In the A-Z Guide, O represented oasis. Your marriage and your home should be an oasis for you and your spouse. It should be the one place you can each be yourselves without fear of judgment, the place you feel safe, comforted, and comfortable. It should be a refuge from the outside world and the demands of life. Unfortunately, in too many marriages, the home or the relationship feels like another demand. Coming home to one’s spouse is not a relief, a refuge; it is just a different set of problems or pressures. We have to work to make being … Continue reading →