Marriage Mastery Foundations
New year. Same spouse. New marriage.
One lesson a week, with questions to think through on your own and an exercise to do together, so this is the year you grow closer instead of drifting apart.
$20 a month per couple. Cancel any time.
Most marriages don't blow up. They drift.
Nobody decides to become roommates. It happens one busy week at a time: the same argument on repeat, the thing you never quite say, the evenings that end on two separate screens. You still love each other. You just don't feel close, and a resolution in January hasn't changed that by February.
It shouldn't take a crisis for a marriage to get attention.
We have walked a lot of couples through this
Christina and I have spent more than a decade writing for married Christian couples, coaching them and surveying thousands of readers about what actually helps. What we see most is not couples who stopped caring. It's couples who never had a simple, steady way to practise the basics together.
That's what Marriage Mastery Foundations is.
Jay Dee
Two ways in
Start today
Foundations
- Every lesson, at your own pace
- The private forum, going through it alongside other couples
- I answer your questions in the forum every week
- Monthly Couples Night group call
- New modules as they're released
Cancel any time. Prefer to pay yearly? $240 a year.
Interest list open
Live group
- Everything in Foundations
- 4 live sessions a month with Christina and me
- A small group of couples working through the same lessons, together
We'll pick the days and times with the couples on the list, so the sessions fit the people who'll actually come. Joining the list costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
"Just let me know" means we'll only contact you about the live group. Choose weekly emails too and we'll send a confirmation email first; unsubscribe anytime. Your address is never shared.
What you'll work on
Attitude and Love (8 weeks)
The habits that change the temperature of a home.
- Assume love first
- Love as a choice, not a feeling
- Loving when it's hard
- Responding instead of reacting
- Gratitude over grumbling
- Seeing the best in your spouse
- Owning your part
- Seeing challenges as opportunities
Communication
How to talk so you end up closer, not further apart.
- Listening to understand
- Speaking the truth in love
- Timing and tone
- Handling disagreements without escalation
- Repairing after conflict
More modules are on the way. Read the Week 1 lesson free.
What drift costs
Another year of the same fights. More things left unsaid. A marriage that slowly feels more like a shared address. Small, ordinary losses, and they add up.
What a year of practice can look like
You assume the best about each other again. You can raise a hard thing without it turning into a fight. And you have a weekly rhythm that keeps you close long after January is over.
Questions
Do we need to be Christian to join?
No. Everyone is welcome. The teaching is practical and needs no special outside knowledge. We do quote Scripture at times, but the lessons don't depend on reading or believing it.
Do we have to keep up every week?
No. Foundations is self-paced. A new lesson arrives each week, and you read it when you can.
What's the difference between Foundations and the live group?
Same lessons and the same forum. The live group adds 4 live sessions a month with Christina and me, for $100 a month per couple. We'll set the days and times with the couples on the interest list.
Is this private?
Yes. The forum is for supporters only, and most of our supporters use a screen name.
What if my spouse won't join?
Start anyway. Many couples see change when one person begins to lead with love.
Is this counselling?
No. It's teaching and practice for couples who want to grow. If there is abuse, active infidelity or an addiction in your marriage, please get specialised help first.
Start the year together
Same spouse. New marriage. One week at a time.
Cancel any time. Not ready? Read the Week 1 lesson free.