All Couples articles
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         Opinion OpinionTen Christian couples told me what they wish they'd known before they got marriedThis Valentine's Day writer Shakira Peronet spoke to ten Christian couples and shares their hard-earned wisdom. 
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         Opinion OpinionI’m a relationship expert - here’s what to do when your partner’s parents are too involved in your marriageThe Bible, in 1 Corinthians 7:1-40, says: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” But what should you do when your partner hasn’t managed to leave and cleave? 
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         Opinion OpinionI’ve never been uncomfortable with ‘the S-word’ in my relationship, but I believe it’s time to challenge its use in churchesWriter Amy Jo Stimson explains why she thinks the discourse around the word submission, particularly in conservative, complementarian churches, needs to be challenged. As she has heard preaching of submission for wives that thinly veils an exhortation to plain obedience. 
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         Opinion OpinionRelationships are three times more likely to succeed if you marry compared to informal cohabitation, survey revealsThe latest research from the Marriage Foundation that shows that even those who aren’t Christian are more likely to work on a relationship if they have cemented it in marriage. 
 







 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				