Author Archive: Julie Michael
Julie Michael
March 17, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
I have several issues with this question in the first place. I’ll try to address this topic as completely as possible. The question “Should wives allow their men to watch porn movies?” kind of threw me off. Perhaps this would…
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Julie Michael
March 16, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
Chances are, if you think your spouse is cheating… He or she probably is. That being said, it’s never fun to just sit and wonder. So, how can you be proactive and try to find out for SURE if your…
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Julie Michael
March 11, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
Re-connecting with your spouse is extremely important to your marriage, and can make the difference between success and failure. If you don’t periodically re-connect with your spouse, you’ll soon find that you’ve grown apart from them, and that you both…
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Julie Michael
March 11, 2015
Family
Parents should never, EVER vent to their children about the other parent. Regardless of your relationship with your child’s other parent, whether the other parent is your long-term partner, spouse, ex-partner, etc. Don’t EVER vent to your child(ren) about the…
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Julie Michael
February 28, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
If you are considering dumping your husband for another married man, ask yourself- “What would this achieve?” If this doesn’t make sense, think of it another way. What would be the purpose of breaking up two marriages, rather than just…
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Julie Michael
February 27, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
Since when are secretaries solely responsible for breaking up marriages? In a lot of cases, secretaries are placed in positions of trust and usually have a close working relationship with their bosses. Sometimes the boss (male or female) comes to…
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Julie Michael
February 21, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
You can not, in any shape or form, force anyone to feel anything for anyone else. You can’t “make” anyone feel any deeper than they already do, nor can you expect or demand that they do so. You can however,…
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Julie Michael
February 17, 2015
Dating
There are several dumb things guys can do to ruin a first date. The first thing a guy can do to ruin a first date, is to show up LATE. First impressions are everything, and if you show up late,…
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Julie Michael
February 12, 2015
Communication
I don’t believe that either spouse should tell the other about their romantic pasts, unless both partners are completely at ease with their relationship, and unless the lines of communication are completely open. Telling about your romantic past can put…
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Julie Michael
February 4, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
I do not think that it’s reasonable or fair to generalize, and say that men do not do their share of housework. True, not all men contribute equally to their share of the housework, but there are many men out…
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Julie Michael
February 4, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
What do wives want from husbands? Well, I can’t speak for EVERY wife out there, but I can speak for myself. Every woman is different, and every individual’s ideas of marriage or expectations of marriage are unique, so there’s no…
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Julie Michael
January 10, 2015
Communication
My husband and I come from drastically different families and cultures, we aren’t even from the same part of the world! I was raised in a two-parent home in the Midwest with two very unhappy parents and a very strict…
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Julie Michael
January 6, 2015
Friends and Peers
There’s always at least one in every crowd or setting. You know who I’m talking about, the consistently rude person whom it seems has the manners of a bull in a china closet, the one who can’t say anything tactfully…
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Julie Michael
December 6, 2014
Communication
At some point in their lives, everyone struggles with a negative self-image. If you’re one of those considered “lucky,” then it’s usually not something which lasts very long and you can usually get out of it on your own. Then…
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Julie Michael
November 30, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
While certain behaviors can cause a spouse to be less than loving toward the other, and certainly make them feel alienated or lonely within the marriage- I don’t believe that anyone can be forced to do anything by another’s actions….
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Julie Michael
November 28, 2014
Friends and Peers
Getting along with someone you dislike is never easy and can seem downright impossible. How do you get along with someone that you just flat out dislike? That really just depends on whether the person whom you dislike is a…
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Julie Michael
November 22, 2014
Relationships and Family - Other
I have been married three times, my first two marriages lasted approximately a year each.. And while I blame neither myself or them for why it didn’t work, I definitely didn’t love either of them, either before or after I…
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Julie Michael
October 22, 2014
Communication
Loneliness when you’re married can seriously damage your marriage, it can end your marriage. The reason for this is because most people don’t expect to feel loneliness when they wed. The idea that an individual can become lonely in a…
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Julie Michael
October 5, 2014
Family
Of course remarriage is going to affect your child. But are the effects going to be negative or positive to your child? This can really depend on a lot of different factors. What kind of relationship do you have with…
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Julie Michael
September 2, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Second marriages can work, but it isn’t a piece of cake. No marriage is easy, but when you add baggage of previous marriages or relationships, it can be extremely difficult to make a second marriage work. I am not a…
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Julie Michael
July 6, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
This title really confused me at first, and I hope I’m writing in the right context. How do teens know when it’s time to divorce? Well, my question is, how do teens know when it’s time to get married in…
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Julie Michael
June 12, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
One of the most common problems between men and women is the inability to communicate effectively about maintaining or developing friendships with the opposite sex while in a relationship or marriage. Many couples find themselves at an impasse very quickly…
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Julie Michael
June 12, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
In theory, you should already know all of your husband’s secrets before you are married to him. But, there are the occasional rare cases where a man and woman do not divulge all of their “secrets” from their past and…
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Julie Michael
June 12, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
A deployment can be one of the most devastating things that can happen to your marriage. Unfortunately, many service members and their spouses can’t or won’t realize this until they are already well into the deployment or maybe even after…
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Julie Michael
June 12, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Few things can destroy a marriage quicker than constant arguing and bickering between husband and wife. Arguments and the harsh words spoken during fights can become like rain drops slowly wearing away a stone surface – thousands of tiny drops…
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Julie Michael
April 1, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Should cheating husbands be forgiven? Wow, what a topic for conflicting feelings and answers! Many will say yes, absolutely, no matter what. Many others will say no, never, no matter what. Still others, will say “I Don’t Know” or “Depends…
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Julie Michael
February 13, 2014
Communication
Negativity in a relationship has many devastating effects… often not seen until it’s too late. In a fashion much like the Titanic disaster, what appears to be smooth sailing water, will- out of nowhere- to turn into an ocean made…
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Julie Michael
January 18, 2014
Family
You can’t force someone to like you or mind their own business. Honestly, mother-in-laws can be some of the nosiest, most vindictive people on that planet. The thing about mother-in-laws do have a lot of time and emotion invested in…
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Julie Michael
January 9, 2014
Crisis Support
Bad dreams and nightmares are extremely common after suffering from some form of abuse or any other traumatic experience. In many cases, the dreams and nightmares are a person’s psyche attempting to work through the emotional and mental scars that…
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Julie Michael
January 1, 2014
Dating
Ending a co-dependent relationship in a healthy manner isn’t easy. Many co-dependent individuals are totally tied up in the idea of the relationship and being the “everything” to the other person, when things need to end and they aren’t happy…
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