Marriage and Divorce

I don’t have any fancy statistics to share with you about living together before marriage. And I can tell you now, that listening to those stats is a waste of your time. Every couple is different, every person has their…
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The first thing you need to do when trying to figure out if you are in a co-dependent relationship, is find out exactly what a co-dependent relationship is. It’s a relationship where one individual loves the other so much, that…
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When asking whether a woman should be angry at her husband/boyfriend for watching pornography, there are other factors that need to be taken into consideration.  In truth, the anger may not come from the act of watching pornography, but rather…
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TEN WAYS TO KEEP YOUR LOVER I’ve been married for 37 years to the same man! Has it been a bed of roses? Hardly. Roses come with thorns.Our longevity is attributed to ten basic areas, in no particular order. 1….
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If someone were to ask me this question, I would say, looking at our current society as a whole, the answer would be a big NO. Surprisingly, people often get married for the wrong reasons. Teenage couple marries because the…
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As there are many different recipes for keeping a marriage alive there are also several recipes for destroying it. It is unfortunate, that in many instances, marriages can be restored if only both partners would comply to take the matter…
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Our society loves to simplify the complex – give me the five things I need to do to make my marriage last. Unfortunately, when it comes to marriage, it isn’t always that simple. However, based on my own experience in…
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My niece got married this morning. As we sat on the bank of the lake & listened to the two young people exchange their vows, I reached over and took hold of my husband’s hand. I did this without thinking…
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“Not tonight honey, I have a headache.” We’ve all heard this phrase before as a common response often used by women to avoid intimacy with their spouses. Are women prone to such chronic headaches? Of course, not! Although men are…
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Okay, there’s this person that I am close to that recently found herself in a family way.  She’s young and like so many people out there, wants to be loved. I understand that, but I have to ask, at what…
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Can There Be a Happily Ever After? With statistics showing that half of all marriages fail, it is not surprising that many individuals have two or more long term relationships in the course of their life. But what happened to…
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It is so easy to find a man that you fall head over heels in love with, but is he really marriage material? That is a much tougher thing to find. The fact is, there are many men who want…
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More than just an enjoyable feeling, love is an action.  Marriage is more than a contract and the natural result of love as it progresses.  But society, today, wants to feel the love in all areas of marriage, and if…
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How to put more fun in your marriage by going out on weekly dates Remember all those fun, thrilling dates you had when you were courting? Well going on dates with your marriage partner will make you feel like a giggly…
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Nobody said marriage is easy. Of course many people wish they had been given this helpful hint in the beginning but it is hard to see anything going wrong when in the beginning everything is so exciting and new. Marriage…
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I was married for six years. I’m still young and I have a lot to learn about what love really is. My divorce was finalized 3 months ago. I’m still in love with my ex-husband. I don’t think he really…
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I’ve been with my significant other for some time now and both she and I are very happy and plan to be in this relationship for some time in the future as well.  Normally, I leave these matters to the…
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While it’s commonly understood that ‘marriage takes work,’ few couples really understand what this means. They often think ‘work’ involves disentangling problems when they occur. While this is one aspect of keeping a relationship healthy, there are many other elements…
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There seems to be a trend these days among many married and/or cohabitating couples in opting for living arrangements with separate but adjoining master suites. My wife and I recently looked at a very upscale, under construction town home with…
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With divorce rates at a high, it can be challenging to have a successful marriage. Instead of putting forth the effort to make it last, it is just easier and more accepted to throw in the towel and try to…
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It has been years since the first date and you can no longer imagine life without each other. As time passed, you learned new and exciting things about your loved one. You now feel perfectly comfortable together and the unknown…
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It is so easy to get caught up in our day to day lives and forget to show appreciation for the people we love the most, namely our spouses.  As a result, they may wind up feeling unappreciated and stop…
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A husband may resent his wife’s career for any number of reasons.  The most commonly known reason for a husband to resent his wife’s career is that she makes more money than he does, which hurts his ego.  Other reasons he…
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When we marry, we become not only responsible for building up our own self-esteem, but that of our spouse as well.  It is our responsibility to stay positive about them, because, after all, love is all about making the person…
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I’m not a marriage counselor nor am I a doctor of some sort. Not even a professional writer here. You’re reading an article written by a mother of three (1 boy, 2 girls) who has been married for almost thirteen…
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One truly amazing feature of marital life is the fact that married couples seem to “abandon” their spouses after they marry them.  This is a very serious matter and both sexes seem to share the guilt in equal measure. Check…
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There is no doubt at all that married couples should take time out for each other. Weekly dates are the perfect way to go about this. Married couples can get so caught up in the day to day chore of life,…
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As a wife, I know that just a word from my husband can change my entire day. An aptly put sentiment can put a smile on my face and transform an ordinary day into a really outstanding one. On the…
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When the stress of everyday life starts to get to you and put you and your spouse at one another’s throats, it may be time for a vacation.  It reduces your stress levels, and helps you to focus on one…
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Everyone who gets married hopes that their union will be long and happy, but not everyone takes the steps necessary to build a healthy marriage to help them get there. Below are some tips on how to build a healthy…
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