Marriage

Spending so much time with your spouse in quarantine can be challenging. Instead of mumbling under your breath that he’s always in your space or wishing you could get back to work so she’s not continuing to look over your shoulder, take this opportunity of imposed “social distancing” to close the emotional distance between you and your spouse.

While newspaper headlines and community panic compete for our attention, Christ-followers first and foremost rest in the Lord and act according to His instruction. That includes His instruction for marriages – pandemic or not.

If you or your spouse is having a difficult time settling into your “new normal,” please don’t lose heart. While it might be tempting to shut down during quarantine, this is a time when couples can come together and help each other navigate this passing season.

Cry out and the Lord will hear you and aid you in your struggles. Speak out. Know that emotional abuse is wrong and hurtful and can only perpetuate in silence.

There are numerous things wives need from their husbands, but they don’t know how to articulate them, or they fear the question will bring tension.

Here’s what I’m proposing as we acknowledge the universality of human failure: When your significant other fails you, it’s a very good thing. Here are 4 reasons why.

A touch, combined with a loving gaze and kind words, adds a powerful impact. There is something very basic and powerful about a loving touch.