By Maureen Werrbach, LCPC Consider these two scenarios. Dave has been married for 10 years. When he is away from his partner and thinks of her, he usu…
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The One Thing Any Couple Can Do for Better Connection and Intimacy
By Luis Congdon If love were enough, all couples would be happy. The simple truth is relationships take work. Most of us are willing to spend hours pe…
Three Pieces Of Marriage Advice You Should Actually Listen To
By Michael Griswold Inside most of us is the yearning desire to find that one person with whom we can spend the rest of our lives. We long to grow old…
How To Show Your Partner They’re Loved, Based On Their Love Language
By Kelsey Borresen In relationships, people tend to show love to a partner in the way they’d personally most like to receive it. For example, those of…
How to Make a Long-Distance Relationship Work, According to Experts
By Jo Piazza I may be standing on top of a mountain in New Zealand, 7,000 miles away from my husband, but I don’t think we’ve ever been happier or fel…
The Best Relationship Advice I Ever Received
By Sheiresa Ngo Relationships are hard. They take a lot of dedication, focus, and work. Finding the right person to settle down with can often feel li…
Gratitude and the Nurturing of Relationships
By Shoba Sreenivasan, Ph.D., and Linda E. Weinberger, Ph.D. Relationships are living entities that need to be fed so as to remain healthy. There are m…
16 Secrets To Staying In That Honeymoon Phase Your Whole Life
By Tyson Popplestone In November this year my wife Jessie and I will celebrate five years of marriage. I’m lucky to be able to say it really has…
Using mediation to solve marital disputes mutually
Salma” and “Hassan” were about to call it quits. She was fed up with his behavior and both of them argued to the point that they wan…
6 tips for friends and family for dealing with marital disputes in the West
Family and friends can play an important but hidden role in helping married couples maintain a strong relationship. Parents, parents-in-laws and frien…
Conquering marriage boredom
10 tips to spice up your marriage You’ve moved past that giddy “honeymoon phase” and settled into a comfortable lifestyle with your …
The Sakinah Healthy Marriage Initiative (SHMI)
Building Healthy Marriages and Families Among Muslims in America The Islamic Social Services Association’s Sakinah Healthy Marriage Initiative (…
Building bridges of trust with your loved one
So you are a newly-wed couple and wondering how do I earn by loved one’s trust? Or you may be married for a while now and lately you feel your spouse …
When the trust disappears from our relations
In the eyes of Islam, Trust (Amanah) has a very broad sense. The word contains an ocean of meaning, but underneath it all is the sense of responsibili…
How arbitration can help Muslim couples resolve conflicts
Before a couple experiencing conflict in their marriage decides to go forward with a divorce, there are a number of options they can consider to try t…
Spiritual harmony in Muslim marriage
The Qur’an categorically states that the objective of marriage, besides perpetuating human life, is also spiritual harmony or creating “an abode…
The Purpose of Marriage
The society we live in provoke many thoughts in regards to the purpose of marriage. We see all around us that people are letting go of marriage and re…
Managing Stress Series – Anger Management
Not being able to manage your anger is one of the biggest causes of marriage breakups and surprisingly enough being angry has many physical side effec…
A consistent plan for children
Whenever you will speak to any expert or person who has any experience regarding parenting you will hear this over and over again; consistency or bein…
Focus Now (Importance of planning your child’s future)
This brand new series deals with the importance FOCUSing NOW on the future of your children. The series will discuss a number of hadith and ideas that…
My In-laws are ….?
It’s amazing that as soon as you mention the word, only ill thoughts come to most people. This topic was previously viewed in a positive light as it s…
Rights of a Husband in Islam
It is widely talked about how men don’t know the rights of women in Islam but the reality is that both sides do not have the correct understanding of …
Visual versus Emotional
Allah has created men and women differently. One of the most pronounced differences between genders when it comes to issues of intimacy is arousal. Ea…
10 Qualities to make a Husband Happy
We all know that Allah subhana wa ta’alaa has described the treatment of the spouses in the Quran as: “And among His signs is this, that He created fo…
10 Super cool tips to keep your husband happy
Most of life is habitual. You do the same things you did yesterday, the day before and every day for the last month. Habits, good or bad, make you who…
Advice to Daughter-in-Laws
At times we may feel that we know exactly what we are doing and most importantly we think that we are the best at it. That usually is not that case an…
7 Things Your Muslim Husband Won’t Tell You
Ever wish you could read your husband’s mind? Western culture encourages husbands and wives to talk to each other and discuss things. However, in many…
Long Lasting Marriage Secrets
All of us have met people at least once in our life time that tell you about how long they have been married for and it shocks you. Some go to 20, 30,…
Avoiding Suspicion & Infidelity
One of the ills that unfortunately our community is experiencing at this time is of suspicion and infidelity. Below are some steps you can take to avo…
How to have a Happy Family
Below are some steps you can take to make your family life more relaxing and enjoyable. One thing to remember is that In family life its always the sm…