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Is Housework The Great Equalizer in Couples?
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Linda Mintle
Men, when was the last time you rolled up your sleeves and tackled the dishes? Today’s modern family has women in the workplace and men much more involved in the home and parenting. This means men and women are figuring out how to divide the labor and conquer the household chores. When it comes to…
Healthy Strategies to Handle Marital Differences
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Linda Mintle
Joe and Rachel were fighting over a common parenting issue. Of course, both were convinced they were right because of the way they were raised. Differences noted, but they had to come to some agreement as to how to actually discipline their teen. Conflict is a normal part of any relationship. But the way conflict…
Does Your Relationship Pass an Easy Test?
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Linda Mintle
Years ago, martial researcher, John Gottman, discovered an easy marker for healthy relationships. It can provide you a quick assessment on how well you are doing with your partner. The “test” is called the five-to-one rule. If it is operating in your relationship, then you are probably a stable couple. It not, you could be…
A Marital Lesson from Hosea
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Linda Mintle
As a marital therapist for the past 30 years, I have seen too many couples divorce over fixable problems. When I talk about fixable problems I am referring to couples who stop liking each other, grow apart and refuse to work on their marriages. Today, Christian couples have allowed their unhappiness to become an acceptable…
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