There is a new app out that is supposed to help couples decide if their marriage has a future or if they should divorce…of course, Mark thinks it ridiculous! He gives advice to a guy who has an overbearing mother-in-law, answers a question on “the 7 year itch” and goes off on a rant on why it’s so important that you learn to say, “no” to yourself and your desires.
Mark starts off the show talking about when you fight for what you want and when you need too die to yourself. Then he tackles emails from listeners–a woman is wondering how important sex is in marriage, and a guy wants to know how he can get the lustful images of the past out of his head. The crew also discuss an article that says beautiful people are happier!
Mark starts the show with an article on Post-Sex Depression….and why it’s actually a GOOD thing! He then answers emails from a wife who has a husband who won’t stop masturbating, one from a guy who needs advice on how to deal with his brother’s infidelity, and a listener wonders what Mark means when he says people can lose their salvation. He ends the show with a great explanation on fighting for what you want in your marriage, but then knowing when to die to yourself and surrender it.
On today’s show Mark talks about Vermont legislature’s attempt to legalize “sexting”, the importance of The Church getting “our house in order”, dying to self, unrealistic expectations in marriage, how to handle the sexual curiosity of children, the connection between free will, suffering and doing the right things, what the bible says about homosexuality, and balancing patience and long suffering with confrontation.
On today’s show Mark discusses a study regarding the effects of divorce on children, handling long-distance relationships, what kind of arguing and fighting is “normal” in marriage, the importance of apologizing (even if you don’t think you are wrong), how to “die to self” in a marriage without becoming a door mat, when both spouses are perfectionists, and what to do when facing a potential divorce you don’t want.