How to Strengthen Your Marriage: 6 Simple Things to Do Every Day

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Learning how to strengthen your marriage is such an important aim.  But marriages, much like Rome, aren’t built in a day. Marriages are commitments, institutions, and friendships that are forged slowly over time. They are built brick-by-brick and day-by-day. Some days are hard and some are easier. Some are pure bliss while others are days …

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What are the 5 Love Languages? A Quick Five Love Languages Summary

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The love languages are one of the most popular concepts in relationship psychology today. It’s likely you’ve already heard of the love languages, but do you know which love language is yours? And do you know how helpful they can be in creating better communication and healthy, happy relationships? Learning your partner’s love language is …

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What is Real Love? – A Practical Guide for Humans With Hearts

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What is love? (Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more) Okay, obligatory 90s Haddaway reference out of the way, let’s get serious. This post is all about answering the question: what is real love. This is, without a doubt, a huge, massive, complicated, profound question. It’s up there with what is the meaning …

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What a Husband Needs From His Wife: 5 Essential Things

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What does a husband need from his wife? The answer to this question is complicated. After all, humans are complex people, and each individual is even more uniquely complex. Emotionally, physically, and spiritually, men differ from one another in a myriad of ways. So what a husband needs from his wife will vary from one man …

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7 Reasons Why He Hasn’t Proposed (and What You Should Do about It)

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Why hasn’t he proposed? When will I get engaged? Why hasn’t my boyfriend proposed? If you’re like me, you know what it feels like to endless wonder why he hasn’t proposed yet.  Truth be told, I was once obsessed with getting engaged.  Yup. It’s true. Several years ago, I was mildly hyperfocused on my desire to …

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Why Travel is the Ultimate Relationship Test for Couples

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Want to know if your relationship is going to be one for the ages? Take a trip together. This is not new advice, but it is indeed sagely. So many can agree that travel is the ultimate relationship test. When you travel with your significant other, you learn so much about the other person, both …

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35 Romantic Valentine’s Day Quotes for Him

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We’re big believers in the well-timed use of a romantic quote. Well, what better time is there to use a loving quotation than when that most romantic of holidays rolls around? To that end, we’ve compiled a list of the most romantic Valentine’s Day quotes for him. (Quotes for her coming soon!) Some of these …

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