Marriage

The term “friends with benefits” calls to mind two adults having consensual sex with no expectations or romantic strings attached. Today, I am redefining it. Indulge me. Let’s start by dissecting the individual words. A friend is someone with whom you can share your innermost thoughts with, someone with whom you feel free to be […]

So you are single and ready to mingle. You have ticked all or maybe most of the boxes you wanted to tick before getting married. You have your college degree, a nice job, a fancy car, a nice apartment and all what not. The only major thing unchecked on your list right now is marriage.

I watched the famous War Room movie today and I am so glad I did. There are so many lessons to be learned from the movie that I am certain I will watch it a second time and maybe even a third time. I loved the message of redemption that the movie preached. Nowadays you

When Phillip married Kate, he had very high hopes for their marriage. She would play her part as a woman and handle all domestic chores while he would focus on providing financially for the family. Piece of cake. Who said marriage had to be hard? The reality however was different from Phillip’s expectations. Kate held

Looking at that title alone could make you want to wave the white flag before reading the full post. Hold on, wait a minute, I know the concept of a man leaving his action/horror/suspense movies for a romance flick doesn’t seem like something that could happen in a thousand years but just before you kick

A while back, I was overwhelmed with so much going on in my life. I needed to take a break, I desperately needed a clean break from one of the major things I do. I felt like I couldn’t take it anymore, how much could one individual shoulder anyway? However, the reality was clear, it

You love your spouse, and yes you are in love with your spouse…but are you friends with your spouse? A multitude of definitions have been given to the word ‘LOVE’ People have described love as a feeling, a series of actions, an over-surge of hormones and many other ways. What does LOVE truly mean to

Before taking the plunge into marriage, it is very crucial that you evaluate your relationship to be sure your intended is someone you can actually spend your entire life with. Quite a number of people spend so much time preparing for the wedding-a one day event and neglect the most important preparation of all…..PREPARATION FOR

This is where many people go wrong. Unfortunately, getting things wrong here may very well mean sentencing yourself to a life of unhappiness. The fairy-tale we all want is to meet Mr/Mrs Right and live happily ever after. Afterall, that was how it happened for Snow White, Rapunzel, Aurora…. you name them. However, the operative

All married couples at one point or the other in marriage will have issues to deal with. In my experience as a Marriage and Sex counselor, I have come to discover that the one thing that makes the difference between couples that overcome and those that are overcome is THE WILLINGNESS TO TRY. Many marriages