, here’s a few other things that will (hopefully) make you…
The Marriage Roundabout
My counselor friend Kathy is one of the smartest people I know. Not just book smart, she’s street smart too. I was telling her how every married couple I know struggles with sex, money or…
“I Know”
I reconnected with an old friend recently and as we talked, I was totally distracted by something he kept doing. No matter what I said, his response was “I know.” I mean he hadn’t said…
Our Most Controversial Post: The Happy Wife Pledge
Of the 500+ posts we’ve written, none drew more comments and controversy than the “Happy Wife Pledge.” A lot of guys laugh at the phrase “happy wife, happy life” and even if it’s not always…
Positive Disruption
Last week, I wrote about how we don’t often change unless we’re disrupted . . . unless something bad happens to upset our homeostasis. Sometimes, it works the other way. We’re ‘positively’ disrupted. We see…
