ConnectEd Pairs

10/09/2026

“It can only be true love when you enable your other half to be better, to be the person they’re destined to be”
Michelle Yeoh

10/08/2026

“I wish I had said I loved him more often.”
“I wish I had taken the time to do the things she wanted me to.” How often do you hear these kinds of things when someone dies? We don’t want to think about losing someone we love, but we don’t know how long we have with anyone. That’s why it’s important to take the time to do and say the things now. Never take someone for granted or think you can do something tomorrow because your tomorrows might run out. Don’t put off that romantic getaway. Tell your partner you love them. Tomorrow is never promised.

10/07/2026

“The ‘symptom’ theory goes as follows: An affair simply alerts us to a preexisting condition; either a troubled marriage or a troubled person”

10/06/2026

Are you critical toward your partner? The antidote is grace.
"Tim Kimmell, Executive Director of Family Matters has been testing this hypothesis: Most marriages don’t fail because they lack love … they fail because they lack grace."

“When grace is missing from a marriage, three words dominate that relationship: You. Owe. Me.”

10/05/2026

Do you hold grudges? The antidote is forgiveness.

Studies have shown that people who hold grudges have greater levels of cardiovascular trouble, and higher levels of depression and anxiety. But according to one survey, four out of five adults harbor some lingering resentment towards others, sometimes over the smallest of reasons. Correspondent Susa...

10/02/2026

“While a beautiful harmonious (second) marriage is certainly possible, we have been learning that it takes continual concerted effort , intention, and commitment over time”
Hannah Eaton

10/01/2026

My husband and I are polar opposites when it comes to politics. However, my husband supports what I choose to do in local politics. In healthy relationships, we may not agree on things, but we support our partner’s right to have another opinion. We want our partner to grow and don’t feel the need to be controlling.

09/30/2026

“There is no greater source of joy and meaning in our lives than our relationships with others.”
Esther Perel

09/29/2026

"Just like marriage itself, building quality couple friendships doesn’t happen automatically."

Good couple friendships don't happen by accident. Do you show up for your couple friends in these three key ways?

09/28/2026

This is a sweet story for the life cycle stage of sending your child to college.

Steve and Andrea Hartman's son George is now on the road to start college – the culmination of an 18-year-journey that, they recognize, has gone so fast. They talk about this rite of passage for parents, and of adjusting to life in an emptier nest.