Marriage and Divorce

The stereotypical vision of the flight of departure of an abused and frightened wife (usually) is a nightly escape, with a suitcase in one hand and the kids in the other. While this works well in some extreme cases, I…
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A restraining order is totally useless against a violent man. He will look at it as just a joke. First of all, a woman will not feel the need to retain a restraining order unless the man in her life…
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Most couples find marriage counseling only as a last resort to save a troubled marriage. Unfortunately, a couple’s stubbornness and resistance to attend marriage counseling sessions, pointing out that it’s “too early” or the situation is “not that serious,” often…
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When You Have Exhausted All Options…It’s Time To Go I gaze at my husband and I know the time has finally come. The time when I can walk away and not have to look back without having to wonder…”could I…
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Very few couples enter into marriage with the idea that they will divorce over time. The maturity levels of the partners largely determine whether or not they have what it takes to work through issues, rather than to let them…
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Every relationship goes through hard times, but it is how you handle these problems as a couple that determines if you are going to make it or not.  Sometimes, however; these problems become so big that the only way to…
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My husband and I are living proof that a marriage can continue without being in love. We do love each other. We’ve had three children together. We’ve been married for almost 40 years and we have a lot of history…
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As the oldest child of a recently divorced couple, I have to say from personal experience that “staying together for the kids” may be more detrimental than helpful. This is often stated as a reason that marriages that have already…
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Do Marriage’s Last Without The Couple Being in Love? Without a Doubt! Even though marriage is a sacred institution. That does not mean that the marriage itself, is sacred! This is the statement made by the people involved in them….
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There may come a time when your spouse needs help and support to be able to pursue their career. If your own job is important to you, your spouse’s needs may present you with a potential difficulty. You will want to…
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Not only are the suggestions here offered valid for the first two years of marriage they are just as valid for any years of marriage. Traditional recommendations of good marriage councilors are usually excellent, but I’m frequently surprised by a lack of…
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Those with the freedom and privelege of being able to choose their marriage partner likely won’t share the view that there may be a good side to an arranged marriage. As with all things choice seems to be the best…
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“So are you changing your last name?”  Before she even considers the dress, the location, or reception, this is one of the most difficult questions a future bride must ponder.  Tradition dictates that she do so, but many women nowadays—as…
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The key to not ending up in the divorce courts is to spot the rot and stop it early. This might sound self-evident, but by the time lawyers are appointed and court dates sought, things can often be too late…
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It looked like the perfect match. Bob and Jane had known each other for almost a decade.  Friendship had grown into romance. Both were professionals, with similar interests. They were well-established financially, and had invested in real estate. Bob had a picturesque…
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Strange as it may seem, we tend to think in a box when it comes to family traditions. You know the traditions that you grew up with and you’ve made some decisions concerning those which you do and do not…
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Bad habits can slowly sneak up on a couple and ruin their marriage. By the time either one of them is fully aware of the anxiety, the habits have been successfully established and will be difficult to break. There are…
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I remember dating a guy and when the topic came up he said something like,”I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Of course this was to me NOT keeping my name. Eventually I had him change his position. This is…
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After the wedding and honeymoon bliss wears off, many couples are left feeling lost, unsure what it means to be married, dreading the horror stories they’ve heard about the first year being difficult, and marriage being something you must work…
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We all have our bad habits. They may be considered insignificant to us but when it is done repeatedly to a partner, they can be annoying and can actually ruin your marriage. These are the most common bad habits that…
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You find out that your husband has been cheating on you, so you figure what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. You are going to cheat on him to not only get back at him, but this…
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She wanted him so bad. To spend her day and night with him, together forever in good or bad and whatever the wedding vows say. Here is the morning. The moment “I do” is over and now she feels like…
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This idea of changing names came about centuries ago to preserve the male line and in some cases the heir to the throne, inheritance etc. By a wife taking her husband’s name they then produced heirs also bearing the father’s…
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Marriage counseling can work if both spouses are committed to it and to the marriage. If one spouse goes unwillingly, it has little chance of working. Finding a counselor who is best for you is very important. The only way…
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A honeymoon is a vacation or trip taken by a newlywed couple to celebrate their recent marriage. Traditionally, honeymoons were meant to give a couple an opportunity to be sexually intimate in seclusion. In the past, couples usually took their…
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The last thing on your minds at this point in life are taxes, unless you are in the business, then you thought of this long before stumbling on this article. Assuming you are not in the business, setting aside some…
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In my experience from my own marriage and from seeing how other people I’ve known have fared in theirs, I would have to say the best advice anyone could give a newlywed couple is, be forgiving and keep ugly words…
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Your name given to you by your parents or whom every signed the papers at the hospital or at the church is your legal name. The name that you assume when you marry is your married name. But there is…
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As a newlywed myself, the stress from modifying my living space to our living space, my finances to our finances, and my life to our life – was intensified by the fear that it we were supposed to act and…
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While the issue of which family to spend the holidays with seems to have the potential for a lot of strife, it really doesn’t have to be that way. First of all, it is not the sole responsibility of the…
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