Marriage and Divorce

Throughout history it has been said not to live with someone until you are married and  there should be no sex until marriage. I suppose that it is pretty much accepted there will be sex now before marriage and that…
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As a married woman I understand the deep emotional battle of what to do when the next step arises. I think its the doubts that keep marriages and relationships on their toes, in which they need to be at all…
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Before the advent of modern contraceptives any couple living together before getting married ran the risk of creating bastards.(I use the word bastard in its true context as meaning illegitimate by word of explanation) They may also have been bastards…
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This morning I asked my husband of ten years, “Are we going to get counseling for this problem? Neither one of us is happy.” “If you need to get counseling you go right ahead. I don’t have a problem, my…
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A long term relationship can be fun and fresh every moment. Every breath you take and for as long as you live. It does not matter whether you are married or engaged or just friends.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =…
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The Ideal Versus Reality Forget about such chimerical idealism as equality in relationships. Dating is one thing: You can drive till the wheels fall off. But if we’re talking about marriage, the ultimate LTR, you’re better off – both women…
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These days, the vast majority of couples live together before marriage. And with good reason. At least from personal experience I know the old saying, ‘you don’t really know someone until you live with them,’ is indeed true. Speaking from…
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How many times have you been dating someone and thought about spending the rest of your life with them? In the scenario, are you wondering whether or not they leave the cap off the toothpaste, or snore, or clean their…
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At the risk of sounding like a hypocrite, I’m most assuredly certain that couples should not live together before marriage. It’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue – “Why buy the milk, when you can get the cow for free?”…
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People should live together before marriage, for a number of reasons. First, a lot has changed since “way back when” when previous generations got married at a young age, had children and mostly stayed married for life. Back then many people…
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How to date your spouse is something that you have been wondering about for a long time. The idea of dating spouses may seem strange to some but it’s not that strange at all and when a marriage starts seeing…
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Living together before marriage is like taking a car for a test drive. Although you may love the car from the outside, taking it for a ride is the deal maker or breaker. People aren’t cars, but living together before…
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Love and marriage SHOULD go together. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work like that. For a marriage to work and stand the test of time, it has to be built on love. Sadly, a lot of marriages are built on anything…
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  Every married couple should have a consistent routine to keep the marriage flame alive and thriving!  Schedule is the best way to make sure that dating does not get pushed to the bottom of the priority list.  Too may…
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No, you should not marry just because you are pregnant. Not too long ago our society was very strict and expected a certain order to life. However that is very unrealistic. To say that marriage is a big and demanding…
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Love is an action and if the love in your marriage is gone, it’s only because you and your spouse have chosen to throw it out. The feeling, the emotion of love may come and go on it’s own, but…
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If you are thinking about marrying him, then you must examine him carefully. The end result is a lifetime with this man. And you need to weigh him in the balance. His actions and behavior will speak volumes. Watch him, analyze him,…
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The Key to having a happy relationship is being happy with you.  Some people go out there looking for Mr or Mrs Right in the hopes that they will find happiness around the next corner.  Of course, we know it…
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When you’re in love, it will last forever, right? Well, that’s what I thought when I walked down the aisle. My husband and I have been together since the age of 19. Oh, how young and in love we were….
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Marriage has been performed throughout history in several forms, from traditional family arranged agreements to religious priests involvement and until recent years the civil registrations held by the governments by law. However, its not the agreements or the bond between…
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A friend of mine once claimed that people who lived together before marriage were “living in sin” a statement for which I had to smother a laugh. I could only imagine where any of his future relationships (yes, he is…
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When you are courting, everything is new, and couples cannot do enough for each other. Nothing is too much trouble, and couples will go out of the way to make their partners happy. However, once you are married, that is…
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Happily Ever After It may seem odd, but after all the ages I’ve spent married, my number one tip is to know who you are marrying. That means no little-white-chapels-while-you’re-drunk in Las Vegas weddings; no getting married to spite your…
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Maybe if we told our husbands what they do right as much as we tell them what their doing wrong, half of marriages wouldn’t end in divorce. This hasn’t been proven by a professional to my knowledge, Dr. Phil didn’t…
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Pornography never used to bother me at all. I enjoyed a good one every now and then. But I found, in most of my relationships it ended with my partners cheating on me, making me feel stupid, ugly, unattractive and…
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The words, “to love, honor, and cherish until death do us part”, are a part of the marriage vows said across America every day of every year. There is absolutely no portion of these words in which a misguided wife…
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Unexpected pregnancies happen and when they do, it may seem like the only thing to do is get married and start your family. Of course, in reality, you already have, with or without the marriage. “Seem” is the key word….
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If you are married and choose to have lots of single friends or friends who wish they were single, the effect on your marriage can be devastating. With friends, it is not so much a matter of whether they can…
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Ideally, love and marriage go together. It is the fairy tale with the happy ending. It is how things are supposed to be. We grow up thinking we will marry the person we love. However, as many can attest, that…
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As you are probably aware one of the biggest reasons couples divorce is due to financial problems. It is not only lack of money that can be an issue, but also each of your spending habits that can cause many…
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