When You Get Better Your Marriage Gets Better

Send us Fan Mail Marriage advice is everywhere, but most of it avoids the hard truth: you can’t “fix” a relationship you refuse to grow inside of. After 27 years together, we’ve learned that the turning point isn’t a perfect partner or a perfect season, it’s a better you. We talk candidly about the early years that nearly broke us, including depression and anxiety, emotional pain, selfish choices, and the long process of rebuilding trust and friendship. From there, we get extremely practical about what actually improves a marriage. We dig into why trying to change your spouse backfires, how labels can become identity and quietly cap your future, and why personal growth is not optional if you want a healthy relationship. We also laugh our way through real-life tension at home, because sometimes the biggest fights start with the smallest triggers: tone, feeling judged, and the daily mess that becomes a bigger symbol of not feeling seen. We ground the conversation in Christian marriage principles like humility, forgiveness, and choosing love as an act of will, not just a feeling. You’ll hear why “keep short accounts” matters, how communication beats the silent treatment, why expectations must be said out loud, and how date nights and emotional connection feed real intimacy. We also talk about protecting friendship, navigating outside relationships, and the role of attraction and adoration over the long haul. If you want a better marriage, take this as your invitation to start where you actually have power: yourself. Subscribe, share this with a married friend, and leave a review with the habit you’re choosing to change first. 📖 ORDER BETTER MARRIAGE! Ready to build a stronger, healthier marriage? Order our new book, Better Marriage: Perfect Love for Imperfect Couples, by Ken & Tabatha Claytor. ❤️ 👉 Order your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Better-Marriage-Perfect-Imperfect-Couples/dp/B0GNDV9MTW GET BUILD TO LAST PREMARITAL COURSE HERE: Your wedding lasts one day. Your marriage lasts a lifetime. Build to Last Premarital Course: https://kenandtabatha.com/built-to-last GET THE BETTER MARRIAGE BOOTCAMP HERE: Better Marriage Bootcamp (kenandtabatha.com) Better Marriage 90-Day Devotional: 90 Day Better Marriage Devotional - Ken and Tabatha (square.site) DOWNLOAD THE FAMILY MEETING OUTLINE HERE ⬇️ https://www.kenandtabatha.com/pl/2148103888 📍 Join us in Florida at Alive Church — with campuses in Orlando, Tampa & Gainesville. 🎟 And don’t miss Alive Conference coming soon — 3 days that can change the next 30 years of your life! https://redeemedevents.com/event-details/5326 Support Our Ministry:  https://myalivechurch.org/give Connect with us: - Website: https://www.kenclaytor.com https://www.tabathaclaytor.co...