Marriage and Divorce

The scene may be a familiar one to many of us military spouses. It is wintertime, gray and dreary outside – you can’t remember the last time the sun was shining. Your husband is away and the children are getting…
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“To love and to cherish til death do us part.” When we marry, we are quick to make promises. Human beings in love make rash decisions about what they are going to do in their lives. Though the promises of…
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Husbands really need only two simple things from their wives. The most important thing is that they need to feel respected. Did you notice that I said feel? You may be doing everything you know how to show respect to…
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Is there a way to having a perfect relationship. The honest truth, no there is no way in having a perfect relationship. There will always be problems and issues that may arise that will break that perfectionism, but there is…
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Waiting in the altar, his knees went weak and his stomach turned. He asked himself, “am I doing the right thing”? She walks down the aisle, happy as can be knowing that she fell in love with the man she…
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When it comes to marriage and money it really is a shared responsibility of both parties. Marriage is a promise to share the good and the bad things that life has to offer, money is a part of life that…
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Nobody can ever tell when is the right time to have a baby, except for the couple themselves. They are the ones that knows what goals they have for their lives. Sometimes though having a baby comes sooner then the…
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The most challenging part for a couple who is dealingwith a chronic illness will link strongly on their abilityto openly discuss their concerns. Regardless of what we arefacing, we can only be as strong as our relationship allows.We have to…
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Today we all have a strong concept of the ingredients for a happy and successful marriage. But our contemporary concepts have actually been the historic exception. For thousands of years, marriage has served many communal economic, political, and social functions;…
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A lot has been said about peer pressure on teenagers and younger children. One thing that has yet to be spoken of or rarely mentioned is the peer pressures placed upon newly married couples. Many may think there old enough…
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Husbands over the ages have asked this question, usually over a beer with their best cronies. Apparently, even the ones with advanced degrees find this question a mind boggler. However, the answer is really quite simple: do the dishes and…
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He was angry. It only took a hairs breath of a second to see the hostility and resentment etched into his face. And before the second was over my stomach was roiling and the tips of my fingers had gone…
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Is Marriage Really Worth It? It absolutely is! I have been married 31 years to my high school sweetheart. Did we suffer bad times? Yes. Were there times when I second guessed my decision? Absolutely! But whenever I questioned my…
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Being the second wife in marriage can sometimes be a difficult position to be in for many women. The second wife role in marriage comes with a different set of expectations and rules than being the first wife. Many times…
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A marriage is made of several different elements, therefore sharing the housework is not the ‘key’ to a successful marriage, it is only ‘part’. No doubt, sharing the housework helps keep stability within the household. Knowing what each other can…
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Marriages may be made in heaven, but they are lived out, one minute at a time, in the nitty-gritty of mundane life on earth. A great marriage demands everything both partners have to pour into it. You may be building…
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Prologue – Cope Or No Cope Why should you ‘cope with a jealous partner’? Why not ‘deal’ with the problem at hand, rather than adjusting your life to suit your partner’s insecurities. Are you co-dependent? Afraid of what your partner…
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When jealousy shows it’s face in a relationship any number of masks can disguise it’s true identity. What may initially seem to be a harmless show of affection may actually be an early indication of possessive, controlling behavior. One must…
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Is marriage really worth it? Wow, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised hearing this question considering the divorce statistics in this day and age, yet at the same time I have to chuckle to myself because I have to wonder…
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In this modern world of multicultural diversity it can be quite a shock to find people still proclaiming a marriage invalid if it hasn’t taken place in a particular religious manner. Although religion is one of the ways individuals define…
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Remembering Why You Chose Each Other in The Beginning. In today’s hectic lifestyle. It’s very easy to lose sight of who your wife or husband really is! In between jobs and family, and the constant barrage of needs, wants and…
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You’re late getting home. The boss asked you to drop off a package and then traffic on the freeway was backed up due to an accident. You finally drag through the door and the first words you hear are: “Where…
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You are married to the love of your life but you can’t seem to find the feelings of bliss that you’re sure you should have. You come home day after day and think there is something missing but you can’t…
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In a fairytale universe, they say that true love lasts forever. If it doesn’t, it’s not true love. Real life is, in some ways, very different from fairy tales. Even so, true love does last forever and “happily ever after”s…
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As a young mother of four lively little children and a husband who worked all day long at a very demanding executive job, having fun alone without the children’s presence was a rare thing indeed. But we happily plodded along,…
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Love overcomes everything. My partner is a diabetic, and has had serious health issues, off and on since we first met.Last winter he went on the insulin pump, in an effort to try to get his health under control. Somedays…
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Amid the often overwhelming flow of marital advice two cornerstone principles emerge that are the summation of all good advice. These are love God and love each other.   The two principles apply across the board to all relationships, but are especially…
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Title: Who Controls the Checkbook in Your Marriage?Article: My grandfather was fond of saying, “whoever controls the check book controls the marriage.” That he was the head of the family went without saying. He was a benevolent head to be…
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Marriage: The Second Time Around When we get married at a young age, we believe it will last forever. If you look at the divorce rate you will see that unfortunately for some, as time goes on, that happily-ever-after turns…
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As a man in a previous relationship with a controlling woman of 18 years, and finally divorced, I looked for another type of woman. I had theorized, even before the breakup, that we may seek in the next relationship the…
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