Marriage and Divorce

“Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate.” Barnett R. Brickner. The honeymoon does not last forever, eventually married couples must come down to earth and face the challenges of…
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I met her when I was the pastor of her church. We men love to think we are pursuing a woman and our egos reinforce this theory. However, being lonely as a pastor, and losing your mother, your two best…
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A husband is the person you love, your best friend, the person you will spend the rest of your life with.  It is not required that a husband is happy, however, wives typically do want to see them happy.  Making…
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Marriage is a beautiful union between two people who are in love and plan to spend the rest of their lives together. However, marriage can also bring on a variety of issues and stresses that can be hard to foresee…
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A myriad of men are of the opinion that one of the greatest mysteries of life is how to make a wife happy. From a woman’s perspective, it is not one thing per se. Every single woman is an individual. Therefore,…
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Divorce rates worldwide are alarming. There are countries with divorce rates as high as 50% for first time marriages and 70% for second marriages. These statistics are cause for concern and should give couples a reason to consider carefully before…
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Being in love can be the best feeling in the world. On that magical day when the person you love stands before all of your friends and family and declares their love and makes a commitment to continue to love…
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Most people have heard the horror stories of women living in third world countries who don’t bear sons for their partners. The media has been able to bring to our attention the horrors of their plights. They are treated as…
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Marriage counseling is something that many couples go through, but they do not enjoy it.  Good couples often have trials come about in their life, and they do not know how to solve the problem.  Therefore, they call in an…
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When a woman falls pregnant it is a very special very dangerous experience. It is so natural to think about all the positives of being pregnant and the joys of a new baby, but how about the negatives. Sure the…
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Getting married is a major turning point in your life. It is a time wherein you totally commit yourself to your spouse and start to live a life of your own. It normally starts out happily with both you and…
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Financial friction is one of the many reasons so many couples struggle in their marriage. Ever hear the old saying “Opposites attract?” Well, it’s true in many ways. There are many sources of financial friction that couples can go through….
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Marriage is an exciting and wonderful opportunity for two people to come together and share a home, a life, and a family. No longer are they alone, but part of a beautiful partnership that can produce great things. However, marriage…
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Statistics show that finances or money is one of the most common reasons why couples fight. In fact, in some cases, it goes so far that it becomes a ground for a couple to part ways. Finances are a very important aspect…
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Men have very simple tastes and likes in life. It really doesn’t require much to make your husband happy. The differences between men and women serve as the barrier in pleasing and making each other happy. Both are constantly trying…
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Marriage counseling is a wonderful tool for couples to employ anytime during a relationship.  Many couples obviously choose to see a marriage counselor when there is a marriage challenge or crisis but it can also be beneficial as an ongoing health…
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Even though over half of all marriages end in divorce, almost everyone who takes wedding vows plans on beating the odds and spending the rest of their lives together in married bliss. So if everyone wants their marriage to work…
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I believe there is one basic reason why marriages fail and that is selfishness. I believe this is the cause in most failed marriages and that other factors can be attributed to the selfishness of one or both partners. Sometimes…
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Financial conflicts can be a huge emotional, mental, and psychological burden on a married couple. Even when money is good it can be a source of stress, but when finances are tight money problems can feel unbearable. So how do…
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No spouse should have to sacrifice a rewarding or even promising career in order to support the others career.  Multitasking proves that we can do any number of things at the same time.  Not sacrificing your own career while still…
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If you are afraid to leave your spouse there are usually two reasons for it. There is domestic abuse involved. You have been with your spouse for so long that leaving scares you. The spouse tells you, “You can’t make…
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Money.  It buys jewelry, flowers, computers, games, houses, food, cars, pets, and, some believe, happiness.  It is true that some luxuries can make life a little more fun and enjoyable; like a grill in the backyard for cookouts, and a video…
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Marriage counseling can be sought if both partners wish to avoid getting divorce and get their relationship back on track. The right time to seek marriage counseling is often thought to be when all hope is lost of rekindling the…
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Whenever two people make the decision to discontinue their single lives and combine them together into a marriage, there are going to be things that each person individually brings into the relationship. Since people have been raised in different homes,…
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Financial conflicts is one of the most common sources of stress in marriage. Finances play a major role in marriage because it can spell the difference between success and failure. Numerous studies show that money is the number 1 reason…
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Leaving an abusive relationship is very hard to do. The abusive spouse has done everything they can to make you afraid to leave them. They have beat down your self-esteem so that you doubt that you can make it on…
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Financial conflict can greatly affect quality of life and create havoc within a marriage. There are a host of circumstance that can lead to financial conflict within a marriage. Credit card debt, no savings, failure to budget, risky investments are…
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You never, never tell your spouse he/she is getting on your nerves. Such a cruel and thoughtless outburst could cause your already shaky relationship to get worse. There are many other ways to solve the problem peacefully, with no feathers…
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Aaahhhh, the splendor of newlywed bliss…You and the man of your dreams have just returned from the honeymoon and you enter your new home to find that it’s all about flowers and candles and romance. He has thoughtfully arranged for…
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An annulment is the religious dissolution of a marriage. In actuality it does not just dissolve a marriage, it makes it so the marriage never happened in the eyes of the church. It does not change how a marriage is…
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