Marriage and Divorce

The institution of marriage remains sacred. As has always been the case, people who choose wrong partners have a hard time upholding the sanctity of marriage but nothing has changed. It is the attitude of people that has changed. As…
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Marriage. The idea is a mystery that eludes many of us. So many of us are without the basic role model we need to guide us on our marital journey. With modern media as an example, it’s no surprise to…
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Maybe a guy named Bob and his wife Susan hold the secret to couples not arguing. We all know there comes a time when couples are going to disagree. And, we know in all seriousness, resolution comes with effective communication….
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The title begs the question, “Who are you now?” If you contemplate marriage at some point in the future, now would be one of those good times to find out about yourself. This is about more than what you like,…
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For many people, June is the month for celebrating weddings and anniversaries. For Sandra this year, June marked the beginning of a separation from her husband of almost half a century. Sandy and Ted were married more than forty-five years…
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A woman puts a lot more effort into the creation of a child than a man does.  Women go through nine months of illness and exhaustion, women go through hours of excruciating labour, and women are the ones more likely to…
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Perhaps I am a little bit biased in my opinions on this topic, as I’ve suffered the LOSS of multiple pregnancies. But, I remember how my husband reacted whenever I lost those babies… It hurt him just as badly as…
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While most people claim to not be materialistic, it is true to say that money plays a major role in their relationships. Arguments over money are often a contributing factor when it comes to divorce or separation. Couples also find…
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I have always had this Romantic notion that it is possible to fall in love only once in one’s life. I have since come to reconsider this idea of mine, because how would anyone ever know for sure if that…
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All men want to be admired by their wives. They want to be stronger, more masculine, the bread winner, the protector. Whether they say it or not, men want their women home, taking care of the family, domestic responsibilities, and…
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This is definitely one of the most traumatic things anyone could deal with. The hurt, anger, betrayal and fear, coupled with the insecurity one feels for the family, particularly if children are involved. The most important issues dealing with a…
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Who is to say how many marriages are too many? Once people got married one time and one time only; this is no longer the case. Times and society have changed a great deal over the years. The viewpoint of…
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Nice day for a white wedding? Increasingly not it would seem. Perhaps if Mr Idol was to pen a sequel to his much-celebrated eighties hit, entitled Brutal Divorce’, he might rise from obscurity once more and score an even bigger…
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There is a saying that states that you do not choose who you fall in love with. You might have particular preferences regarding the characteristics of the type of person you would ideally like to marry. However, your instincts and…
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A marriage takes a lot of work.Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual. All of it. But i think it really takes a lot of creativity. There is a routine that sets in which numbs you in a not so comfortable manner. For…
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When my wife and I were newlyweds, we often encountered a certain problem. This was not any problem of our own making, but rather one arising from gross misunderstanding on the part of friends and family on her side as…
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Marriage is not an easy, it goes bad anytime we stop or slow down feeding the relationship. That is what is all about, relationship. Imagine, at the beginning of our relationship there was so much romance, much attention to each…
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I believe most of us, when we were younger, just naturally assumed that one day we would grow up and get married and we’d be with that person for the rest of our lives, you know “till death do us…
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The likelihood of a divorce rises with each subsequent marriage. Chances of a first marriage success is better than 50%. By the fourth marriage, the success rate drops to less than 10%. For some reason, people do not get better…
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We make promises all the time. Rarely do we have to suffer the consequences for breaking the promises we make on a daily basis. We promise to grab a gallon of milk on the way home and forget, promise to…
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In a perfect world everyone would find their perfect mate the first time around and live happily ever after. However, we are far from a perfect world and perfection is often a relative and subjective term. What constitutes close to…
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In the late 1940s or thereabouts, English satirist Evelyn Waugh wrote (and illustrated) a short novella titled, “Love Among the Ruins.” One of the more common expletives employed by the characters in the book was, “State save us!” – Waugh’s…
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Is more then one marriage one to many? Some people might argue that you must avoid divorce at all cost because you took an oath in front of god and many of witnesses to love honor and respect your new…
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This question has no right or wrong answer. It is a very personal question that deserves a very individualistic response. There are basically three ways one could approach this topic; through a Biblical view, from an ethical stand point, or…
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Malnutrition and Shorter Life Span: Best Reasons Not to Have Children? We’ve all heard the financial/psychological/moralral arguments on why raising children makes one’s life worse and less efficient. There is however, a more sinister cost to raising even one child…
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Out of all the leisure activities he could choose I actually prefer this one . . . I guess. Sure there are many night I go to bed alone and wake at 3:30 am and he is still up, do…
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Marriage is a relationship which concerns the feeling of two individuals. While you are in this relationship, sometimes you may wonder how your husband feels about your marriage and how to make him appreciate your marriage. If you are concerned…
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Marriage should never be a trap, but there are times that it can feel that way. More often than not, the marriage can work, but only if the two partners choose to put forth the effort to make it work….
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How would people even obtain a license to have kids? What would be required? I would have had a very hard time obtaining a license to have my daughter. Despite the facts that my daughter is taken care of very…
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Assigning a number to determine how many marriages are too many poses quite the conundrum. Circumstances are always going to be different, so there are no immutable laws that can be applied. Factors such as age, maturity, cause of no…
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