Marriage and Divorce

I will start out by saying, to some who will be reading this, if not most, my marriage is still young. But, wisdom isn’t all about age, but also experience, and not all personal experience at that. My wife and…
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While the subject of allotted time together under the same roof before marriages sustains personal leniency’s within our culture, each underlying corneal of truth which supports a cohabiting couple certainly brings said issue to the forefront. Our interests in cohabitation…
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Today is May 27, 2008 and is significant because I have been married to my husband for 32 years today. Although we have been quite happy these last years, today’s celebration will be somewhat dampened: last night I mentioned a…
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No magic formula is going to make you into a good husband. It can only help you not to become a bad one. This is a good starting point, but to be a good husband takes more than simply avoiding…
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I saw this topic and I had to respond to it although I am not a father or a husband. What I am is a daughter and hopefully soon to be wife. First I am going to tell you about…
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Certainly, most people do not think a close relationship will end, so what’s wrong with sharing this ultimate intimate act with that special someone? Although we might like to think otherwise, studies have shown that 39 percent of those who…
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In over twenty years of knowing my husband, it has only been in these last couple of years that my husband has said, “I should have listened to you, you were so right.” Prior to this, my husband would often…
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Two failed marriages, nearing 50, kids grown and gone; I found the perfect man. I was not “looking” anymore. Now I know that was the key, I just had to stop “looking”. I was divorced and had taken care of…
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Sixteen years ago, my niece discovered she was pregnant at fifteen. Being in the South, and not believing in abortion, she and her then sixteen-year-old boyfriend married and had a baby. Keep in mind the changes and challenges that having…
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When you are a complete failure as a father, husband, and worse yet a man, giving advice to others on how to be the best father or husband they can be, at first, seemed to me a ludicrous concept, or…
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Marriage is an institution. Two people stand before witnesses and exchange vows. It used to be that those promises included a specific stipulation: Til death do you part. That’s a pretty hefty oath to take. While some religious wedding ceremonies…
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The divorce rate in the United States rises every year. So does that mean divorce is bad? No, divorce happens for different reasons every day, but the highest rated reason for divorce today is irreconsilible differences. Which means the couple…
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I live a life where I walk on egg shells all the time… afraid to say anything wrong in case I inflame a situation and it all gets out of hand and physical.. You see I live with an emotional…
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Where would you like to begin, and how much time can you set aside to read or even respond to this article? Marriages fail for as many reasons as there are differences in personalities, it’s that plain and simple. I,…
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I can remember when I got married, people said that a marriage is hard work and that I would need to “work at it” to ensure it lasts. This puzzled me! How on earth do you “work” at a marriage?…
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We live in a throw-away society where newer is always better – or so we’ve been led to believe. But this philosophy shouldn’t apply to our personal relationships and certainly not to our marriages. If you’ve been married for many…
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My name is AnyWoman and my husband beats me. My family knows it, my friends, know it and the neighbors know it. Very few people talk to me about it. I am staying with him because I have never supported…
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Are you in a cookie cutter relationship? Or do you have a relationship that stands outside the cookie shape and stands on it’s own? Dating is like fishing. You cast your rod and hope you get a good catch that…
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A marriage where there is love between those involved is truly special, but it is essential to qualify this statement by distinguishing between the several profiles of love. Romantic love is passionate and exciting and involves a desperate longing for…
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Marriage is hard because we make it hard. Men and women are so inherently different from one another and I don’t think enough consideration is given to that. I will hear a woman say she has found her Soul Mate…
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We live in a world of ‘instant’. From instant this and instant that to instant mashed potatoes, we want our gratification instantly. When our spouse does not answer to our needs in an instant manner, we are not satisfied and…
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Whether to stay or go is perhaps one of the most life-changing and difficult decisions a person may face in a relationship. Of course, anyone who has second thoughts or finds himself or herself on the fence, so to speak,…
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The Mans perspective (My wife made me do it) I was asked to throw something together from the mans perspective regarding relationships and such, did I say asked? Yea right asked. I mean my loving wife shamed cajoled told requested…
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Of course marriage is hard. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. Marriage demands lots of hard work and endurance for it to work. If you are not prepared to to work at establishing a lasting relationship then don’t get married in…
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There comes a time in a relationship where you have to ask yourself if you should go or if you should stay. There are sometimes obvious reasons you should end a relationship, such as abuse or adultery. There are some…
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In writing from a Christian perspective, having counseled with couples through some pretty hairy ordeals, and some simple minor adjustments too, I want to share with you a quick list for you to keep handy when contemplating how to handle…
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Yes, love and marriage should go together especially if you want the relationship to last. If you are living with someone and you don’t think the relationship is going to last then you should not be living with them to…
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He’s a Christian. She’s a Buddhist. There’s a crucifix on the wall and a laughing Buddha on the table. Neither one is totally comfortable with the other’s choice of spiritual icon. He’s concerned that she may go to hell for…
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What women do to impress the opposite sex! It’s amazing, really, and it goes much further than the frilly underwear or the silky, baby-oiled legs. We rummage through his brain by remembering all his favorites: Olive Garden’s Chicken Scampi or…
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Is Silence Golden? Silence is Golden Everyone has heard the old saying Silence is Golden I’m sure. So what relevance does it have regarding relationships? Well the silence I am referring to is that silence that occurs after a fight,…
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