I really like my wedding rings. Not only are they a symbol of the love Jim and I have for one another, but I’ve been wearing the rings for over 33 years! About five years ago, I spent a few minutes with a soft toothbrush and...
Has this series been a help and encouragement to you? We hope so! We've really enjoyed hearing from some of our married children! The topics they've shared on include: the importance of flirting the fears we face the truth about when it's hard (and how to press on) the value of...
The fourth day of our Christmas marriage advice series, and the day before Christmas (!!!), is brought to you by our son Jeremy and his wife Janelle. Below Jeremy shares some candid and hilarious thoughts! Day 4: Keep Flirting! Jeremy writes: Marriage has been around for a long time and there is no...
The third day of our Christmas marriage advice series is brought to you by our son Michael and his wife Jelena. What you may not know is that Michael and Jelena work 'behind-the-scenes' on the Intimate Couple website! Kudos to Michael as this Christmas Marriage Advice Series was his...
The second day of our Christmas marriage advice series is brought to you by our son Nathan and his lovely wife Sarah. Here Nathan shares some very honest thoughts on how marriage is most definitely a work-in-progress! Day 2: The Honest Truth from Nathan and Sarah Over the last five years through our marriage...
This year we wanted to do something special for you this holiday season, so let us present our special 2015 Christmas series...
As our Intimate Couple friends in the USA celebrate Thanksgiving (we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving last month), we are reminded of the importance and power of gratitude. We wanted to share with you this guest blog post from our daughter-in-law, Jelena. She talks about one habit that...
What does physical health and fitness have to do with marriage health? It was almost five years ago, in 2011, that I (Carrie) had a ruptured brain aneurysm and massive brain haemorrhage. Going through that crisis, the corrective surgery, and the recovery time was a major wake up...
CNN recently featured an article by Lee Woodruff entitled, Why Veterans Have Intimacy Issues. In her article, Woodruff—herself the wife of a war vet—explained that for many war vet couples, the lack of intimacy is the ongoing heartache after many of the wounds of war have been healed. PTSD,...
Jim and Carrie often talk about having weekly date nights! They talk about 'checking in' with each other as well as having fun to keep the passion going....