When a Man Drinks and Can't Control Himself
A crisis in the relationship caused by his addiction: drinking, games, pornography. Why a man is usually washing down pain, and what a wife can do about it.
Relationships
Replace Commands With Questions
A man with a backbone reacts badly to orders, even fair ones. Swapping the imperative for a question is a small change with a direct effect on family life.
The Red Flag Phrase: We Need to Talk
She only wanted to talk things through, and it turned into a fight. Why this phrase works like a red rag on most men and how to open a hard conversation.
A Woman for a Relationship and a Woman for Fun
Men sort women into two categories, and his behavior gives the category away immediately. Both patterns, plus the principle: you catch what you fish for.
Don't Interfere With a Man's Free Will
When a woman pushes hard on a man's decisions, he ends up in a mental straitjacket and starts to suffocate. On control, jealousy and personal boundaries.
What Matters Most to a Man in Marriage
Respect and sex are a man's two main fuels. Then a third: feelings expressed in his love language. Here's what actually depends on the woman.
Three Questions That Shape a Man's Self-Esteem
Who am I? What do I do? How much do I earn? Until a man has answered these three, he'll stay inside his own struggle — and that's about him, not about you.
Relationships Exist in 3 States
Like a person's health, a relationship exists in one of three states. Couples fail to save theirs because they don't know which of the three they are in.
The Main Principle of Our Family
"In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things love." How that principle works in our family, even though my wife and I are very different.