Mark starts the show talking about how dangerous it is for kids to have their mom’s boyfriend living in the same house with them. He answers emails about remarriage, difficulty remembering what your wife says, and men who let their wives do all the work in the household. A listener wants to know about modern day money changers in the church and the crew weighs in on the concept of “love at first sight”.
It’s Friday! Mark and Debbie talk about an interesting new television show coming out in the Fall, “Footnote’ Delves into Truths, Raw Stories of Porn Industry. Mark also talks about the powerful documentary about the porn industry, Missionary Positions.
We start with a continuing saga from a husband that can’t get his wife to listen to him. A husband is not being nice to his wife, but still wants sex at the end of the day and another husband wants to know how to deal with his wife that got pregnant while they were separated. A great e-mail comes in from a man whose wife gets mad because he doesn’t last long in bed, but this situation is really her fault. A single man wants to know if he should marry a woman from another culture, that is divorced with 3 kids, and his family is against it.
On today’s show Mark discusses wackos in the news, how church attendance impacts marriage, the seven stages of marriage, marriage is a revealer, weight issues, forgiveness and letting go of resentment, talking to your spouse when he/she isn’t listening, dealing with your ex, when one spouse wants to give to the church and the other doesn’t, forgiving an affair and moving on, divorcing for selfish reasons, the middle road of separation, arranged marriage, dealing with negative attitudes, when a person is unfaithful during dating and accepting your spouse’s children in a blended family.