A source of frustration in relationships is unmet expectations and this happens when partners make assumptions about their lover's knowledge of their needs and specific ways they wish to be loved. This podcast takes a look at the importance of communicating one's expectations clearly in a relationship and ways to initiate such a conversation.

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God expects that in our dealings with our loved ones, we treat them kindly and fairly, and strive not to cause them pain.

Food for thought: Showing kindness, acting justly and compassionately are not acts reserved for strangers alone, they are qualities relationship and marriage partners need as well in dealing with each other - when was the last time you treated your loved one kindly, fairly or refrained from being a source of pain to him/her?

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The journey to conception can be long and agonizing for some couples, which sometimes impacts negatively on their marriage. This podcast offers a word of encouragement to couples facing fertility struggles, and an insight on how to handle such struggles.

This podcast delves deeper into the concept of parenting in the digital age and provides insights into how parents can instill responsible online behaviours in their children, while also protecting them online.

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Food for thought: Technology and the internet are fast becoming integral parts of our lives as human beings. Given this context, what is the best way to raise a child in the digital era?

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Suspicion in a relationship is a recipe for the relationship's eventual failure as it causes mistrust and poor treatment of a relationship partner. To find out more about suspicion and its damaging effects, please visit:

https://mattersoftheheartrelationshipclassesforsinglesmarriedcouples.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/dealing-respectfully-with-your-loved-one-part-ii-relationship-killers-to-avoid-suspicion/

Relationship partners sometimes predispose their relationship to failure by entering the relationship with biases. These biases may stem from past experiences, the experiences of others or hearsay.

This podcast takes a look at the impact of biases on a relationship and offers insights into how to avoid sabotaging one's relationship on the basis of a bias.

There are times in the marriage relationship when spouses find themselves aggravated for no reason, and worse still do not seem to understand each other. On such occasions, what do marriage partners do? To find out more, please visit: https://mattersoftheheartrelationshipclassesforsinglesmarriedcouples.wordpress.com/2024/03/11/march-reflections-when-your-relationship-goes-through-a-rough-patch-a-spiritual-perspective-for-married-couples/

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This podcast provides further insights into ways to break negative relationship patterns in families and establish new ones.

Further reading resources (for singles and married couples):

https://www.eaglefamily.org/marriage-roles-complement-each-other/

https://joyfullifemagazine.com/ezer-kenegdo-created-to-be-his-helpmeet/

At the heart of several relationship troubles sometimes are negative behaviours or behavioural patterns which are inherited. This podcast takes an in-depth look into how negative behaviours are passed down as relationship legacies and offers insights into how such behavioural patterns can be dismantled.