All Articles for Understanding Differences

the Enneagram and marriage

The Enneagram and My Marriage

I’m Jenn. I’m a 9. If you’re a 6, like my husband, you’re waiting to decide if I’m knowledgeable about the Enneagram until after you hear what I say.

“I want sex more than he does!”...

1 in 5 women have the higher sex drive. But when our husbands decline--or rarely initiate sex--it leaves us thinking, What's wrong with him? Or is it me?

Sex is important to your husband

Why Sex Is So Important to Your Husband

God wired men and women very differently. And a man's sexual performance with his wife is an inseparable part of who he is.

Cherish your spouse

A Backdoor to Happiness in Marriage

If you want a great relationship, learn to showcase your spouse.

Embracing Your Differences in Marriage

The unique, fresh traits that attracted you to your spouse can become tiresome after you are married.

Do We Have to Talk About Submission?

Submission is one of those often caricatured, rarely understood parts of the Christian life.

Does Your Spouse Annoy You?

Accepting your differences will help you mature beyond the downsides of your personalities.

Sex is important to your wife

Why Sex Is So Important to Your Wife

God created sex in marriage to be shared, not withheld.

Complete List of No-No’s for Relating...

The following comments were given by women when they were asked, “What ‘no-no’s’ do you have for a man about relating to his wife?”

Bringing Out the Best in Your Spouse

God uses marriage to complete and “perfect” a man and wife.

Loving Your Man Without Losing Your Mind

What I did when my husband wouldn't change his irritating ways.

Lies Husbands and Wives Tell Each Other

Partial truth is not truth. We have to be diligent to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Demystifying Differences Through Communicati...

These four techniques can give men and women better understanding.

Q&A: What Communicates Love and Romance...

When it comes to romance, the sexes speak a different language.

Q&A: Stressed, Exhausted, and Not in the...

Has God played a cruel joke by giving many men a strong sex drive?

black & white photo of a couple arguing.

Q&A: Making Decisions When You Disagree

Balancing roles and relationship in decision making.

The “Superior Wife Syndrome”

In the end, it's not a big deal if my husband does things differently than I would.

When Opposites Attract in Marriage

How to deal with the differences that can rob a relationship of its peaceful, accepting love.

Two Stupid Things Husbands and Wives Do to E...

Have you ever committed one of these acts of “Cupidity”?

Q&A: The Need for Friends

What can I say to a husband who doesn't understand my need for good friends?

How Do Men and Women Differ in How They View...

We believe that sex is a beautiful, God-given desire that can bring a husband and wife together in oneness

A Woman’s Emotions

We are made in the emotional image of God, so we shouldn't be afraid of those feelings when they crop up.