All issues concerning life, love and marriage.
The show starts off today with an interesting study on happiness.
A listener is upset because she just found out about her husband’s affair that happened prior to their marriage. Mark answers an email from a wife who is looking for permission to divorce. Then a young couple wants to know if being separated for jobs right after the wedding is a bad idea.
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Mark and Debbie begin the show with an interesting article on the predictors of marital happiness for women.
Mark talks a lot about the importance of dads and now a listener wants clarification on what the role of a mom should be in the life a child. He gives great advice on how to overcome the improper sexual imprinting from pornography and masturbation. An email is answered on the Flag Page that leads to a discussion on being content in all circumstances.
They wrap up the show talking about a mom who needs help controlling her teens during dating.
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Due to a scheduling issue, the show is only 30 minutes long today. Enjoy the short but sweet program where Mark and Debbie start off discussing the “happiness gap” and how a study shows it increases the chances of divorce. They also answer a couple of listener emails: one about a husband who is an addict and one from a wife who can’t get her husband to stop playing online video games.
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Mark is doing the show live from Colorado this morning! The two start the show with a new study from Medical News Today, Raising Kids Makes Married People Happier.
A man e-mails about his Flag Page and the trouble he and his wife are having. Someone e-mail with a question regarding, Brenda Emperor of the Universe. Mark and Debbie tackle an e-mail from a woman stricken with guilt for falling into temptation before marriage.
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Mark and Debbie talk about an excerpt from Understanding the Divorce Cycle: The Children of Divorce in their own Marriages by Nick Wolfinger. (article available upon request)
The topic of reading e-mails during dating is discussed again, from both sides. Debbie brings an e-mail to the show from an insecure wife that wants to inflict pain on her husband’s ex-wife. Mark expands on asking for forgiveness and being kind when you just dont want too.
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