Five Ways to Protect Your Marriage in the First Years

We were just married, enjoying our first summer of wedded bliss. Then, the warnings started. “Just wait until you get out of the honeymoon phase!” “The first year is great. But watch out for year two!” “Just wait until you have kids!” We knew there were pitfalls in the first years of marriage, but what were they? Every couple had different stories of trouble—with in-laws, disagreements ending in shouting or silence, with sex, when to try for children. But would those troubles be our troubles? And is there any way to guard our marriage in these first years? Continue Reading →

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