Marriage and Divorce

Get ready for some separation anxiety overload. You’ve got to think ahead that your spouse will not be at your disposal most of the time. You have to be or become a very strong and independent kind of individual to…
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In today’s world it might seem rather redundant to say husbands should do their share of the housework.  Surely all men are housetrained by now?  Didn’t the idea of ‘women’s work’ flew out the window years ago?  However even in…
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There are numerous ways to support your own special soldier when he/she is deployed. Most of which involve buying or putting together things like care packages, these packages usually include things like assorted sweets and cigarettes with enough to share with…
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The very idea that a marriage could last a shorter amount of time because the people involved in it are of different racial backgrounds is rather offensive. Love does not know any color; therefore, the racial background of the couple…
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It often feels to women as though their husbands don’t appreciate their marriages, thus that they aren’t appreciated as wives. There are many cases in which this is true, but there are things that women can do to gain some…
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“Unselfishness” is the secret to keeping a marriage alive. Look around at all the couples you know. It doesn’t take long to see all those who are me-centered.  The person who must always be right; have the most “toys”; be…
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All experience derived from human interaction has the potential to be extremely challenging. The fact is that any relationships can be difficult. Whether we are talking about a marriage, a parent/child relationship or a friendship, problems can and do arise…
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What to Do Before Your Spouse Returns from a Deployment Are you freaking out yet? No civilian spouse will ever truly comprehend the maddening emotional mix that a military partner has to endure in the days and weeks that drip…
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Why is it,  the more acceptable divorce becomes the harder it is to keep your marriage alive? Many people have this perfect fantasy in their minds as to what married life is like. When realty does not measure up to…
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College is a big step that some don’t decide to take until they are well out of high school and old enough to have families.  It’s a decision that many make to better their lives and either advance in a…
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There are many reasons why husbands should do housework. One such reason is that people are changing constantly, and this means that spouse are sharing that thing called house work. This is because woman are now going out to work…
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The secret lives of military wives, the stuff they don’t tell you.  First off, not one tells you when you when you get married to a member of the Armed Forces is that you have to make everything ok, even…
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Women aren’t as hard to please as some men might think we are.  All we really want is a little respect and attention.  Your ears are a valuable tool in your marriage so use them.  Listen when we talk, we…
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Why you shouldn’t”t get married?  well certainly not because your parents forbid you to do so after you reach the maturity to make rational decisions for yourself. Marriage is a serious choice and should be considered under the right circumstances, given…
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First of all, you can’t ‘make’ your wife happy, you can only lay the groundwork. But having said that there are things a man can do if he wants to make that path a little easier. Following the list below…
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If you are a new military spouse, welcome to your new world! That soldier, sailor, airman, marine or coastguardsman stole your heart has a competing interest and commitment that you might have trouble adjusting to. Military people forfeit much of…
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Having reached the stage of grand-parenting, where much though I love and adore those children, I am on the merry-go-round of care and responsibility for the second time in my life.  I would have to say that the first benefit…
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An anniversary photo album is a great looking and highly personalised way to celebrate your own anniversary and it makes a beautiful gift to give to your husband or wife whether whichever anniversary you’re about to celebrate. You can customise…
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There is a honeymoon period to a spouse’s return from deployment.  Don’t let this deceive you.  It wears off and the reality of what your spouse has witnessed, felt and experienced starts to become evident in changes of behavior or…
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So many things can make marriage desirable or undesirable, one would have to analyze what is right for them or what they may be looking for in a mate. So many couples are living together without getting married and the…
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When you plan on tying the knot with the one you love, you have to get a marriage license.  I always wondered what this was for.  Were you supposed to have taken a test before walking down the aisle?  Marriage…
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Even under the best of circumstances, marriage is a complicated and involved lifestyle.  Couples may start out in love and in agreement on what seems to be every major issue in life.  They can’t begin to imagine that anything could…
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When a person enlists in the military, they do so with the understanding that they may be asked to leave their homeland and go wherever they are needed. This may not present much of a problem for the single individual,…
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Why women marry mentally ill men? Why do women marry mentally ill women applies more to my situation.  I was raised by a beautiful passionate woman whom was loved by everyone and anyone. But her coping skills for life’s stresses…
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Why the foundation of marriage should be love and not hope There are clearly many challenges that can cause two people to grow apart over the years of living together and that in itself should be a warning for those…
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Love is never lost, it’s only to be found over and over again. Finding and experiencing love teaches us to have faith in ourselves and others. It builds our character and defines our individuality. Love fills our lives like a beautiful garden…
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So you or your spouse have thrown the dreaded D-word-divorce-at the other person. Does this mean all is lost? Should you throw in the towel and start calling a lawyer? Not necessarily. There are a few things you can do…
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When I was in the seventh grade, my father was deployed to England for a year and my mother and younger brothers had a very difficult time adjusting. We expected our father to be there with us and were confused…
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Regardless of the intention of marriage it is of its own exclusive-accord no more than an obligatory conformity with an ever-ensuing, ever-renewing stipulation as its basic foundation – a real eye-opener in the coveted world of individuality. Despite any prenuptial…
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Just returning from divorce court, one might say “what a nightmare?” Just a short time ago the happy couple started off at the Alter full of wedding bliss. Within a month or so, reality of marriage sets in. A partnership was…
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