Sam Malone Show Marriage Talk With Sam Malone And Honor The Vow's Robert Cossick

Every marriage will have high times, uneventful times and a few times when things get a bit stale or even tense. Unfortunately, when things get stale and tense many couples lose hope instead of leveraging the time to improve their marriage. Some of the strongest marriages around achieved that status after forging through a few valleys.

Mom's are great at giving kudos to their kids, taking every opportunity to encourage them, praise them, and brag on them to others. As wonderful as that is, did you know that the impact of doing the same for your husband is exponentially more impactful. Five things every husband should hear from his wife.

Back in the 1960’s, the US government changed its policies regarding suppressing wildfires because they discovered that the fires are actually needed to spur new growth. Proper arguing in marriage is similar. Sometimes, we need a good disagreement to flush out a few things and to facilitate new growth in our marriage. We also discuss how to kiss and make-up.

Studies have identified as many as 12 levels of anger ranging from simply being bothered to extreme levels where an individual is infuriated and raging mad. However, people's triggers and flashpoint can be quite different. In this segment, learn what triggers anger in your wife.

Time together is the catalyst to a strong friendship. Strong friendship is the catalyst to good communication. Good communication is the catalyst to a great marriage. We also discuss how your diet can impact your love life.

In this segment we discuss how to rekindle the romance on Valentine's Day. Why do you need to rekindle the romance? Because February marks the beginning of divorce season for divorce lawyers where several divorce related sites note a 35-40% increase in inquiries following Valentine’s Day. Unmet expectations or disappointing celebrations are often cited as what pushed them to give up.

Puzzles are a great pastime, but when we see our marriage as a puzzle, we may be less than enthusiastic about trying to make all the pieces fit. In this segment we discuss how to assemble the marriage puzzle.

Young kids love to ask 'why' and when they do it can turn into a game of 20 questions. This can happen in your marriage as well and it usually starts with…"Why do you love me?" The best way I know to answer that question, and avoid 20 more, is to say, "Just 'cuz...I love you because I promised to do so." You can then follow up with specifics about her that make your commitment to love her easy to honor. In this episode, learn what, Just 'Cuz really means.

Some claim simply saying, “I Love You” is just words, but actions really show how much you love a person. So, let’s put some action into the word. That way, when you say, “I love you” it will remind your spouse of the actions behind the words.LOVE your way to a great marriage: Listen, Observe, Value, Evolve.

Does your marriage feel like it’s on the wrong tracks? Then maybe a little advice from Grand Funk Railroad’s, ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ is all you need to get the steam back in the engine of your marriage. In this segment, we discuss the benefits of a Sweet Lovin’ Woman from the Song, ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’.

Focusing on positive memories about your marriage and your spouse can radically transform your marriage and reignite the passion. It will also help you make new and better memories. In this segment, we discuss three types of memories from the straight facts to intimate.

Finding that perfect gift for your spouse is often a very difficult and frustrating task. This year, you can supplement that perfect gift with a gift the will be treasured for years to come…a love letter. Learn three ingredients to include in a love letter to your spouse.

Every marriage is, and will always be, imperfect. That’s because two imperfect people are now married. But, that shouldn’t prevent you from always trying to improve your marriage. When addressing imperfections in your marriage there are three approaches. In this episode we discuss all three and we also include a hot & heavy tip each week as well.

When wanting to restore or improve a marriage, whose to blame for how you got here bears little to no relevance on how you will get to where you want to go. Bad behaviors are damaging, but behaviors can and must change to move forward. The rules to understand when moving forward.

When fighting for your marriage, the odds are going to be stacked heavily against you, but the odds aren’t why you’re choosing to fight for your marriage. You’re choosing to fight because it’s right, it’s what you want, and because you’re a person of integrity who will honor your commitment and your wedding vow.

Every spouse has warts or flaws. The good news is, sometimes you can apply a bit of 'medicine' and the wart will go away. The bad news is, you will likely never get rid of all the warts, so learn to ignore them.

There are many ways couples can enjoy Halloween together that will bring them closer and reignite the excitement they enjoyed when they were first dating. There’s just something about having a little ‘fun scary’ time together that will bring a couple together.

Every couple, especially those just starting out, need a Barnabas in their lives. They need a couple who has been there themselves and will encourage and guide them when things get tough. Someone who will not give up on them when they feel like giving up on themselves.

Many couples tend to put their marriage on autopilot meaning they assume the health and wellbeing of their marriage will continue 'as is' for the foreseeable future. This is a bad assumption because everyone changes and, as a result, so do their priorities and their needs.

Stevie Wonder’s, ‘I just called to say I love you’ is a great reminder that sometimes we just need to say the words, “I love you” for no other reason than to remind our spouse that it is still true. We also talk about 'Feathering'