Author Archive: Priscilla Benfield

Divorce is not only the end of a marriage, but for a child, it is the end of their world as they have grown to know it. This simple fact is something that many divorcing adults take lightly. For a…
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Divorce is difficult for the couple who is breaking up but it also has repercussions for the relationship between a daughter and her mother. The family unit changes because of the marriage ending and the children of divorce need to…
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I married a man who was a bachelor for many years. He was not starving when I met him and his clothes were clean. We got married and he seemed to forget how to cook and do laundry. I became…
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When a family breaks apart due to divorce, determining custody of the children can become a battle. Although courts are supposed to take into account the best interests of the children, for a parent, the fear is that they will…
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Dealing with the innocent victims of divorce is something that many people fail to put enough emphasis on. Divorce is disruptive to a childhood, no matter the age of the child. While some parents are too focused on the messy…
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Divorce is the death of a relationship.It is sad and it can be painful. No matter who you feel is to blame, you both are to blame when a marriage fails. One person can try to hold together a relationship…
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At first thought, a couple having separate bedrooms sounds like a couple whose relationship is in trouble. The truth is that separate bedrooms may actually help to strengthen a relationship, not end it. The idea that a couple must share…
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In some religious faiths, premarital counseling is mandatory if you want to be married in the church. No matter what your religious faith or even if you do not practice any form of organized religion, premarital counseling can help you…
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When parents divorce there can be a lot of anger present. The problem with many divorcing parents is that they are so wrapped up in their feelings that their judgment is clouded when it comes to the needs of their children and that is…
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When you take your marriage vows you promise to love, honor and cherish another person. The two of you are a couple and you trust that your love will be respected. When your spouse breaks your trust by cheating on…
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When you made the choice to get married, you believed it would be “til death do us part”. Sometimes it just isn’t meant to be. Sometimes love isn’t enough. As painful as it can be, the choice to end your…
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There are so many reasons why marriages fail that entire books have been dedicated to the subject. Even though the reason your marriage failed may seem unique, there are several universal causes of marriage failure. Rushing into marriage There is…
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The emotions of divorce are as varied as the many different reasons people get divorced. Divorce is the death of a marriage. It is the end of a partnership that was entered into with the idea that you would be…
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Divorce breaks up the family unit and changes it forever. Even once your children are grown, there are still details that should remain private and kept from the children. Telling your grown children “the truth” is not always necessary because…
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Once the honeymoon is over, and you get into the routine of living as a married couple, your relationship can become dull in time. Marriage is work and a relationship that gets pushed to the back burner will show signs…
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It is difficult to be the world’s best husband if you don’t have the world’s best wife. What I am trying to say is that marriage takes equal effort. If your wife truly is the world’s best and you are…
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Alimony was necessary back when women were not a part of the workforce. The typical woman of the 1950’s who took care of the home, the children and neglected to further her education in exchange for marrying young is the…
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