How should husbands and wives navigate friendships with the opposite sex? That's our podcast topic this week, prompted by an email I got from a reader wanting to know, "Should a married woman have close male friends?" 

- Genesis 2:24 - "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united..."

- Mark 10:7-9 - “...therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.”

- Malachi 2:14-15 - “…the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth..."

- Proverbs 5:15-21 -"Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well...."

- Matthew 5:27-28 - “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’..."

- Psalm 19:14 - "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable..."

- Matthew 15:19 - “For out of the heart come evil thoughts… adultery, sexual immorality…."

- Ephesians 5:15-18 - "Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise..."

- 1 Corinthians 6:18 - "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is ...."

- Colossians 3:5 - "Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature...."

- 1 Peter 5:8 - “...the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

- 25 Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband - one of my most popular blog posts

- 25 Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband - my award-winning book

- 25 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife - a post my husband wrote for married men

- 25 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife - my husband's companion book 

- Love Your Husband/ Love Yourself - embracing God's purpose for passion in marriage

- 30-Day Respect Challenge - free email series to help you nurture your marriage

- Should Married Women Have Close Male Friends - original post this episode is drawn from

- Husbands, Be Careful with Female Friendships - my husband's post I read on this episode

- Fostering Friendship with Your Husband - tips for nurturing a closer relationship to your spouse

- Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -(weekly themed link lists of free resources)

- Instagram: follow @flanders_family for more great content

- Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life (parenting tips, homeschool help, lots of free printables!) 

- Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home  (encouragement in your roles as wife, mother, believer)