April 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Dividing up household chores for newlyweds isn’t particularly difficult as long as both parties agree that it should be done. Like everything else about getting married, this should be addressed before the wedding. Unfortunately, this is not one of the…
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April 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The old saying goes that “if you aim for nothing, you will hit it.” Newlyweds face the unique opportunity to have a fresh beginning to set new goals for their life together. Whether they are young or old, goals are…
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April 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Well, is it my money or yours? Or, is it our money? This should be solved before the “I do’s” are spoken. A lot of how you do this depends on where you are in your life. The title insinuates…
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March 26, 2014 Friends and Peers
Interfering in a friend’s unhealthy relationship is a minefield that should be entered with grave caution. Even if you are invited to step in, it is a good idea to go very slowly through that door. It is common for…
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March 22, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce presents you with a huge challenge. Will you build a new life or continue with the same old life with new people in a new place? By getting divorce, you have said that your life needed to change. This…
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While there may be others, five primary reasons account for why most single people do not date. The three big ones are the break up of a long-term relationship, divorce, and death. Another one that mops up most of the…
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The trouble with conflict resolution in families is that new conflicts are usually built on the foundations of old problems. Because of this, resolving current conflicts may require opening up unresolved issues from the past. The ordeal of the effort…
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November 14, 2013 Communication
You feel yourself starting to cringe. An unwelcome critique of your work, personality, family, or some other aspect of your life is about to be delivered. The world is filled with people who seem incapable of saying anything nice or…
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November 10, 2013 Communication
Men look at women. Women look at men. That’s just how the world spins. But, men look at men, and women look at women, too. None of these are necessarily with thoughts of sexual involvement or conquest. While some people…
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October 10, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Making a marriage last seems like a fairy tale to many people. It is possible to make a marriage last year after year after year. Some couples pile decades on top of decades. Finding out what makes a marriage last…
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October 6, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Fighting families create tension within the family and to those who are attached from without. Even if you are fortunate enough to be a part of a harmonious family, nearly all of us have had that uncomfortable feeling when we…
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October 6, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Second wives come in four varieties. The first wife could be alive or deceased. She could have been a saint or Satan. Depending on which wife you followed into your husband’s arms, you may have it easy, or it might…
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August 30, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
A little jealousy can be cute. It becomes something to tease your mate about. However, when it becomes the source of obsessive behavior, it can be a nightmare that no one should have to live through. The reality is that…
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August 28, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Making two become one is not as easy as some people make it look. The give and take required to make a marriage work will always involve a disagreement or two or ten along the way. The key is to…
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August 27, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
The Joy of Sex, even the name makes you wonder what secrets lie behind the bright cover of this book. It addresses a topic where nearly everyone wishes they make improvements. They had found and acceptable how-to book for reading…
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August 27, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Couples anxiously pray for the ceremony to end and the honeymoon to begin. Honeymoons are fantasies fulfilled. Touching, feeling, exploring, and learning all about each other. Marital bliss is easy to achieve during most honeymoons. Soon, it is time to…
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August 27, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
What happened to the marital idea that couples marry to raise a family and grow old together. Perhaps, the question asked by the man to the woman should be changed from “Will you marry me?” to “How long are you…
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August 27, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Clean houses are usually safer and healthier places to live than dirty ones. For husbands who choose not to help around the house, neither of these options are likely to be in his future. Wives more and more are becoming…
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