Fierce Marriage

Ryan and Selena Frederick blog at fiercemarriage.com, a place to help couples process through marriage’s trials as well as celebrate its joys. You can follow them on Twitter at @FierceMarriage.

Crushing Comparison

by Fierce Marriage | Feb 1, 2022 | Advice, Conflict

It seems natural to compare ourselves to others. As humans, we compare appearances, careers, marriages, and even spouses. Society encourages it. The chief problem of comparisons is that they’re usually based on romanticized half-truths. Most often when we compare, we...

The History of Valentine’s Day & 5 Creative Ways To Celebrate

by Fierce Marriage | Jan 1, 2022 | Holiday

Couples around the world will commemorate Valentine’s Day by giving flowers, jewelry, candy, and cards to their significant others. Around one billion valentines will be mailed this year. Despite being such a popular holiday, few understand Valentine’s Day’s roots. Is...

The History of Valentine’s Day & 5 Creative Ways To Celebrate

by Fierce Marriage | Jan 2, 2021 | Advice, Holiday

Couples around the world will commemorate Valentine’s Day by giving flowers, jewelry, candy, and cards to their significant others. Around 1 billion valentines will be mailed this year. Despite being such a popular holiday, few understand Valentine’s Day’s roots. Is...

5 Ways Advent Can Transform Your Marriage

by Fierce Marriage | Dec 16, 2019 | Faith, Holiday

To be honest, I find parts of the holiday season wearing. The biggest frustration I have is the consumerism. Our culture has turned a celebration of Jesus’ arrival into an opportunity for commerce. Not that giving and receiving gifts is a bad thing. . . it’s...

Is Social Media Causing Sin In Your Marriage?

by Fierce Marriage | Jun 17, 2019 | Technology

I’m not sure there’s enough space in this post to write about the affects of technology on marriage, but here’s a bit about my personal struggle with it lately. Lately, I’ve been feeling convicted about how much time and attention I give social media in my...