Your Marriage Isn’t Working, Here's How to Fix It

Are you struggling in your marriage? This video will help you identify the reasons why your marriage may not be working and provide practical tips on how to fix it. Whether you're newlyweds or have been married for years, this advice can help reignite the love and connection in your relationship. Don't give up on your marriage – watch this video and learn how to make it better.

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Takeaways

- Forsaking all others is a crucial vow in marriage that requires complete commitment and loyalty to each other.
- Recognizing and addressing unhealthy connections with others is essential for maintaining a strong and healthy marriage.
- Establishing boundaries and transparency can help protect the marriage from potential threats and maintain trust.
- Making the marriage public and avoiding situations that could lead to affairs or emotional connections is important for safeguarding the relationship.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction and Personal Story
00:55 The Importance of Forsaking All Others
02:18 Recognizing the Lack of Forsaking All Others
03:13 The Impact of Boundaries on Marriage
04:13 The Danger of Dismissing Red Flags
05:36 Making Your Marriage Public
06:35 Identifying Dangerous People
08:28 The Importance of Transparency
09:21 Being Mindful of Social Media
10:19 Avoiding Affairs and Emotional Connections
11:45 Maintaining Healthy Friendships
13:13 Choosing a Different Path
14:10 Embracing a Different Definition of Normal
15:30 Establishing Connection Points and Boundaries
16:28 Identifying Dangerous People
18:25 Maintaining Priorities in Relationships
20:16 Dream Travel Destination
21:42 Three Life Rules
22:04 Conclusion

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Dave and Ashley Willis spent thirteen years in full-time church ministry before devoting their work entirely toward the global mission of building stronger, Christ-centered marriages. Their marriage-related books, blogs, podcast, speaking events and media resources have reached millions of couples around the world making Dave and Ashley one of the most recognized and trusted couples in marriage ministry.
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Dave and Ashley partnered with XO Marriage in 2018. XO Marriage is the nation's largest marriage-focused ministry. As part of the XO Team, Dave and Ashley speak at all XO events, host The Naked Marriage Podcast, and create new resources to help you thrive in your marriage.
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The Willis family includes four sons and a rescue dog named "Chi Chi." When Dave and Ashley aren't writing and speaking, they love hanging out with their family, watching movies and going on long walks which is also where they develop many of their marriage ministry content ideas.

[jose-anneleclair]

great advice Dave & Ashley! my husband & I have always had that boundary and I agree that it’s so important 🙌🏼

[catfeltin]

I'm struggling with my husband. We are fairly new to faith and are both learning. He doesn't think that my feelings are valid. He says things that hurt and never says he's sorry or validates my feelings even in the slightest. Sometimes he blames menopause. I'm a fairly quite person. I dont enjoy conflict at all. I dont complain. I'm trying to feel safe with him and other than praying I'm stuck.

[risky_ajay]

Thats a great advice, thanks a lot dave sir and ashley mam

[vibz]

My husband works at the same place as myself, and he never talks about me. He doesn’t come and see how I’m doing everyday…nothing. He shuts me out. I would go and look for him at his office and he walks off on me a lot and claims that he’s too busy to talk to me. I long for him to come to my office and just relax for a few minutes. I told him about it but he blows me off and say I’m harassing him too much 😢
Help me please.

[rochelleallgyer]

We put HUGE guardrails on our marriage. My husband is a manager over 80+ women and he is NEVER alone with any of them. If he has to have a conversation with them, there’s someone else with. I work in a small office and if it’s just me and another male coworker, I clock out and leave. Our FB account is joint and we have access to each others phones etc. We get criticized for it and ask why we don’t trust each other. That is NOT the case, it’s because we fully love and trust one another that we want to keep our marriage that way by guarding it. God tells us to protect our marriage, and guardrails is how we do that

[tinalab]

It will never work with a narcissist..I've tried and he keeps getting worse.

[jaredshowers]

My wife just told me she's only staying married for our kids sake. 4 kids. Older two she raised from 6 months to 3. They are now 16 and 19. Told me she really liked her live in boyfriend. Because they actually talked. 😂😂😂. Our story is ridiculous. We've been through more stuff than 20 people put together. From me being a big pot dealer to Jesus and harassment from kids birth mother. And now she is actually missing. Has been for about a year and a half. Meth addict. You wouldn't believe the stories we could tell.

[jaredshowers]

When your first love is Jesus and your burning with passion for him. Guaranteed.