How the face we put on in church or anywhere else, Christian or not, can prevent us from growing in marriage and sometimes prevent us from getting help to prevent marriage disaster.

We talk about "Unconditional Love" in our 50th epsiode!

We finish our series on the Gottman Principles from their book

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

We apologize for the sound! Didn't have our usual mike.

You'll hear the kids in the background. Sorry about that!

The effects of divorce on children.

Some References we mentioned

• Amato, P. R., & Keith, B. (1991). Parental divorce and the well-being of children. Psychological Bulletin, 110(1), 26–46.

• Auersperg, F., et al. (2019). Long-term effects of parental divorce on mental health. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 119, 107–115.

• Frimmel, W., et al. (2025). How does parental divorce affect children's long-term outcomes? NBER.

• Garriga, A., & Pennoni, F. (2020). The causal effects of parental divorce. Social Indicators Research.

• The Heritage Foundation. (2000). The effects of divorce on America.

• Wallerstein, J. S., & Lewis, J. M. (1998). The long-term impact of divorce. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 36(3), 368–383.

• Wolchik, S. A., et al. (2000). Maternal parenting and children's adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology, 14(4), 671–687.

• FamilyMeans. (2023). Effects of divorce on children.

Do we have duties within marriage? Let's find out.