DAPS 033 The 1 thing that will kill your marriage faster than adultery
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you guys are having a great day with family and friends. This is a great day to begin to really own up to the truth. … Read More
View ArticleDAPS 034 How to Turn Your Differences Into Daily Strengths
In this episode of the David and Paula Show we talked about embracing your differences. We all understand that to be married, you have to have agreements; agreements in… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 035 Why Telling Stories is Essential to Your Future Happiness
Today we talked about the importance of telling your story to your family: things like how you met, why you got married, what are the obstacles that you’ve overcome, the… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 036 How to Deal With the Stresses and Strains of Seasonal Overload
Today on the David and Paula Show we talked about how to deal with the stresses and strains that come with the changes in life. We talked about what… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 037 How to Welcome In-Laws Into Your Family
There are four great pressure-points in all marriages. They are: religion, money, kids, and family; most particularly extended family. Just this past week, Paula and I welcomed a new son-in-law… Read...
View ArticleDAPS 038 Money Fights Are Tearing Us Apart
The four major stressing points in marriage are in-laws, religion, children, and the biggie – money. David and Paula address the whole issue of how money works, and oftentimes how… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 039 Should We Work Together as a Couple?
On The David and Paula Show today, we discuss working together as a couple in business: the pros and cons. We talk about why you would want to work… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 040 The 5 Kinds of Weird You Want to Be
Everywhere you look, it seems people are hurting far more than they are willing to admit. Marriages that have lasted 25, 30, even 45 years are breaking up. People are… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 041 How to Let Go of What’s Holding You Back
One of the things we tend to overlook when we get married and attempt to be married is the emotional health and welfare of our mate. Today we discuss emotional… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 042 You Might be Neglecting Your Wife, If…
One of the most often heard complaints we hear from married women is, “I feel neglected.” One of the most often heard complaints from men is, “I do all… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 043 Are You Driving Your Husband Away?
Last week on The David and Paula Show we talked about “You Might be Neglecting Your Wife If…” This week, we’ll get on the other side and look at… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 044 The 7 Must-Haves of an Amazing Marriage
Marriage is one of those things in life that live at extremes. It can be really, really good or really, really bad. And yet the average American marriage lives somewhere… Read More
View ArticleYou Cruise or You Lose
Paula and I just returned from a weeks long cruise. We had a blast and while we were on the cruise, we celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary. It was a… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 045 Three Daily Essentials Your Marriage Can’t Survive Without
Today on The David and Paula Show, we continue our overview of the 7 Must-Haves of an Amazing Marriage. These seven skills make up the basic framework in which… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 046 How Do You Confront Alcohol Abuse in Your Marriage?
No matter who you are, how well you get along, and how much you love each other, confrontation in marriage is totally unavoidable. As a matter of fact, the more… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 047 Why Everyone Should Get Married
Today David and Paula discuss the topic of getting married. While almost 50% of marriages end in divorce, and a lower percentage of the population in America are getting married,… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 048 The High Cost of Cheating in Marriage
When two people get married they pledge a lifetime of loyal love. Nothing breaks that contract and causes more pain than cheating inside the marriage covenant. Today David and Paula… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 049 Learning to Speak the Language of “We”
At the core of every great marriage is a well-developed set of skills that will allow a husband and wife to communicate effectively over time. At the heart of every… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 050 Why Won’t He/She Ask For Help?
One of the most frustrating realities in married life is the fact that while two people can be married, in love, and live together, they can virtually remain strangers, particularly… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 051 Why Resentment is Killing Your Marriage
Oftentimes some of the most dangerous things hide out of sight. This couldn’t be more true than the issue of resentment in a marriage. Often anger, bitterness, and distrust grow… Read More
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View ArticleDAPS 052 Why You Should Become a Student of Your Spouse
Why is it that we spend hours and hours and hours in the courtship period getting to know one another and becoming close, and then get married and we drift… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 053 My Marriage is Over: When Can I Start Dating Again?
Paula and David answer a question this week from Melissa, who is in the middle of a painful divorce. Well, the truth is, is there any other kind? And the… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 054 Using the Bible to Beat Your Spouse Into Submission
Today on the David and Paula Show, we deal with a listener’s question that has to do with the concept of submission taught in the Scriptures. Is it really… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 055 David and Paula’s Review of the Royal Wedding
It was reported there were upwards of three billion people watching the Royal Wedding last week. As William and Katherine stood before the world, exchanged vows, and pledged their… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 056 We’ve Been Married 20 Years, Are We Safe?
