All Relationship articles
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I have fallen out of love with my husband, when is it ok to get a divorce?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer someone who wants to know when it is ok to get a divorce.
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OpinionMy dad died and then, 3 months later, the man I thought I’d marry broke up with me. Here is how God helped me to trust him again
Marie Weatherby felt let down and betrayed after going through grief and disappointment. It was only when she started to focus on God’s character that her perspective shifted.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My Christian boyfriend was a narcissist
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Dr Kathrine McAleese helps a reader who wants to know how to spot red flags in relationships.
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OpinionAre date nights the secret to a healthy Christian marriage?
A new report from the Marriage Foundation reveals that intentional time spent together as husband and wife can make all the difference.
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ArticleAre we balanced?
The Engage Network is a collaboration of organisations, churches and individuals, with a vision to: “make singleness or marriage a genuine choice for all Christian women and men, through a church which is gender-balanced and teaches about healthy Christian singleness, dating and marriage”. Co-chair Annabel Wheeldon-Clarke explains how the male/female imbalance in Church affects us all
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OpinionA Gen-Z guide to modern dating (Christians need help too)
If you’re recently single and hitting the apps, you are going to need to decipher more than just WWJD…
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OpinionThe boyfriend trap - how romantic relationships are being used to trap women into exploitation
Around ‘15% of victims of trafficking are thought to be trafficked by an intimate partner’ says Ben Ryan from Medaille Trust, a charity that works to support survivors of modern slavery. He explains how the longing for love can make women dangerously vulnerable.
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ArticleWhat are your expectations on Valentine’s Day?
Hope Bonarcher takes an honest look at our expectations for this much romanticised day
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Article‘There’s no passage in the Bible about dating’
While dating is a modern concept, Elaine Storkey unpacks two biblical stories where women were given a voice when deciding their future
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ArticleNotes on…feminism
Dr Belle Tindall unpacks purity ethics within the Church and wider culture
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ArticleRomantic relationships aren’t the only ones we should prioritise
Veronica Zundel challenges us to accept and support healthy connections beyond the ‘ideal’ the Church perpetually highlights
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ArticleLessons in love
Cathy Madavan shares ways in which we can navigate the emotional rollercoaster of supporting our daughters as they date
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My husband won’t stop watching porn and I know it’s going to break our marriage, what should I do?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer a questions about porn - what do you do when your husband won’t stop watching it?
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ArticleUnderstanding the menopause
As she personally juggles perimenopause with work, family life and church leadership, Claire Musters reports on a conference organised by the Kyria Network to help women understand what still - despite the media coverage it has been given in recent years - appears to be a taboo subject
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ArticleTrusting God’s sovereignty in singleness
Bobbi Kumari encourages us to think differently about our status – and sexuality
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OpinionMy husband had an affair with my best friend, here is how God helped me find happiness again
Author of You Can Be Happy Again Delia Gould explains the most important step in her recovery after her husband had an affair with her best friend.
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OpinionJesus said we should be ‘like little children’ and the faith of the pre-teen protagonist in Judy Blume’s best-selling novel is a great example of this
Woman Alive editor Tola-Doll Fisher on why coming of age story, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, in cinemas from 19 May, remains incredibly powerful even for adults.
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ArticleSex bonds us together like glue
Bobbi Kumari explains the incredible bonding process that happens during sex, and shows how ungodly soul ties and relationship break ups can affect us deeply
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OpinionTen Christian couples told me what they wish they'd known before they got married
This Valentine's Day writer Shakira Peronet spoke to ten Christian couples and shares their hard-earned wisdom.
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OpinionCelibacy is trending as it isn't just Christians who decide voluntarily to abstain from sex
It turns not "doing it" is the latest in thing... who knew single Christians were so ahead of the times?
