SmartLoving Conversations

Many dating couples opt to live together before deciding to marry, because they believe that it is a responsible and prudent thing to do.

They reason that cohabitating together will be like a trial ma…

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Language Matters

For years, advocates of inclusive language have been steadily drawing our attention to the clumsy use of language which can alienate various ethnic groups or religious adherents, the …

We’ve been promoting and teaching Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs - also known as Natural Family Planning) for over two decades. One of the things we hear often, is how couples, and especially wome…

How can we inspire young people to embrace stable, loving marriages when so many grow up without seeing them?

We’ve all heard stories that stop us in our tracks. One that sticks with us is about a te…

‘Mind Reading’ is one of those clairvoyant arts that seems to elude us when it comes to marriage. Too often we make the mistake of assuming that our spouse knows what we need without communicating cl…

On our wedding day, we joyfully left our family homes to begin our married life together. Living and worshipping in the same parish, with similar ethnic heritage and family structure, we thought ‘cle…

Most marriage counselling and education focuses on conflict and incompatibility. It seeks to help couples find constructive ways of dealing with challenges in the relationship. It’s a kind of ‘damage…

Who would have thought espresso cups could cause such drama? Byron had discarded the unused ‘free’ cups a year earlier, without Francine even noticing their absence. After a frantic search when a gue…

I was very pessimistic as a teenager. I tended to see everything negatively, and even when something good happened, I always noted how it could be better. I didn’t make very good company, even for my…

We’ve all heard marriage is a journey, but what happens when it feels like a marathon with no finish line?

Every couple faces trials – tension with family, disappointment or frustration at work, une…