Secrets of Happily Ever After: Marriage and Intimacy Tips for Couples
Have you ever wondered what makes the difference between those couples who absolutely LOVE to be together and the ones who merely tolorate each other in their old age? I always want to run up to the cute old couples who still hold hands while walking down the street and ask them all their secrets to relationship success. This podcast gives me the opportunity to do just that!
I'm Monica Tanner, wife to a super hunky man, mom to 4 kids, weekly podcaster and relationship and intimacy enthusiast. I help couples ditch the resentment and roommate syndrome and increase communication, connection and commitment, so they can write and live out their happily ever after love story. If that sounds like something you want, this podcast is absolutely for YOU!
Each week, I'm teasing out the principles that keep couples hopelessly devoted and intoxicatingly in love with each other for a lifetime and beyond. I'm searching high and low for the secrets of happily ever after and sharing those secrets with you right here. Sound marriage advice for couples who want to live happily ever after and achieve a truly intimate friendship and passionate partnership, because an awesome marriage makes life so much sweeter. Let's get to it!
Secrets of Happily Ever After: Marriage and Intimacy Tips for Couples
Latest Episodes
Ep 388 You Can Teach Your Spouse How To Love You
Today, we're unpacking the sentence “I want you to WANT to” and how it quietly turns appreciation into a test your spouse cannot pass. We practice making clear requests, letting your partner’s effort count, and creating space for real gratitude...
Ep387 Stop Letting One Mistake Define Your Marriage
This week, we're talking about how easy it is to let one forgotten task erase a whole evening of effort, and we learn how that habit quietly drains connection over time. We're going to practice a clearer, kinder way to talk about what hurts whi...
Ep386 The SEEN Method For Safer Marriage Conversations with Morgan Burch
Today I'm talking with couples coach and therapist Morgan Birch about why most relationship conflict keeps repeating until we learn how to repair. We unpack her SEEN Method and Mirror Game so we can feel safer, stay curious and build connection...
Ep385 How Happy Couples Fight And Still Grow Closer
This week, I challenge the myth that happy couples don’t fight and show why repeated arguments usually signal a stuck pattern, not a doomed relationship. I share practical ways to slow conflict down, take responsibility for our part, and repair...
Ep 384 If They Loved Me, They’d Know: The Problem With Unspoken Expectations
Today, we're talking about why asking for affection or effort can feel like it “ruins” the moment, and how that belief can quietly block real connection. I'm sharing simple scripts for turning criticism, hints, and silent tests into clear reque...
Fan Mail
Hi Monica! My name is Zannah, I’m 25, my husband is 23, and we have a 1yr old daughter. I love your podcast! I heard about it when listening to Leading Saints. I wanted to take your quiz with my husband but it looks like it isn’t active anymore. Is there somewhere else we can take this quiz? Thank you!!
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