Marriage and Divorce

Deployment of a spouse is difficult for anyone to handle.  It is hard to keep up a marriage and a family with one spouse gone for months or years at a time.  You may feel like you have no support…
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The decision on whether or not to have children is an intensely personal one. However, since the societal norm is to procreate, most people will not hesitate to question one’s reasoning regarding the decision to remain child-free. This question is…
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Should husbands or wives control the family budget? I cannot respond to this as being the husband or the wife because I believe the person who should hold the purse strings is the person who has the most financial background…
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To almost every new bride, marriage represents a happy ever after. There is the naive expectancy that her husband will love, honor and cherish her. She usually believes that he will bring her all the happiness that she desires and…
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Bed Security. There’s a lot I miss about being married or in a serious relationship. Cuddling on the couch when we’d watch TV, cooking a grandiose meal for two, taking naughty showers together. And even providing bed security. Women know…
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Ideally, we should marry once and for keeps. Realistically, we make mistakes, people change, people die and stuff happens. Some marriages last forever, many do not. Who is to say how many marriages are too many? When I say marriage,…
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A marriage is no longer a marriage if the two were never one. Marriage is no longer a marriage when at least one of three things occurs: Your spouse and you are not one, death of a spouse, or your…
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I came across a Today Show article about “six surprising marriage myths” and while entertaining and informative, you, like myself, may agree or disagree with some of the myths. For those of you on the road to marriage, these issues…
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How to build a healthy marriage Building a healthy marriage is not an easy thing to do. The process of having a relationship with a person for the rest of your life and maintaining the love, respect, communication and desire…
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In order to have a successful relationship with someone there are some basic rules of behavior which must be met. These were not written in any particular order, however, in reviewing my answer I believe they are. Read them and…
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I would say that on average, stay at home moms are under-appreciated. It’s so easy people think. All you have to do is stay home and take care of the kids, what more could you ask for? True taking care…
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There are many things to consider when entertaining the thought of an interfaith marriage. Of course, you have been in a relationship for quite some time with someone of a different faith. It is important to note that there are…
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The question is a bit ambiguous, at best. Is marriage worth “what?” and as opposed to “what?” Let’s assume that the asker means: “Is marriage (or acommitted relationship) worth all of the time and effort that you will put into…
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The term “therapist” is often used to refer to psychologists, psychiatrists, or counselors. There are many different subfields in therapy, including personal therapy, group therapy, and even child therapy. A marriage and family therapist, then, is a counselor who assists…
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Calling all men out there! Listen up (pretty please) we are highly sensitive creatures even when we seem hard on the outside, and yes, often this is when we are angry, and maybe you don’t know even why. But here’s…
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Most people in our society do marry at one point or another in their lives. Unfortunately, many of these same people wind up with one or more divorces under their belts, as well. They don’t go into the marriages believing…
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This general, broad brush comment is usually uttered by the frustrated. Men have made the same comment about women, usually after a bitter divorce, but we all know it’s not true. The comment would be better asked as a question,…
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Beyond the white dress, perfect tux, and pictures that all show your good side, no one tells the bride and groom that their journey is going to take a lot of work. However it doesn’t mean that the fairy tale…
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Is Sharing Housework Between Husband and Wife a Key to a Successful Marriage In Prehistoric times, men were hunters, while their women stayed home cleaning, cooking, and rearing the children. Men considered women their own personal possessions, or property to…
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A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done. The majority of men take this old adage as gospel and try to stay as far away from anything that looks or smells like housework as…
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Right after sex in a marriage, money also has the potential to destroy it posthaste if a couple does not confront their budgetary issues heads on. Even if a spouse has an excellent background for budgeting, unless he or she has cohabitated…
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Once the honeymoon period is over in a relationship, we seem to stop trying to impress and surprise our partner. Dates are unheard of and the closest thing to it is Friday night with a DVD, along with his mates…
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I chose “husbands,” over wives for 1 reason. Unfortunately, and I am a woman, statistics show that women are more likely to be shopaholics than men. I am sorry. But, that is it. I knew that many would choose the…
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The happiest day in the life of any military person is the one on which they return home to family and loved ones after a lengthy deployment. The opportunity to embrace the people and lifestyle they have sorely missed while…
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Sex can be a wonderful experience between a man and a woman. It is more than feels good at the moment however; sex has many benefits to your overall health as well. Here are nine benefits that you may be…
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Mama’s boys do not always make good husband material because the majority of them have a high chance of violiating the first principle of a marriage. It says in the bible that a man should leave his mother and cling…
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The three key words in this debate are “being in love”. “Being in love” falls between “falling in love” and “love”. “Falling in love” are those giddy feelings when you meet someone you are extremely attracted to whether that is…
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Every single day, I wonder how I got so lucky to find such a wonderful husband. I still can’t believe that I actually found that guy that I always dreamed I’d find as a little girl. I was always told…
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When asked the question, can a marriage continue without the couple being in love? My answer to this is…I sure hope not! Who would want to live in a marriage and not feel loved or be in love? This would…
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Psychology has come a long time since therapy was just therapy. As personal needs changed and the field evolved, so too did counselling. What is the difference between marriage or family therapy and individual therapy? The answer lies with the…
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