Marriage Conflict

Conflict is a normal part of any relationship and an essential part of intimacy. But many people don’t know healthy ways to handle conflict and their mishandling of it leads to a corroding of intimacy, connection, communication, and happiness. However, you should never stop pursuing intimacy in your relationship. Whether you’re in a moment of conflict or just in your every day, creating moments of connection and closeness through loving actions and vulnerable, generous communication with your partner should always be top-of-mind.

Nick tried everything he could think of to improve his marriage, but nothing worked - including nights on that old couch. Nick soon realized he was not only the problem in the relationship, but also the solution. In Confessions of a Terrible Husband: Lessons Learned from a Lumpy Couch, Nick takes you inside the mind (and house) of a husband who thought he knew it all.

Noted marriage therapist and executive coach Jim Osterhaus takes the top 18 questions he's been asked the most and answers them for you in this book. Each chapter stands on its own, as couples search for answers to the challenges they face. After many of the chapters, you'll find very helpful, practical tips to help you understand your relationship better and begin the process of making it more fulfilling.

A woman wants to be taken care of. Being claimed is a core desire of a feminine woman. She craves to surrender and let go. She yearns to trust her man with her entire heart. No matter how long she has been with her boyfriend, there will come a day when the woman will begin questioning if this is the right man for her and whether or not the relationship is going anywhere.

Is your relationship helping you grow as a person? Do you manage conflicts with your partner in a constructive ways? Many people do not know that the reason for the failure of their relationship is in the management of couple conflicts - they think a relationship can be totally peaceful without conflict. Conflicts in a relationship can be very frustrating, but they can be an opportunity for you and your partner to grow up together.

In the midst of a disagreement, many couples ask themselves, “What are we really fighting about?” Sound familiar? As it turns out, breakups and divorce don’t happen because couples fight, they happen because of how couples fight. In this much-needed book, Judith and Bob Wright—two married counselors and coaches with over thirty years of experience helping couples learn how to fight well—present their tried-and-true methods for exploring the emotions that underlie many relationship fights.

She’s worked hard to build a successful career. Her new female boss wants her GONE! Should she bow to this abusive treatment and leave her dream job - or stay and fight back? Husband and wife face a David and Goliath task of fighting the federal government to remedy the discriminatory abuse the wife is receiving at her federal job. Her new boss berates her in front of her peers, unfairly criticizes her job performance, and resorts to yelling and screaming to beat her down. She treats her differently than her other employees. The action is riveting and fast-paced. Readers will find ...

Mindful Relationship Habits: The Most Important Principles to Improve Your Relationship and Grow Reciprocal Empathy is your complete guide to the ancient practice of mindfulness and what it can do to make your relationship more passionate, intimate, and committed today. This book will show you how to reconnect with your partner and rediscover what brought you together in the first place. It can also help you get a lot more out of your daily life, which will help make your relationship more vibrant and filled with joy.

Communication in Marriage is a book that will help you build, improve, or repair your extraordinary marriage and relationship. Communication issues are the most frequent problems in relationships. Over 90 percent of life partners say these issues are frequent. Scientists have approved that poor communication usually leads to confusion, anxiety, stress between partners, arguing, severe verbal fighting, and in the worst-case scenario - divorce.

The Relationship Alphabet is an alphabetical survey of relationship topics based on the research of Dr. John Gottman. The book includes insights on communication, conflict management, and friendship building. Practical discussion questions make it easy to turn ideas into action.

This breakthrough book suggests a completely different approach for improving a marriage and dispels the myth that repairing a relationship is necessarily a 2-person task. She shows that making changes in your marriage by yourself is an effective and a low-stress strategy. Based on the premise that what you do in a relationship changes how you feel about it, Page shows you how you can take individual action that will result in mutual strength and happiness.Step by step, Page demonstrates that the secret to a thriving marriage is finding the balance between taking care of yourself and extending good will to your partner. Through a series of experiments, she introduces the concept of Loving Leadership and presents a range of solo strategies for creating harmony in a marriage, including how to: develop fresh perspectives about your relationship; Overcome resentment and moving beyond blame; and how to recapture lost intimacy.With tangible goals, you can work through your own frustrations to arrive at new thinking and new actions to solve major problems - one at a time. For anyone in a relationship that needs major repairs - or just a little TLC - here is the ultimate do-it-yourself guide.

Whether you are married for 20 years or recently got engaged, this audiobook is a must-listen for any couple, at any stage in their marriage. In this revolutionary book, you’ll be introduced to the timeless rules of marriage that have transformed relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is thriving or struggling, it’ll help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner - starting today.

Loving Across Borders is the essential guide for navigating a new intercultural relationship. Faced with challenges ranging from immigration to different value systems, fiance visas to communication, and everything in between, if you're in an intercultural relationship you might feel alone and unequipped for handling all the obstacles in your path. Get on track create and maintain the intercultural marriage of your dreams.

For a mother who’s accustomed to having been number one in her son’s life, the arrival of a girlfriend, fiancé, or wife can be a complicated, confusing, and emotionally challenging event. Likewise, coexisting harmoniously with the mother of her partner can be an overwhelming challenge for any woman. Sons, often caught in the middle, are sometimes understandably reluctant to take sides.

The Manager Mom Epidemic is the first book that not only acknowledges the fact that moms are burning out, but shows you how to transfer responsibility for daily tasks from yourself to your partner and also (gasp!) your kids. Clinical psychologist and child discipline expert Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, walks you through real-life situations and shows you how to step back from the things that are dragging you down.

Has your happy marriage been derailed? Is it hanging on by a thread? If so, you can get it back on track. The truth is every couple's marriage is interrupted by something. It may be an illness or a financial setback. it may be struggles with children or family. Perhaps it's sexual or spiritual or a subtle feeling that you're drifting apart. Life events are inevitable, people change, needs change, and marriage has to roll with the punches. In Marriage Interrupted author Julie Plagens reveals how she and her husband went through a serious disruption to their marital bliss. They were hit by a ...

For grown-ups, the case for long-lasting marriage has been confined in solely good, profound, and enthusiastic terms: One side contends for individual freedom from marriage; a different side urges guardians to forfeit for God's and, additionally, the children's purpose. These is significant contemplation, certainly. Guardians clearly ought to be happy to make fitting penances for the good of their kids.

Written by a psychologist and based on the most effective couples therapies, The Couple Skills Workbook will show you how to boost your "relationship IQ" by cultivating greater self-awareness, as well as an increased awareness of your partner's needs. With this how-to guide, you'll learn how to better navigate conflict, reconnect after fights, nurture intimacy, and build a solid foundation for a secure and loving relationship.

This book offers practical tools to help you rebuild trust, improve communication, and rekindle connection. Whether your relationship feels strained or you’re seeking to deepen your bond, this guide provides clear, actionable steps to create a thriving, love-filled partnership.

Does he really love me? Am I the right person? Am I doing something wrong? Anxious thoughts and constant worries plague relationships and prevent you from experiencing the pleasure of real and authentic love. There are millions of people who feel constantly frustrated, unable to express their feelings, and lost in a relationship that seems to have nothing more to give. Luckily, you don’t need to endure these conditions any longer.