Category Archives: ask the panel

Blending Two Very Different Parenting Approaches

Do you have a more strict or more laid back parenting style than your partner? . . . Great!  Our marriage panel is taking on the question of how to blend different parenting styles. This month’s theme is parenting TOGETHER. Last week I gave you permission to prioritize your spouse over your children. This week, we’ve got our amazing marriage panel answering the question of how to agree on parenting tactics?  Hope you enjoy their wisdom as much as I did! Reader Question: “I would love to pick your panel’s mind about how to blend very different parenting styles. My spouse’s… Read More

Low Energy Ways to Connect With Your Spouse At Night (Besides TV)

What to do with your spouse tonight (besides TV). Don't get me wrong- we LOVE TV. It just doesn't lend itself to connecting together. I think we're all in need of some low-energy solutions to connect together at the end of the day.

Marriage panel members share their ideas of low energy ways to connect with your spouse at the end of the day without watching TV. The theme for this month is rituals and routines, and today we’re using our marriage panel to discuss night-time routines specifically. Our ASK THE PANEL series involves readers submitting questions and our marriage panel answering them.  As explained here. I got this email about a month ago, ” . . . . So my marriage isn’t in any mortal danger or anything, but I feel like we’re in a bit of a slump for us anyway.… Read More

Ask the Panel: How to Set Boundaries with Your Mother-In-Law

How to set boundaries with your mother-in-law

Marriage panel members answer the question of how to set boundaries with your mother-in-law. This post is part of our ASK THE PANEL series where readers submit questions and our marriage panel answers them.  As explained here. Here’s the submitted question: “Hey Celeste, I love your idea for a PANEL series and I’ve got one for you.  Although, even at the outset, I feel kinda guilty complaining because, really my life isn’t that bad, this is just an area that weighs on me a lot so I’d love some advice.  So, my problem isn’t so much about my marriage per… Read More

When Your Spouse Bothers You – Part 2

What to do when your spouse bothers you. Six members of a marriage panel answer this question.

Marriage panel members answer the question of what to do when your spouse bothers you. This post is part of our ASK THE PANEL series where readers submit questions and our marriage panel answers them.  As explained here. Here’s the submitted question: ” . . . .  I’ve been married a little over two years now and I still don’t feel like I’ve gotten down figuring out when I’m in the wrong and when my husband is.  Our marriage is pretty good, but little things my husband does bother me all the time.  Like, when he is oblivious to how… Read More

When Your Spouse Bothers You. Part 1

When Your Spouse Bothers You

Marriage panel members answer the question of what to do when your spouse bothers you. This post is part of our ASK THE PANEL series where readers submit questions and our marriage panel answers them.  As explained here. Here’s the submitted question: ” . . . .  I’ve been married a little over two years now and I still don’t feel like I’ve gotten down figuring out when I’m in the wrong and when my husband is.  Our marriage is pretty good, but little things my husband does bother me all the time.  Like, when he is oblivious to how… Read More