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Him: I've been thinking about our argument.
I decided to agree with you after all.
Her: That won't do you any good.
I changed my mind.

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Jewish Spouses includes the issues and challenges that arise among Jewish married couples

We discuss the means to resolve stressful issues according to Jewish principles.

Jewish Spouses includes the following topics:

How can I get my spouse to understand me?
What Jewish solution is there to the issue that I am presenting with my spouse?
Relationships between Jewish spouses
External influence to spouses
Issues that arise between newlyweds
How long should we try to live our own lives away from our parents
Is it necessary to do so at all?
Will our parents interfere in our marriage?
Is it possible for both of us to go out to work and still have a happy marriage?
There is a problem which has arisen and we are having difficulty finding its source. What might it be?
My husband doesn't understand me
My wife doesn't understand me
How do I arrange for quality time with my spouse?
What is the Jewish approach to household management?
Why doesn't my spouse act the way I expected before I married him/her?
Can I still be a good spouse after our house is filled with children?
In what ways should Jewish spouses be different from non-Jewish spouses?
What is the Jewish attitude towards happiness in marriage?
How can couples face difficulties together according to Jewish principles?
Do Jewish couples have individual responsibilities, or should both be involved in all issues relating to the house?
Are there times when a couple should not be kept together?
Do Jews have a special way to argue?
Is it wrong to argue about issues, or should "good" Jewish couples agree about everything?
How should good Jewish spouses relate to issues among in-laws?
Should both spouses be involved in family finances? Should the spouses work together on the family budget?
What is expected in a Jewish will? Should both spouses work together on it?
My spouse is dying and I'm afraid to face the future
Remarriage

Past topics have included general issues relating to family purity. We may also discuss issues of concepts which could lead to breaking up of the family unit in order to offer suggestions to prevent such a situation from occurring.

Certain other areas are specifically excluded from discussion.

Should a couple discuss a time limit on the number of years that a husband can learn in a kollel during the place of a child-bearing years?

Should this issue be discussed before marriage?

Under what circumstances should a man be encouraged to or discouraged from studying in a kollel?

Under what circumstances should a husband stay home while his wife works?

Is it right to prepare prenuptial agreements?

What issues should be written in that prenuptial agreement?

Can husbands teach their wives how to drive?

Can wives teach their husbands how to cook or any other topic?

Should husbands and wives teach each other things?

Should spouses try to change each other's traits or improve them?

If a spouse knows a topic, is it better to teach the husband or the wife or to send the husband or wife to a school to learn it or a private tutor rather than teach the spouse?

Is there any way to know in advance whether it is acceptable for a spouse to teach the husband or wife things without causes a rift?

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