The announcement that shocked the world came this past week when Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announced, after 25 years of what seemed like marital bliss and partnership, they are… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 057 Five Sure Signs You Guys Are Not on the Same Page
As Paula and I have researched and studied, read books, listened to tapes, and attended conferences, we’ve heard quite a few different takes on why a marriage fails. Some say… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 058 Help! I Married an Over-Reactor!
It doesn’t take long to understand that we are profoundly emotional people. Yes, we’re intellectual, we’re willful, but we’re also very emotional. Even those who brag about how level-headed they…...
View ArticleDAPS 059 What a Woman Finds Attractive in a Man
On The David and Paula Show today, David interviews Paula and asks her about the age-old mystery that men have been trying to figure out since before time. What… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 060 What a Man Finds Attractive in a Woman
Last week on The David and Paula Show, we talked about what a woman finds attractive in a man. This week, we thought we’d turn the tables and do the… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 061 Should You Lower Your Standards?
Trying to find the right person to commit yourself to for the rest of your life is a daunting task, to say the least. Sometimes it’s downright discouraging when you… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 062 Betrayal: How do you forgive the unpardonable sin?
Marriage isn’t easy, nor should it be. When two good and yet messy people pledge a lifetime of loyal love to each other, come what may, they know that this… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 063 How to Build a Winning Family Legacy
So much emphasis is placed on not getting divorced, or just surviving or tolerating a miserable marriage, we fail to realize what is gained when our marriages succeed. A great… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 064 Help! I Didn’t Know About the In-Laws!
Being married is hard enough without adding the stress of family issues. Oftentimes couples give little to no thought about the families they are marrying into. Are they healthy? Will… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 065 Where Do We Turn When Our Marriage is in Trouble?
Why is it that we think asking for help is an admission of failure? Why did we ever think that marriage was going to be easy, and that we’re going… Read More
View ArticleWhat is your marriage intelligence?
Far too many of us married people have never been taught the difference between getting married and being married. Believe it or not, being married requires skiils that we don’t… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 066 How Do You Help Your Alcoholic Spouse Change?
Marriage is hard enough without adding to it the serious problem of addiction. Of the most devastating addictions to relationships is the addiction to alcohol. Lies are told, promises are… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 067 How to Wade Through the Worst to Get to the Better
Picture this. Two people dressed in their finest, standing alone at an altar before a gathering of their family and friends. They make promises like, “I take you for better… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 068 The Biggest Lie We Believe About Divorce
Why is it that, in spite of the statistic, we continue to believe that divorce is a solution to a bad marriage? Most people who go through divorce find it… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 069 How to Figure Out Your Family Finances
Dave Ramsey says the number one cause of divorce in America is money fights. That at least ought to let us know that getting the money thing figured out is… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 070 Help! The Kids are in College and I’m Left Here With Whatsizname!
It’s that time of year. School has fired back up, and kids are going away from home for the first time to enter their Freshman year in college. It’s an… Read More
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Congratulations to Paige Upon Her Graduation From MTSU
The greatest privilege that God has given me is the privilege to be married to a good, godly, strong, kick-butt woman. The second greatest, right behind it, is to be… Read More
View Article071 When Does a Sexual Fantasy Become Cheating in Marriage?
Today on the David and Paula Show we will be dealing with a listener’s question about some questionable sexual activity her husband is involved in. In dealing with this… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 072 The Top 5 Things Men Do to Destroy Their Marriages
Being married is the most important, rewarding, and fulfilling thing any man or woman can do. And when marriage works, it is the best of all human experiences and rewards. … Read More
View ArticleDAPS 073 Why Loving Each Other is Not Enough to Save Your Marriage
One of the myths that we perpetuate in marriage is that all you need is love. Isn’t that what The Beatles say? Doesn’t take money, doesn’t take things, doesn’t take… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 074 How to Deal With Anger Before it Destroys Your Marriage
When a man and a woman live together over time, the give and take of daily life can cause a strain on the relationship. Oftentimes things are swept under the… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 075 Three Reasons Why Your Marriage is Mediocre
Paula and I and a few close friends were able to stand around with Dave and Sharon Ramsey at Financial Peace Plaza when the news came in that his newest… Read More
View ArticleReflections on Last Week’s Live Event
Paula and I are taking a break from The David and Paula Show this week to take a breather and do some reflection. Our live event last week was,… Read More
View ArticleDAPS 076 How Do You Define Success in Your Marriage?
As many of you know, our MMFA Live Event was just a couple weeks ago. It was a great night. We love meeting new couples who are passionate about marriage… Read More
View ArticleWhy Men Fail Without Women
I admit it. I have been way too obsessed with the news coming out of Penn State. I go from being sad to disgusted at the things I am hearing… Read More
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