How Expectations Affect One’s Happiness in Marriage
How expectations shape happiness in marriage, why expecting too much or too little can both hurt, and what research suggests is reasonable…
from Psychology Today2 min read
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Preparing & the First Year
Premarital preparation, a simple nikah and settling into married life.
Forget planning the fairytale wedding and start preparing more for married life
A newlywed Muslim woman reflects on how focusing on the dream wedding left her unprepared for the patience and compromise married life…
from The Muslim Vibe2 min read
Pursue Your Partner at Every Stage of Marriage
A therapist uses the story of a couple married forty years to show why spouses should keep choosing and pursuing each other…
from The Gottman Institute2 min read
Seriously. What’s the Point of Marriage?
A Gottman Institute writer argues that marriage is meant less for constant happiness and more for growth, with each spouse stretched to…
from The Gottman Institute2 min read
Want Your Marriage to Last? Get Premarital Counseling
I spent my time at a recent wedding listening to people’s marriage problems. As the guests danced the night away in celebration,…
Jun 14, 20204 min read
5 Reasons You Need to Stop Believing in Prince Charming
Are you still looking for Prince Charming? Do you expect your husband to be Prince Charming? Married life will actually be a…
Oct 4, 20192 min read
What to know before getting married: Advice from a couples therapist
A marriage and family therapist shares eight things engaged couples should understand about expectations, family, money and conflict before the wedding.
from TODAY2 min read
8 Traits of a Happy Marriage, According to a Couples Therapist
What makes for a happy marriage? Well, it’s safe to say that the happiest long-lasting couples probably don’t have affairs or lie…
Aug 29, 20194 min read
Are You Prepared for Marriage and Building a Family?
The opening piece of a MuslimMatters series encourages young Muslims to prepare for marriage and family life long before the wedding.
from MuslimMatters2 min read
10 Habits of Happy Muslim Couples
What does it take to stay Muslim, married and extremely happy today? As oxymoronic as that just sounded, believe it or not, it’s absolutely…
May 17, 201927 min read
The Spark is Missing!
People are quick to point to the aptly named “spark” as being the problem in almost all relationships beyond the exciting wedding…
Apr 11, 20194 min read
4 Things You Need Besides Love in a Marriage
Remember how you felt when you first fell in love? Remember feeling like your world revolved around the other person and that…
Feb 24, 20192 min read