Joy Nwokoro

09/07/2026

Attraction might make someone seem suitable for you even before you've considered whether they are truly compatible with you.

Hmm…

There is nothing wrong with being attracted to someone. Attraction is beautiful.

But don't let it do all the thinking for you. 😄

Before you become deeply emotionally invested in a relationship, ask yourself some honest questions.

Why do I want this relationship?

Does this person actually look like someone I should go on this journey of life and marriage with?

Where are they going?

Where am I going?

And do those two directions make sense together?

Sometimes we are so busy asking, “Do I like this person?” that we forget to ask, “Does this relationship make sense for the life I am trying to build?”

Attraction can get your attention.

Don't let it make the decision. 🥊😁

What do you think?

Joy Nwokoro ❤️



manitoba

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

One day the children will leave. Then what?

I believe some couples get so caught up being parents that they somehow forget they were husband and wife to begin with😁

The children are doing well.

The home is running.

Everybody is being taken care of.

But the marriage itself?

Hmm....

That's why this question about the benefits of marriage beyond having children really stayed with me.

Marriage has to have a life beyond parenting.

What do you think? 🤔

09/04/2026

You don't have to like everything your spouse likes, because you won't always see things the same way. That's normal.😁

But at the centre, there should be something SOLID that both of you are agreeing on.😳

You and your spouse can disagree about some things and still have a strong marriage.

But there are some things you cannot afford to disagree about.🙂‍↕️

I was teaching about this at one of our Singles and Married Fellowships here in Winnipeg.

What do we believe?

What kind of home are we building?

Where are we going as a family?

What is this marriage really about?

There's that popular saying, things fall apart when the centre cannot hold.

I think about marriage that way too. 😊

If the centre is still holding, you can work on many of the things happening around the sides.

So maybe this is a conversation to have with your spouse this weekend.. 🤔

What is at the centre of our marriage, and are we still agreeing there?

Joy Nwokoro ❤️
MarriageWisdom Relationships Winnipeg WinnipegMB Manitoba Canada

09/04/2026

Can your spouse handle your heat? Your spouse loving you is not permission to remain difficult to live with.

Marriage will definitely expose things in both of you that require patience.

Your spouse will have their excesses and you will have yours too.

That's part of living closely with another human being.😲

But sometimes we can get so used to saying, “That's just how I am,” that we forget the person we married is having to live with the part of us we have refused to work on.

Yes, your spouse should have grace for you....

But you should also be growing.

Joy Nwokoro ❤️

ChristianMarriage Winnipeg WinnipegMB Manitoba Canada

09/03/2026

Facebook Memory...I said this exactly one year ago today and I still believe it. 😁

Some people keep choosing the wrong person and conclude that all men are bad or all women are bad.

But have they checked the person doing the choosing? 🤔

When you don't really know who you are, what you stand for and what you shouldn't settle for, you can easily keep mistaking the wrong person for the right choice. 🙂‍↕️

This is why I talk so much about identity before marriage.

Before you become so concerned about finding the right person, become clear about who is doing the finding.

A year later and I would still say the same thing.

What do you think?😊

Joy Nwokoro ❤️

Manitoba

09/03/2026

8 THINGS WE SHOULD AVOID WHEN DISAGREEING WITH OUR SPOUSE 😊
1. Don't bring up every other thing they have ever done. Focus on the current issue.

2. Don't insult your spouse because you are angry. You may settle the issue later, but those hurtful words can linger.😳

3. Don't threaten divorce every time you have a serious disagreement.🙂‍↔️

4. Don't carry every fight to your family and friends. Some things should stay between the two of you.

5. If you become too angry to listen, you should stop. You can resume the conversation once you have both calmed down.

6. Don't use something your spouse once told you in confidence against them.😔
That's not fair.

7. Don't punish each other with silence for days because you are angry.

8. And please, don't make every disagreement about who won. You are married to each other. You are not opponents.

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The next time you find yourself disagreeing, you can try asking them, before you both move on, if anything you said or did during the argument hurt them.

Then listen to the answer without starting another argument. 😄

Joy Nwokoro

09/02/2026

Silence in relationships or marriages is not always a sign of Peace.

Sometimes silence means exhaustion from repeatedly saying the same things. 😲

This Thursday, the Relationship Lab discussion will be about what happens when you no longer feel safe enough to communicate.

Join me at 11:00 AM on CKUW 95.9 FM Winnipeg

Joy Nwokoro❤️