Dispute

"We’ll be hosting a lot of guests this year for the holidays, and I keep telling my husband that we need certain repairs done to the house. He seems to deliberately avoid the problems, hoping that I'll forget about them. He also tries to manipulate me into agreeing not to fix the in-house problems. My friend told me to hire someone and leave the bill on the table. What can I do to end this dispute?"

Life is certainly a lot easier when both people in the relationship have the same modus operandi. But when they differ in their styles as far as punctuality or how they pay bills or when they get things done, it can certainly be the cause for a lot of irritation between them. Clearly, the situation you describe must be very frustrating to you.

It’s often said that when you marry a person, you also marry the person’s family. And that statement is going to be especially...

Every year my wife and I get into an argument on where to attend Thanksgiving. Both of our parents would like us to join them, any advice?
As we approach the holiday season, though we tend to think of it as a time of enjoyment and festivities, this time of year is often fraught with a great deal of stress!

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My wife and I seemed to be having a disconnect. For example, I try to initiate sex, but she rejects me. I sigh and roll over, but she still offers no response. It wasn't like this in the beginning. What's the problem and what can we do?
Unfortunately, most couples haven’t learned the proper expectations of marriage. Perhaps the biggest eye-opener is that in order for you to have a thriving

I like to try new things and eat at nice restaurants. My husband on the other hand doesn’t. How do we compromise?
Aside from the lovely eHarmony commercials we see on TV, one of the biggest misconceptions couples have going into marriage is that