EDWIN OGIE LIBRARY

RELATIONSHIPS • MARRIAGE • PREPARATION 5 Conversations Every Couple Should Have Before Marriage Love may bring two people together, but honest conversations help them discover whether they are truly prepared to build a life together. By Edwin Ogie • Edwin Ogie Library Many couples spend months or even years discussing their feelings for each other without discussing the life they are preparing to build together. They talk about wedding plans. They talk about clothes, photographs, food, venues and guests. They talk about where they want to travel after the wedding. But some of the most important conversations are postponed until after marriage. That can become a problem. “A wedding can be planned in months. A marriage may need a lifetime of preparation.” Marriage is more than a romantic commitment. It is a ...

RELATIONSHIPS • COMMUNICATION • EMOTIONAL MATURITY When Communication Becomes a Weapon in a Relationship Communication is supposed to build connection. But when words are used to punish, manipulate, humiliate or control, communication can become one of the most damaging forces in a relationship. By Edwin Ogie • Edwin Ogie Library Every relationship has difficult conversations. Couples disagree. People become angry. Feelings get hurt. Misunderstandings happen. The problem is not that conflict exists. The problem is what we do with conflict. Two people can disagree and still protect each other's dignity. They can be angry without becoming cruel. They can express disappointment without deliberately destroying each other's confidence. But when communication becomes a weapon, every conversation begins to fee...