DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… This was supposed to be a nice visit to a couple’s house for lunch. However it turned into a rather uncomfortable setting as we witnessed the troubling transformation of a generally delightful woman. She had already appeared a little agitated, but her grumbling about how worthless her husband was escalated into…
Category: Love
Couples Coping with Bad Child Behavior
DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… Many of us may remember the critical moments before giving birth to a long awaited child. But do we remember our thoughts, prayers, wishes and dreams concerning that child? We want our new baby to be healthy and beautiful. We even plan to count the toes and fingers. Yet how many…
Intimacy Beyond Sexual Abuse
DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… For years, my family would refer to me as the one “who smells everything.” From smelling my food before eating it to being able to find the source of foul odors, I have been the one to call. I finally realized that my keen sense of smell was directly linked to…
Marriage bed undefiled; but is it sexually gratifying?
Click to listen to the live discussion about this topic. DR. AARON JAMAL WRITES… For those who have attempted to model their marriage relationships in harmony with biblical precepts, Paul offers some guidance for couples: …, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.3…
I Do Me 2 Couples Challenge #4. Guess how your spouse would answer the Trust Quiz.
This challenge is inviting couples to see how well they know how their spouses feel about trust issues in a marriage. Each couple will take the How Much Can You Trust Your Spouse? Quiz answering the questions the way they think their spouses would answer. In other words, wives answer the questions the way they think…
Broken Trust-How much time is needed to fix it?
DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES…LISTEN TO AUDIO READING During a recent live broadcast of our I Do Me 2 Blog Talk Radio (BTR) show, one of our regulars who was in our chat room typed about how trust impacts forgiveness and even sexual relations. After more discussion, my husband and I realized that this topic really…
FORGIVENESS IN MARRIAGE
CLICK TO LISTEN TO OUR ONLINE DISCUSSION INCLUDING THIS TOPIC. Call in number to join us Tuesday night at 8:30 PM CST is (213) 943-3673. NOTE: We will resume the Top 10 Reasons for staying Married blogs, but because of so much that we have been hearing, witnessing and experiencing about forgiveness in marriage, we thought…
Sex is Better When You’re Married – Reason #4
CLICK TO LISTEN TO OUR PARTY LINE BLOG TALK RADIO DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BLOG TOPIC. This blog entry is the fourth follow up to our challenge to develop top 10 Reasons to Stay Married. DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… My husband and I discussed this a bit before agreeing to make this topic the next…
I Do Me 2 Couples Challenge #2 –Putting love into Action –
How well do you know what love means to your spouse? The #2 I Do Me2 Couples Challenge is for each of you to write down at least one way to “show love” to your spouse. You must try to think of something that your spouse would agree is proof or evidence of your love. 2)…
Is Love Reason Enough to Stay Married?
CLICK TO LISTEN TO ONLINE RADIO DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS TOPIC. LISTEN , CHAT OR CALL IN AT (213) 943-3673 This blog entry is the third follow up to our challenge to develop top 10 Reasons to Stay Married. DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway sang the questions, “Where is the love you said was mine all…
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