Articles by “Tim Muehlhoff”

In a culture that idolizes rom-com relationships, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff explains the importance of not comparing real-life relationships to them.

Dear CMR,

Why do people automatically assign people to zones like the “friend zone”?  Why do we sometimes change the zones we put them in?

Signed, A Podcast Fan

Woody Allen once said, “We spend money we don’t have, to buy things we don’t need, to impress people we don’t like.” This very phrase might be one that describes "affluenza." In this video, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff defines affluenza and assesses the danger of it in relationships.

Dr. Chris Grace and Dr. Tim Muehlhoff share some things they have learned over the years about friendship within marriage and dating relationships!

Dr. Tim Muehlhoff and Dr. Chris Grace share some of their thoughts on how to evaluate a relationship when considering the future.

What counts as a date-night? How do I balance my relationship with the rest of life's demands? In this episode of the podcast, we continue the conversation with Dr. Bradford Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. He points to some research and advice on the benefit of making small investments in your marriage. As a father of nine children, he has learned quite a few lessons on this topic personally.

In the majority of Western culture, the idea of spiritual warfare is not talked about often. In the context of marriage, most couples tend to under-emphasize spiritual warfare in their relationship rather than over-emphasizing it. Why is that? When you take a step back and look at our world, it is easy to see that something is wrong. It can feel that there is a war going on and we are caught in the cross-fire. In your relationship, how can you tell if there is a spiritual attack going on? Are there signs that are universal?

In the second part of his two-part series, Dr. Muehlhoff discusses the importance of intentional times of solitude, especially in a world that encourages nothing less than fully-booked schedules and a fast-paced lifestyle. Can you make silence and solitude a discipline in your life?