When someone says or does something that drives you crazy, you may be dealing with a hot button issue. In this episode, we discuss insights to help you identify the deeper emotions that get triggered from hot button issues, understand why the issue is so important to you and learn how to resolve the conflict well.

In the last episode, we explored the cultural trends of "hurry sickness" and "affluenza" and their impact on relationships. This week, we discuss 2 more cultural trends that result in highly unrealistic expectations for marriage. Listen to gain practical tips on how to overcome these cultural challenges.

In this blog, Rick Bee shares some tools that can make a long term financial difference in your life and free you up to follow your calling.

In the last episode, we discovered that marital love must be grounded in friendship, that the ultimate expression of love is unselfishness, and that sexual desire practiced before marriage clouds the ability to evaluate a relationship. Today we continue to discuss three more observations about marital love.

Culture tells us that love is ambiguous or flimsy or can change, and most people fear that their love isn't going to last. Learning how to define what love is, is extremely important, especially if you're moving toward a lasting commitment in marriage. In this episode we discuss criteria for marital love that are crucial for lifelong commitment.

In this blog, Willa Williams (LMFT) shares two principles that will set you up to be better understood and better responded to by your partner.

Nothing highlights a couple’s spending tendencies like planning a wedding together. Check out our newest Love Matters video for tips on wedding planning and money.

Dr. Tim Muehlhoff confronts the hype behind Fifty Shades of Gray and outlines the dangerous cycle of abuse in relationships.

In this Love Matters video, we explore the way expectations can impact your relationships, and how you can handle them well.

Alisa Grace discusses common marriage expectations and steps to take to address unmet expectations.