Whether you’re listening or will be soon, these tips from shadchanim will be valuable. In our BCP survey, we asked our readers what types of content they would like to see on Between Carpools. And one of the things you asked us for was tips on shidduchim (there were almost the same amount of people…
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Small Things That Deepen Your Marriage Connection
These baby steps go a long way in moving your marriage forward. When I was getting married, I knew intuitively that it was going to require ‘work’. A bad marriage has fights, after all, and cold silences, and mis-matched expectations. Who wanted that? A good marriage, conversely, was presumably one in which both parties work…
FYI: Your Husband Wants a Happy Wife
Even if you think otherwise some of the time. Once in a while, you experience a paradigm shift. You know, when a new piece of information is introduced and suddenly, you’re seeing a situation, or a person, or life… through an entirely new pair of glasses. Like the time when you were 6 and you…
How Could He Sit on The Couch?
You’re rushing around frantically, cleaning for Shabbos, preparing for Sheva Brachos or getting the kids to bed. Ahh, finally, your husband is home. He lets himself in, and collapses on the couch. And he sits. You mop up the splattered tomato sauce. And he sits. You shove errant Legos into containers. And he sits. You narrowly prevent your…
Are You Good at Receiving? (Funny Question?)
You might think that is a funny question. But, in truth, some of us are really not good at it. Ever wonder why some people get the help they need when they need it, without having to twist anyone’s arm off to get it? Ever wonder why some people just receive gifts, constantly? Receiving is…
4 Ways You Can Help Your Husband Be a Better Spouse
Often, when someone is a poor spouse, it’s because they didn’t have the right opportunities growing up to develop secure relationships. But you can help your spouse fix that by giving them the security they didn’t get before. When a baby is born it doesn’t take long for him to often exclusively want his mother….
Three Very Wrong Pieces of Marriage Advice (And What to Do Instead)
You’ve gotten advice, some of it may have been very good. But now it’s time to debunk three common marriage myths. When you got married, you probably had a lot of well-meaning marriage advice coming at you from all directions – from your great-aunt Mirel, your sheitel macher, the sweet Russian lady who hemmed your…
One Eye-Opening Tip That Will Make Your Marriage Better
It may seem obvious, but turning to your third partner in your marriage–Hashem–during certain moments will change everything. Read on for some real life impacting tips! If you close your eyes and picture the most blessed atmosphere in your home, the most majestic feel in your marriage, what would it be? Happiness, contentment, peace, love,…
Don’t Go To Sleep Angry: The Biggest Myth in Marriage Advice, and What To Do Instead.
Sometimes, you need to step away to see things with clarity. The advice was: don’t go to sleep angry. Maybe you tried it. And hurting from a painful conversation and taxed emotionally, tired physically, and riled up hormonally, you still made up and smoothed things out. But there is a better way to resolve conflict….
Lockdown is Hard on Marriages. 5 Ways to Reverse That Effect
It seems it’s easier to get along with a spouse when you’re not tied down to the same space all day, every day. But you can stay happy and keep your marriage healthy. These tips might help. Spending extended time with the same person 24/7 would be stressful for anyone – even in the best…