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After recognizing their poor communication and conflict management skills were damaging their relationship, now-married couple Kenny and Rylie reflect on how the CMR helped them.

In this article, Jennifer Jones, LMFT shares how to recognize your filters, how to begin changing negative ones for the better, and how to find God in the process.

As Christians, we are supposed to love people, not just in word but also in deed. Does that sound familiar? It's pulled right out of Scripture. We are supposed to show others that we love them by our actions, by doing something for their benefit or their good, even in times of disagreement or difference of perspective. How often does that happen?

Dear CMR,

With Christmas around the corner, as a student, I’m a little overwhelmed – ok, really overwhelmed. I want to make things meaningful and enjoyable with my friends and family, but in the past things have been tense. Do you have any practical tips or things I can do proactively to make this Christmas season joyful and keep my sanity?

Signed, Overwhelmed and Worried

Meet Joey and Theresa, who, after 22 years of marriage, have learned lessons that they not only pass on to couples they mentor but to their own children as well.

"Something I find all too easy in my relationships is responding to something small in an explosive way."

In this video, Dr. Veola Vasquez shares some practical tips for young adults as they try to build the trust of their parents.

To ensure our future impact, a couple has given a generous gift of $25,000, and they want to challenge you to match that gift by the year's end. Would you prayerfully consider making a year-end gift to the Center for Marriage and Relationships by December 31?