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Dear CMR,

Do you have any advice on how to share your sexual history with someone you’re dating? It’s a really tough subject to bring up.

Signed,

Wanting To Tell Him

Sexuality as designed by God—within the context of marriage—is joyful, pleasurable and relationship strengthening. It is a gift from God to be enjoyed.

“Our mother married our father during a time when interracial marriage was unacceptable, in 1969, two years after interracial marriage was legalized, and most of her family disowned her.”

Dear CMR,

I recently started considering online dating but it feels intimidating. Can you give me any advice that will make it easier to find a person worth getting to know?

Signed, New To This

More than sitting across a coffee table and updating you on our life moment to moment, we want to share life with you. We want to be involved in the mundane parts, to learn from your experience, and feel a sense of belonging. These are just a few of the things that we want married couples around us to know.

Dear CMR,

I am single.  Some of my dating friends recently told me that when I meet “the right person,” I'll just know they are right for me. I've heard that advice before, but is it true?

Signed, Looking for the One

Social media can bring a lot of relational issues with it when it is a consistent part of our lives. While it connects us to the lives of people around us, it also can bring envy and fear of missing out (FOMO) over what is happening to others.

Many questions can circulate as parents try to find ways to train and shape their children. These four roles of Dictator, Boss, Coach and Consultant offer a framework to use.