Marriage and Divorce

Fights are bound to happen, and they can be healthy if they are done respectfully and with forethought. This may sound like a television sound bite, but fights can be fought intelligently. They should not be to denigrade, but to…
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In the twenty-first century, marriage is far from obsolete. All one has to do is take a look at the staggering numbers of divorce every year to have proof positive of the fact that people are still getting married in…
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French moralist Joseph Joubert once said, “The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress”. There is so much wisdom in this statement. It can be particularly helpful in marriage where disagreements are almost inevitable. A…
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Should you remarry your ex spouse? I would advise anyone who is thinking of remarrying their ex spouse is to ask themselves this question, “Why did we separate in the first place?” You should sit down and write a list…
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As men and women contemplate getting married, or how their marriage is working after some period of time they might wise not to ask whether expectations in marriage change, but how changes in their own lives and personalities could impact…
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Over the years and through the generations, marriage has evolved in the minds of most people, transforming from something that all but a very few people did into something that is not a “given” for every couple anymore. With the…
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Marriage is one of the greatest and most difficult challenges presented to us with Parenting be the most difficult. There are what I see as stages in marriage that go hand in hand with our aging, responsibilities, jobs and maturity….
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A spouse is to love forever, and forgiveness is a part of that love that allows for a marriage to be successful. Forgiveness is sometimes not an easy task, and sometimes it takes the swallowing of an awful lot of…
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The thought of having a second child may sound like a great idea, but it is something that should not be rushed, after all, you cannot turn back your decision once that child is born. Remember, we are dealing with…
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Forgiving Your Spouse with Love In a marriage, conflict or other problems are bound to arise at some point. Most of the issues will likely be minor, but there may come a time where a disagreement, act or other conflict…
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There is a very true observation which states that when a woman is really in love she has eyes only for the man that she loves and for no other. Brad Pitt or George Clooney could walk into the room…
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Preparing for Your Second Child Oh my goodness! You have been overwhelmed, overjoyed, and quite simply out of your mind in baby land with the first child. The good far outweighed all of the little trials, as you called your…
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SHOULD YOU FORGIVE YOUR CHEATING SPOUSE  You’ve just discovered that your spouse has been cheating on you.  Of course, you’re mad as hell at him and your immediate response is to thrown all of his things out the door along…
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Expectations change in a marriage for this one important reason … we are individuals and we change. Time is the master manipulator. As it proceeds along its timely path everything it comes in contact with, it alters in some fashion. If living, humans, animals…
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It can be very innocuous to watch porn by one or both married partners-stimulating both sexually in their own lovemaking with each other.  But pornography can ruin a marriage in so many profound ways.  For starters, it can make a married…
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Lack of communication between partners, lovers and married couples is the basis for infidelity in relationships, especially marriages. During a study of 107 couples at the University of Texas in Austin, three possibilities arose. The personality factors of narcissism, conscientiousness,…
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One of the things that you need to remember when it comes to forgiveness, is that everyone makes mistakes at one point or another. All mistakes are simply bad decisions, there is no mistake that is more or less worthy…
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They say that “once a cheater, always a cheater.” That goes for both men and women, neither are exempt. Before even considering whether or not cheating is ever forgivable, you need to examine why a person would cheat on someone they love in…
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When a spouse cheats, there is a devastation that is like nothing else a person will ever experience.  The complete betrayal and the dishonesty is not easy to accept and get over, but a person who is cheated on will…
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Expectations in marriage definitely do change over the years. People who survive each other for many years are not the same young, naive newlyweds who are full of often unrealistic expectations of what marriage is going to be like. When…
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The first hurdle to overcome, in how to regain trust in your spouse, is to decide if you want to forgive. Trust is very difficult to give to someone who has betrayed you to enough to lose it. Although a…
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Many people say that they would throw a cheating spouse out. That is their prerogative, but many people who react like that have never been in the situation. It is very easy to say what you will do in any…
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An affair can be one of the most difficult of all relationship crises to overcome. More than the sex itself, it is often the feelings of betrayal and the loss of trust that have the longest impact on the partner…
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How do you tell a friend that her husband is cheating? Readers, don’t toss a shoe at me, I’ve got to write it as I feel it, and many times we see things that may look like an affair between…
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Warning signs that your man is about to cheat on you…Sometimes it’s hard for a woman to catch any warning signs that her husband is thinking about cheating on her because she is so involved in having her own career…
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Should you dump your husband for another married man? Would you trade in your car just to borrow someone else’s? Same concept. You might end up with a lemon that you will still have to return to the owner. Then,…
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Would you like to know how to find out if your partner is having an affair online? Ask yourself these questions Is he/she been spending a lot of time on the computer or you notice them closing windows quickly ?…
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Currently, about half of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce. While there can be many different reasons a marriage can come to an end, it’s a safe bet that infidelity on the part of one or…
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No matter how great a relationship may be, there is always temptation lurking around the corner. Most people can use self-control and effectively combat their wandering eyes, while a few give in to their impulses. You may have a suspicion…
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Affairs can be emotional or physical.  Both are a betrayal of trust which is a key ingredient to the foundation of a marriage.  If both partners wish to save the marriage it can be accomplished with hard and often painful…
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