Matters of the Heart - Relationship Classes for Singles & Married Couples

A source of frustration in relationships is unmet expectations and this happens when partners make assumptions about their lover's knowledge of their needs and specific ways they wish to be loved. This podcast takes a look at the importance of communicating one's expectations clearly in a relationship and ways to initiate such a conversation.

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God expects that in our dealings with our loved ones, we treat them kindly and fairly, and strive not to cause them pain.

Food for thought: Showing kindness, acting justly and compassionately are not acts reserved for strangers alone, they are qualities relationship and marriage partners need as well in dealing with each other - when was the last time you treated your loved one kindly, fairly or refrained from being a source of pain to him/her?

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The journey to conception can be long and agonizing for some couples, which sometimes impacts negatively on their marriage. This podcast offers a word of encouragement to couples facing fertility struggles, and an insight on how to handle such struggles.

Relationship partners sometimes predispose their relationship to failure by entering the relationship with biases. These biases may stem from past experiences, the experiences of others or hearsay.

This podcast takes a look at the impact of biases on a relationship and offers insights into how to avoid sabotaging one's relationship on the basis of a bias.

At the heart of several relationship troubles sometimes are negative behaviours or behavioural patterns which are inherited. This podcast takes an in-depth look into how negative behaviours are passed down as relationship legacies and offers insights into how such behavioural patterns can be dismantled.

This podcast invites listeners to take the time to reflect on the relationship legacy handed to them by their families and to pay attention to the relationship legacy they are passing on to their own children and wards. Credit: Image by Freepik

Sometimes the Valentine Season can be hard to celebrate for anyone not in a relationship. This podcast provides insights into the universal nature of love and how it can be celebrated, regardless of one's relationship status. Useful for both singles and married couples.

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This podcast offers practical tips and ideas on how to create a 'love basket' for a loved one. The items in the love basket could include gift cards for spa treatment or gym workout sessions, high quality chocolates, or ethnic clothing (e.g African print clothing, kaftans, kimonos, etc)

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Food for thought: When you and your loved one enter into a spat or disagreement, how do you handle the situation?

Sometimes in the heat of emotions in a relationship, there is the tendency for relationship partners to engage in certain behaviours to either prove their love for each other or assure themselves of the permanence of their relationship (e.g. make promises, enter into pacts or place a lover's name or initials as a tattoo on one's body).

However not all relationships work out and sometimes lovers have to part ways. The words spoken or the pacts made however remain in force and sometimes haunt partners in their new relationships or marriage.

This podcast provides insights into the nature of spoken words and the need to guard against making rash promises in relationships.

A relationship or marriage runs the risk of becoming dull and uninteresting when the partners in the relationship/marriage become complacent. This podcast takes a look at a possible way to avert this problem, which is by being intentional. Slightly mature content Image Credit: Image by jcomp on Freepik

Words have the potential to build or destroy a relationship or marriage depending on the way they are used. This podcast takes a look at the need for the prudent and wise use of words during crisis situations in a relationship or marriage.

As 2023 comes to a close, this podcast provides insights into how to assess your love relationship along spiritual, emotional, social and educational dimensions.

Matters of the Heart Relationship Classes for Singles and Married Couples wishes everyone a Happy New Year and a love -filled 2024

This podcast explores ways to establish one's credibility as a trustworthy relationship /marriage partner. This includes keeping your word, practising accountability and avoiding deception.

One of the hardest things a person can go through is a divorce. It takes its toll on the emotional, mental and physical wellbeing of individuals as hearts and lives are torn apart. This podcast offers a word of comfort to the one undergoing a divorce, has been recently divorced or has been divorced for a long time.

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A common question that rings in the minds of singles is ' When is the right time to be in a relationship?' This podcast explores a number of pointers singles need to consider when attempting to discern the right time to be in a relationship.

What do you do when you develop strong feelings for a person but he or she does not share the same feelings with you? This podcast provides some food for thought on why love sometimes goes unreciprocated.

This podcast takes a look at steps single ladies can take to prepare for their future as parents. These include seeking God's plans concerning their unborn children, reading books on parenting, and praying for wisdom for themselves and their future spouses to raise their children in future.

This podcast concludes the series on 'Wisdom nuggets for single ladies: Preparing for relationships, marriage and parenting'

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Honesty is a badly needed virtue in today's world and this podcast takes a look at the importance of this vital trait in relationships and marriage.

This podcast offers insights based on God's Word into why several sexual orientations exist and also takes a look at a sometimes overlooked cause of some alternative sexual lifestyles: sexual abuse.

*For anyone struggling with issues relating to sex and sexuality and needing help, please reach out on matters.fm@gmail.com (your confidentiality is assured).

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The subject of sex is one that has always captured the fascination of many civilizations over the ages. Various ideas about sex and sexuality have been developed over time and in an age where raging debates and conversations on multiple sexual orientations are rife, this podcast delves into the Scriptures to explore the concept of sex and sexuality from the lens of its original author and designer - God. (Very mature content)

There is a tendency sometimes for the labour and efforts of hardworking men to go unrecognised, with their efforts simply termed as 'discharging their responsibilities'. However responsibility is a choice and as Father's Day approaches, this podcast turns the spotlight on this special group of men and shares insights on how to refresh their hearts.