How can I prevent memories of childhood sexual trauma from having a negative impact on my relationship with my spouse? I was abused a long time ago and though it wasn’t easy, I’ve forgiven the people who violated me. But after twelve years of marriage I still can’t enjoy sex with my husband without feeling …
Relationships & Marriage Q&As
Do you have any advice for a woman whose husband is on the verge of getting out of jail? My spouse has been serving a three-year sentence and is scheduled to come home next month. I’m eager to have him back and resume a normal relationship, but at the same time I can’t help feeling …
How can we restore trust to our relationship?
How can I tell if my involvement with social media – Facebook, Twitter, etc. – is detrimental to my marriage? I don’t think this is the case at present, but I don’t want to be taken by surprise either. Do you have any words of wisdom for me?
As a new step-parent, is it appropriate for me to discipline my step-children? I recently married a fantastic man who has two teenagers. These kids have had little or no discipline or structure for at least four years (since their mom and dad got divorced). They refuse to do any chores – like cleaning their …
Are arguments and disagreements a sign of a bad marriage? I’m newly married and have been surprised and disturbed by the amount of conflict we’ve experienced in our relationship. This rarely happened when we were dating. Is something wrong?
Why does my husband have such a low libido and so little interest in a healthy sex life? Our situation doesn’t seem to fit the typical reports I hear about sexual problems in marriage — usually it’s the man complaining about his wife’s lack of sexual desire. We’ve gone years without sex!
When so many marital relationships end in divorce, why should I even bother tying the knot? It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the institution of matrimony has outlived its usefulness and doesn’t mean much these days. Can you say anything to convince me otherwise?
How can I overcome the bitterness I have about the way my parents treated me growing up? I don’t want these memories to affect my relationship with my own kids. After all these years, I continue to struggle with negative feelings about my mother and father. When I think of them, I remember only their …
As a Christian, how do I sort out the difference between my obligation to family on the one hand and to the work of the gospel on the other? And what’s my responsibility to my extended family as compared with my obligation to my immediate, nuclear family? Is there any distinction between the two? My …
How can my spouse and I resolve our disagreement about starting a family? I’m anxious to be a mother, but he says he isn’t ready to have children yet. My biological clock is ticking away, and the tension between us is growing. What should I do?
Are repeated emotional affairs biblical grounds for divorce? On several occasions my husband has become emotionally involved with other women in ways that have been seriously destructive to our marriage. The most recent incident involved a lady with whom he’d been emotionally intimate in the past. I’m tired of his betrayals, and though we’ve been …
What is Focus on the Family’s position on divorce and remarriage?
What can I do about a husband who won’t get a job?
How does a man stay sexually interested in his wife after years and years of marriage? Jesus said that anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart (Matthew 5:28), but this strikes me as being terribly unrealistic. In my experience, sexual attraction has always been closely …
How can I prevent my struggles with depression and anxiety from having a negative impact on my wife and children? It’s bad enough having to cope with these debilitating feelings, but the thought that I’m making life difficult for my family is almost too much to bear. What should I do?
Is it our responsibility to cover the expenses for our adult daughter’s wedding when she and her husband-to-be have good, professional jobs and earn more than we do? They expect us to do so even though we have limited financial resources after putting our children through college. Do you think this is right? We feel …
What can we do to get ready for the departure of our youngest child? He’ll be going off to college after the end of this year, and my spouse and I will be left “on our own” as empty nesters. I’ve heard that many couples in our position face serious adjustments and are at risk …
What’s the best way to handle the revelation of an affair when one guilty spouse has come clean or been exposed, but the husband or wife of the other unfaithful party is still in the dark?
What’s the difference between obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
