The Hitched Podcast: Perfecting Your Marriage

When everything is going good in your marriage Dr. Noelle Nelson shares some tips on how good marriages can get even better with a few rules to follow during dinner time. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

In a terrible economy, like the one we're in right now, a spouse losing a job is, unfortunately, not that uncommon. Dr. Noelle Nelson tackles this issue and pays particular focus on the emotional repercussions of a spouse losing their job. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

Etiquette expert, Diane Gottsman, goes through a list of considerations both husbands and wives need to mull when dealing with friends of the opposite sex. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

When one spouse has a job that requires a lot of traveling, it can cause troubles in the marriage if both the traveling and stay-at-home spouse don't follow a few simple rules. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains what those rules are and how couples can thrive in this situation. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

It seems disrespectful to say, but sometimes couples will treat their pet better than their spouse. Etiquette expert, Diane Gottsman, explains this statement and delivers tips on how you can treat your spouse like your favorite pet and in doing so improve your marriage. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

If you have an ex with whom you have a child with, it may cause new problems if that person is irresponsible. Dr. Noelle Nelson describes how a person can deal with that ex, help the child when dissapointment arrises, and keep the current marriage healthy and strong. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

It doesn't take an elaborate study to understand that many, many men need constant reminders from their wives to take action. Dr. Noelle Nelson jumps on the podcast to explain this marriage dynamic and how couples can deal with it and move forward. Men, pay attention! For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

We think delivering an apology can be difficult, but graciously receiving an apology, particularly when you've been offended, can equally as difficult. Etiquette expert, Diane Gottsman explores this issue and provides several tips on how you can accept an apology to help your relationship move forward. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

We think because we have ears that we know how to listen. Dr. Noelle Nelson offers many tips to make sure that statement holds true since so many arguments within marriage happen because we hear our spouse, but we just don't know how to listen to what they're saying. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

While most people have the best intentions, many don't think about the things they say, particularly to military spouses. Our etiquette expert, Diane Gottsman, shares some tips for things not to say when having having a conversation with military family and friends and how we can take their feelings into consideration. For military family members, Diane also shares some responses when some say innappropriate or inconsiderate things. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

It's a tough situation to watch friends get divorced, and how you respond is equally difficult. Our etiquette expert, Diane Gottsman goes through the common situations of a friend seperating from their spouse and provides details on the appropriate way to respond, from how you should react to things not to say. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

Your spouse is, without a doubt, going to have an impact on your life--so don't start the blame game when unexpected issues arise that you didn't anticipate. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains the common situations where this happens and provides advice on how couples can stop the cycle of blaming in a knee-jerk reaction. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

We all make mistakes, that's a given, but not all of us own up to those mistakes and offer a heartfelt and appropriate apology. Hitched's etiquette expert, Diane Gottsman, goes through the do's and don't's of delivering an a proper apology--something every married person should know how to do. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

When your spouse wants to offer advice, they might say something like, 'you should do it like this...' We inevitably will get stuck on the word 'should' instead of listening to what our spouse is actually suggesting. Dr. Noelle Nelson provides a few scenarios and some advice on how couples can slay the 'should' monster. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com

While on vacation or a quick weekend before an out-of-town conference, being a house guest requires a certain amount of decorum. Etiquette expert, Diane Gottsman, shares some common courtesies all house guests should exercise when bunking in someone else's home. For more go to www.hitchedmag.com