Have you ever said something that you instantly wished you could take back? Of course you have. All of us have. In the heat of the moment, almost without thinking, we spit out words intended to tear down rather than build up. Then what happens next? In many cases, the person we've attacked retaliates they fight back. And while we may have regretted our words at first, the...

What we expect from our marriages can have a huge impact on how we respond to trouble in our marriages. If we believe and expect that marriage should be like the fairy tale examples we're exposed to in childhood, then the slightest hint of trouble will lead us to question and doubt. We may start to ask, "Did I marry the right person?" Or perhaps we'll begin to lose faith i...