Even if you consider your marriage to be happy, you’d no doubt agree that it’s hardly a fairy tale. Every couple faces challenges. And even if things aren’t going badly, you might feel like you are just plodding along. Do you dream of recapturing some of that magical warmth and excitement from the early days? Well, that isn’t a fairy tale—you can!

In this Bottom Line Guide: Save Your Marriage, our experts share dozens of proven strategies for restoring (or maintaining) the special loving bond that brought you together in the first place. For instance, when you hug each other, do you do it for the right amount of time to really feel close? Find out. And here’s a “formula” that practically guarantees happy couples—it involves a certain number of cuddles, one romantic gesture, how often to offer help and a specific number of cozy nights spent staying in together and dinner dates out. Intrigued? Also check out why you need some “sexual intelligence”…four core strategies to restore trust after a betrayal…how to nix an argument with your spouse by munching on a certain snack…how watching certain movies (not romances!) helps solve marital issues…what riding a roller coaster (not the emotional kind!) together can do for your love life…what dog trainers know that works for marriages, too…and much more.

Read below how to make your marriage happier than you thought possible…


Talk to Me!

How to Argue with Your Spouse

Say This, Not That

Don’t Let Financial Fights Ruin Your Marriage

One-Word Secret to a Happy Marriage

Two Words That Can Work Miracles in Any Marriage


Taming the Green-Eyed Monster…and Other Therapies

How to Handle a Jealous Partner

Your Partner Won’t Go to Couples Therapy? Go Alone!

How the “Couple from Hell” Got Happy and You Can, Too

Secret to a Happy Marriage

How to Stay Together Forever: Advice from Couples Who Split Up

Improve Your Marriage In Just 7 Minutes

How to Shift the Balance of Power In Your Relationship


Your (or Your Spouse’s) Cheating Heart

Temped to Cheat On Your Partner? Before You Have an Affair, Read This

The Surprising Reason Men and Women Cheat

Are You At Risk for an Emotional Affair?

7 Signs Your Spouse Is Financially Unfaithful

Even Little Lies Can Hurt a Marriage

How to Save a Marriage After a Betrayal of Trust


Restoring Intimacy

Have More Fun in Bed! All It Takes Is Some Sexual Intelligence…

You Don’t Have to Settle for a Sexless Marriage

How to Be a Better Kisser

The 5-Minute Marriage Makeover

Guide to the Best Sex of Your Life!


Weird…But Wonderful

How Skipping Meals Can Wreck Your Marriage

Happy Marriage by the Numbers

Our Love Quiz Can Improve Your Marriage

“Movie Therapy” Cuts Divorce Rates in Half

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