Marriage and Divorce

There is but one definition of marriage. It may not be the one you believe, but it is truth, none the less. The arguments surrounding the myriad of the issues of marriage have largely become secular, or, apart from the…
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For Newlyweds, setting up home together can be one of the most exciting times, but learning to live with each other and each others’ annoying habits can destabilise an otherwise good relationship. One of the ways that couples can avoid…
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Many couples have delayed getting married until they are older and established. So when they do finally say “I do”; their parents are in the wings eagerly awaiting their chance to become grandparents. They put pressure on the newlyweds to…
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After 17 years of marriage, I wish I knew then, what I know now. Marriage is something you need to continually work on. Just because the wedding is over, and you’ve said I do, doesn’t guarantee you’ll be living happily…
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Squabbles among newlyweds can be considered growing pains. You’ve been together as couple. You may even have lived together before you got married but nothing prepares you for what life will be like after you are married. People all grow up…
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When a woman is considering whether to change her name on marriage or keep the name she’s got, she must consider several issues. A name is a very personal thing, and a good deal of one’s identity is tied up…
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I am several months past my twelfth wedding anniversary, and there are times I still feel like a newlywed. What is my secret? It is hard to pinpoint one thing that has kept my life with my family exciting, but…
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Getting married is an exciting milestone, sensationalized by the media and society alike. You’ve got the big white dress, multi-tiered cake, adorable flower girl and ring bearer, throwing the bouquet, the couple’s first dance, and all the other required elements…
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The sun came up and the diamond was still there: fourth finger, left hand. Holding my breath lest it prove to be some kind of psychotic nightmare, I jumped in my car and sped to my best friend’s house. “I’m…
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Memoirs of a newly wed! It’s only when two people get married and live under the same roof that they realize how different men and women are. When people are young and still in the lovey dovey phase of dating…
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Marriage is supposed to last forever, based on declarations made on the fateful day of a wedding. No thick or thin will sever the union of two souls longing for acceptance, companionship, perhaps children and the creation of two lives…
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When people get married they do not expect to take thier loved ones for granted. Yet, it happens, it is the human condition to do so. We feel secure and too comfortable, we forget, we take advantage. People in all…
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The love, the jitters, the joys, the mixed emotions, the fantasy wedding, not to mention most important of all, the preparation of two lives being joined together as one can be an emotional part of the premarital experience. Many experience…
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What defines a “young marriage?” Is it two people who enter into marriage at a young age, or is it two people, regardless of age, who commit to marriage too soon into the relationship? For some, such as myself, it…
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The question of whether or not a woman should keep her maiden name is an important question. There are only a couple of reason that could possibly justify keeping her maiden name, and I feel that they do not really…
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Famed roue Errol Flynn once said, ” Marry a courtesan. She already knows how to please a man and enjoys the relationship without the usual feminine emotionality.” He should know. One of his wives was Lili Damita, a fiery lady…
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Many people forget that in spite of the best intentions, almost forty percent of marriages fail. Later in life, the loss of a partner might also cause a re-marriage. This suggests that adopting the male partner’s surname might not be…
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I assume this title deals with sexual problems or violations that have occurred in ones past and not things like how many people your spouse has slept with, which, if it were truly so important, you should have dealt with…
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I have learned that whenever the question is put, it is best to cheek it at the point of first mention or reference. Marriage is God’s own idea not man’s or the devil. The Bible states clear in the book…
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Has it ever crossed your mind, as a married person, that the one you love may actually get bored after fifty years of love-making with the same person? Liar! Everyone experiences self doubt from time to time especially in this…
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“We come together today to unite in marriage…” or some variation of these words are the standard prologue to the wedding ceremony. To unite – to make one or to form a union – is the whole purpose of marriage….
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It’s an archaic custom that is no longer relevant. In today’s society, women don’t leave their family to literally go live with their husband’s family, nor are they financially dependent upon men. Your name is your history, your family, your…
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Getting married and then going through the first year of marriage is really tough for some couples. Some couples find it very difficult to make it down the aisle. A lot of questions go through your head on the big…
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In my opinion, it’s different. Because each gal has its own top list what she expects from her man to do to please her.I will put the from top as the priority down to the list, but they all have…
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In today’s America, it would be very surprising to find a newlywed man or woman without a sexual past. Fundamentalists preach “just say no” and don’t let their girls use birth control. As a result, there are more pregnancies among…
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When two souls decide to join each other in Marriage, they make a promise to themselves (and sometimes to God) to always be there for one another. In fact, they promise that they will be there for each other forever….
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I have never, ever understood why a woman takes the husband’s last name – and I’m a historian! To me, it is illogical but the option isn’t just should she keep her own surname but what can’t he take hers?…
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Our sexual histories are simply part of the luggage we bring with us into a new relationship. As society continues to treat sex more and more like a commodity, we, and our potential partners, are more likely to have sex…
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This is something I had never really considered because I felt that I knew everything that I needed to know about my wife’s past; I didn’t have much of a past of my own, and didn’t think that I could…
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The decision to keep your name or switch to your husband’s depends on individual preference and mutual understanding. Pressure should not be applied by both sets of families and not considered a feminist conspiracy to break with traditional values. It…
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