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Jul 12, 20192 min read

Marriage after Children

Question After spending years praying for a child, God gave us a wonderful little girl. Unfortunately, our precious daughter has changed...

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Gary Oliver

May 12, 20191 min read

Loving Your Husband

Question How do I love my husband? Answer This is a great question and one that each one of us needs to ponder frequently regarding our...

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Gary Oliver

Apr 23, 20182 min read

Leave and Cleave

Question My wife and I struggle over the topic of loyalty to each other verses our relationship with each other's family. I don't know...

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Gary Oliver

May 23, 20172 min read

Opposing Interests

Question I'm newly married and have a lot of interests that don’t include my husband, but I always have to negotiate to get to do them. I...

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Gary Oliver

Mar 11, 20164 min read

Acceptable Pornography?

Question My husband enjoys looking at pornography. His excuse is that I am the problem. He says I should know he loves me, and besides,...

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Gary Oliver

Dec 11, 20153 min read

Wanting Children

Question I desperately want to have children. My husband doesn’t want to have children with me. He’s mentioned recently that he’s...

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Gary Oliver

Jun 23, 20152 min read

Parenting in an Unequally Yoked Marriage

Question I am a Christian but my husband is not. After an injury and job loss he began to drink heavily and my friends say he’s an...

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Gary Oliver

Mar 24, 20153 min read

Unhappily Married

Question How long is too long to be unhappy? I’ve been married 12 years and unhappy for 10 of them. I’ve asked my husband to attend...

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Gary Oliver

Dec 11, 20143 min read

Computer Addict

Question My husband is addicted to the computer! He spends most of his time in front of the screen and stays on until late into the...

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Gary Oliver

Nov 24, 20142 min read

Chatty Husband

Question Whenever my husband talks to his family on the phone or in person, he tells them too many things. I have spoken to my husband...

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Gary Oliver

Sep 23, 20143 min read

Conflicts in Parenting

Question My husband and I were married six years before we had children, and while we are different in many ways (he's way laid back; I'm...

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Gary Oliver

Jul 1, 20143 min read

How to Feel Understood when Communicating with Your Mate

“He who restrains his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” — Proverbs 17:27 After living...

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Gary Oliver

Apr 11, 20143 min read

Healthy Spouse

Question My husband has had bad experiences with physicians and had cancer in the past. And now he won’t go in for check-ups. I'm afraid...

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Gary Oliver

Mar 23, 20142 min read

Staying Connected After Having Children

Question We were prepared for the birth of our first child but now, a year later, we realize that we weren’t prepared for all of the...

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Gary Oliver

Feb 28, 20144 min read

From Crisis to Confidence

The year of 1996 began with great expectations in the Oliver home. On Thanksgiving my mom and dad had moved from their Southern...

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Gary Oliver

Jul 11, 20132 min read

Staying Connected as a Couple

Question We have been blessed with a 6-year-old and two preschoolers, but struggle with finding time and creative ways to connect as a...

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Gary Oliver

Jun 12, 20132 min read

Busy Spouse

Question My wife is in school—and when she isn’t in class, she’s either sleeping or doing her homework. I feel that she doesn’t make any...

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Gary Oliver

Sep 23, 20123 min read

Unbalanced Family Time

Question My husband goes out of his way to spend time with his family—he even admits he’ll stop everything to be with them. When it comes...

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Gary Oliver

Feb 12, 20121 min read

Loving Your Wife

Question How do I love my wife? Answer Loving a woman is a very special challenge! How do we know this, because God addresses it right in...

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Gary Oliver

Jan 31, 20122 min read

The Blessing

Information from: The Blessing, by John Trent, Ph.D. and Gary Smalley We all want to have acceptance—to feel like we measure up and that...

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