Rapid Fire, Marriage Straight Talk: No Sugarcoating, No Protecting Egos, Just Man To Man

How much value do you place on your wife? Put a number to it…on a scale of 1 to 10, what number would you assign to the value you place on her? In this episode we discuss how you value your wife based on usefulness, importance, worth and desirability. Probably not what you're thinking.

What is the long-term plan for your life? What about your family, what do you want for your family? If you have kids, what do you want for each of them individually? If you’re like most, you probably can give general answers to each of those question, such as to be successful, healthy and have long productive lives. However, if you can’t provide specific answers to those questions then you have a bit of work ahead of you.

Marriage advice from friends and family may seem like good and helpful advice, but I would highly advise against it. In this episode I’ll explain why marriage advice from friends and family have be more harmful than beneficial for your marriage.

Stereotypes about a husband and wife's roles are irrelevant when you are trying to make your marriage as strong as possible. Discover how to identify strengths and then divide to maximize the efficiency of your marriage.

Conflict in your marriage can't be eliminated but it can certainly be minimized. All you need is a standard that doesn't change.

What are the most damaging things that couples argue about…tooth paste, toilet paper and dishwashers. In this episode find out why these are so damaging to a marriage and learn how to play strip arguing.

Do you need more time in your day? How about more time with your spouse? Time together doesn’t just happen; you need to be intentional about making it happen. In this episode, you will be challenged to analyze your time and encouraged to give more of it to your spouse.

Do you ever feel like your spouse deserves better or maybe you deserve better than your spouse? We hit this topic head-on and provide an alternative option.

Every marriage needs a break. Sometimes it’s a break from each other, meaning a girls or guys night out or some other activity where you can bond with friends. And sometimes it's a break from life which is when the two of you do something together so you can strengthen the bond with each other by focussing on nothing but each other.

The topic is geared toward a marriage facing divorce, but I have found that it is just as valuable to a healthy marriage. A marriage at the divorce stage doesn’t need saving; it needs rebuilding.

Have you ever been asked to define love with respect to marriage. So many couples attach actions to love which results in great disappointment. In this episode, learn what the Biblical definition of love in marriage means.

Intentional Intimacy. Spontaneity is great but if that's your only plan for intimacy I suspect you will be frustrated most of the time. Being intentional about intimacy builds anticipation and excitement.

'We always argue' is a stupid and one of the most selfish reasons for getting a divorce. In this episode, learn techniques for how to stop arguing.

Flowers, chocolate and ten apologies and she's still mad at you. There is something missing in your apology and starts with one word.

Forgiveness is one of the most powerful tools a couple has. Use it wisely and you can recover from most any trial. Use it poorly and you will destroy your marriage.

Many couples wake up one day and realize they've lost connection with each and it seems like they are miles apart. That's because if you are not growing together, you are growing apart, there is no standing still. This episode covers one area you can address to begin to reverse the cycle or prevent it from the start of your marriage.

Empathy is the ability to, first and foremost, understand someone’s feelings. Whether you think the feelings are warranted or justified is completely irrelevant.

Ever wish you could do a better job at balancing your time between work and family? Well, the secret is not balance of time but structure.

A great marriage doesn't just happen, it happens because two people were intentional about making it a great marriage.

What does it mean that the marriage bed must be undefiled? If undefiled means pure, what constitutes pure and what exactly must be kept pure? This episode gets a bit more personal and a bit more direct.