Friends – Small
June 7, 2015 Friends and Peers
All my life I have wanted a best friend. I didn’t just want to be one of many to a person. I wanted to be THE ONE. I remember when I was in elementary school and note passing was all…
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Author Archive: Barbara Combs Williams
The Art of Conversation – Yes
February 27, 2015 Communication
The “art of conversation” is indeed dead. During my youth, say about sixteen, my parents insisted on a very formal courtship protocol. This etiquette included the now lost art of conversation. My parents believed as did their parents before them…
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Inappropiate Office Attire
How about getting out that old high school prom dress and wear it to work on Friday. Sounds far-fetched, doesn’t it? This, although a creative idea, is not an appropriate outfit for most work environments. I worked for the federal…
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Keep the Engagement after Broken Engagement – Yes
Heck yes, you should keep an engagement ring after a breakup. I say this now that I am officially termed middle aged and well into a thirty year marriage. but even in my younger single days, I would still answer…
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Interfering Mothers
June 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
I believe mothers interfere in their children’s marriage because they want a “do-over.” What exactly is a “do-over?” Have you ever done something you were hesitant to do, thinking maybe the results would be disastrous? You weren’t quite sure about…
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Fair Fighting in Marriage
February 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
How do you fight fairly in a marriage? That’s an interesting question. A better question might be, can you fight fairly in a marriage? In any marriage, whether newlywed or celebrating that silver anniversary there comes that time when you…
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Why Expectations in Marriage Change
February 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Expectations change in a marriage for this one important reason … we are individuals and we change. Time is the master manipulator. As it proceeds along its timely path everything it comes in contact with, it alters in some fashion. If living, humans, animals…
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