What whisper is trying to be heard in your marriage right now?
About Lesli Doares
Marriage Is More Than the Wedding Day
Do you remember believing that the two of you could build something meaningful together?
Do you remember believing that the two of you could build something meaningful together?
Lessons From a 40-Year Marriage
The song "Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places" pretty much defined my teens and early twenties.
The song “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places” pretty much defined my teens and early twenties.
Are You Letting Your Marriage Run Out of Time?
You’re spending something you can never get back.
You’re spending something you can never get back.
Your Marriage Isn’t Failing Because of Dirty Dishes
The surface issue is almost never the real issue.
The surface issue is almost never the real issue.
When Marriage Feels Hard, We Assume That’s Normal
Every meaningful relationship requires effort.
Every meaningful relationship requires effort.
When Your Wife Controls What Matters to You
When you soften your truth to avoid discomfort, you train both her AND your relationship to ignore what matters to you.
When you soften your truth to avoid discomfort, you train both her AND your relationship to ignore what matters to you.
The ‘Us’ Factor: What Most Couples Forget
Relationships don’t stay strong on autopilot.
Relationships don’t stay strong on autopilot.
Stop the ‘He Said, She Said’ Arguments in Your Relationship
You never experience an event or conversation the same way as another person.
You never experience an event or conversation the same way as another person.
Why Marriages Quietly Lose Intimacy
Can you both be real with each other… without it turning into defensiveness, shutdown, or distance?
Can you both be real with each other… without it turning into defensiveness, shutdown, or distance?
Stop Trying Not to Disappoint Her
Attraction isn’t built on agreement. It’s built on authenticity.
Attraction isn’t built on agreement. It’s built on authenticity.
Conflict in Your Marriage Isn’t the Problem—Avoidance Is
The conversations you’re avoiding are already costing you more than having them ever would.
The conversations you’re avoiding are already costing you more than having them ever would.
You Didn’t Marry a Roommate—So Why Does It Feel Like You Did?
You took your eye off your relationship until you became efficient partners instead of intimate ones.
You took your eye off your relationship until you became efficient partners instead of intimate ones.
Why She’s Not in the Mood (And How to Change That)
Her desire for sex doesn’t start in the bedroom.
Her desire for sex doesn’t start in the bedroom.
Don’t Live Your Parents’ Marriage
Many men are still operating from an old blueprint.
Many men are still operating from an old blueprint.
Tired of Being Blamed for Your Marriage?
This is not about excusing bad behavior. It is about breaking destructive patterns.
This is not about excusing bad behavior. It is about breaking destructive patterns.