Marriage and Divorce

No matter how hard he may try to hide what he is doing, the clues of his extramarital affair are everywhere, and most common is for the wife to believe that he is not being unfaithful, so she chooses to…
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Liza Minnelli once said, ‘Life isn’t easy, get help. I don’t know much about her, but truer words have never been spoken. Building a healthy marriage and preserving one is easy. The satisfaction of knowing and sharing life with someone…
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How to build a healthy marriage? Communication and friendship These are the two primary keys necessary to build, and continue building, a healthy marriage. The importance of these two essentials should always have a place somewhere on the top of…
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A healthy marriage is a like a house built on strong foundation. It can endure all odds. And the foundation of marriage is made up of things like love, faith, understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, care, respect and so much more. Love…
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Each morning I wake with his arm holding me tight against him; his head resting against my back calmly breathing and leaving the hairs on the back of my neck standing him. His grip could not be tighter although I…
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I feel that in the time we are living in age is now more than ever only a number. It has become much more acceptable for a man to marry a woman who is older than him that it ever…
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On a sunny day, look up into the billowing white clouds and see if you can spot God perched in the heavens picking out couples he think would look great together in ‘NOW’ magazine. Maybe not quite, but ‘marriage made…
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As a child, I never put a whole lot of thought into whether or not I’d have children of my own when I got older. Like most people, I just assumed that is was part and partial of the whole…
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Anyone who feels you can continue your marriage without being in love is either deluded or cares little about being happy. While I’ve only been in love once, I have been at a point with my husband of 23 years…
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As close as married couples are, each individual still needs personal space. In the words of Lebanese poet and philosopher Khalil Gibran, “Stand together, yet not too near together, for the pillars of the temple stand apart.” Gibran’s words may…
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Sadly, when the economy is reeling, statistics show an up tick in divorce rates. Indeed, life’s challenges greatly affect a couple’s relationship, positively or negatively. It could keep them closer or father apart, depending on how the couples respond to…
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Jealously on part of the husband is always a good thing. I have read the “Rules of Love” established by Andreas Capellanus in 1158. There is one rule I had discovered: He who does not feel jealously is incapable of…
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Nothing can beat love. Love is the fluttering of butterflies in your stomache when you see each other. It is caring for your partner so much that you would sacrifice yourself for them. Love is standing up for your partner…
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Marriage is a beautiful thing, much like a flower. With time things can change and like a flower wilt. Though sex should not be the basis for any relationship it allows individuals to develop a deep trusting bond. Without intimacy…
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In marriage, two unique individuals with two different backgrounds and ways of thinking come together to live under one roof. They will share every aspect of their lives, more often than not including the raising of a family. The husband…
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There is nothing Satan wants more than to destroy your marriage. In so doing, he effectively destroys your family, the very foundation of a home of faith. There is strength and security in the family. As the Bible tells us,…
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A number of reasons come to mind on why I believe some black women don’t marry. Some of them may have taken that journey…and, for whatever reason(s), they choose not to travel that road again. Maybe, some were turned off…
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DICTIONARY THERAPY What exactly is a RELATIONSHIP? Well according to the dictionary it is, “A significant connection or similarity between two or more things, or the state of being related to something else” Well what the hell happened to the…
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Mind over matter. Many people can train themselves to believe in something other then the obvious. In a sense, the individual begins with a simple brainwashing technique. People who convince themselves that they are in love with their spouse, when…
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Can a marriage continue without the couple being in love? I am sure there are marriages where couples do not love each other and they’re still together.But whom does that benefit. In the long run if one stays with a…
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The entertainment industry is a multi-billion dollar sect. Most people in the world watch television recreationally for at least a couple of minutes every day. Although many individuals use television as a form of entertainment and a means to escape…
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What kind of women marries a man in prison, is a woman like me. I married a man in prison, at prison. The first time I saw him was the day I married him. I was not your average girl…
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Has marriage become a virtual prison for some people? There are over 8 million people in Britain registered on dating sites. Considering the small population compared to other countries, that’s a staggering amount of Brits using websites to find a…
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Have you ever heard of the word hybrid? In biological perspective, hybrid denotes the combination of two or more specific, beneficial criteria in a species. In technological terms, hybrid is the combination of two different technology used in order to…
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To begin, I feel that I should explain as preface this article with the disclosure that I am against the “institution” of marriage as a principle. One of the reasons is the perceived role of government in the marriage. Marriage…
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I used to think that there was only one soul mate out there for each one of us. This also coincided with the Christian belief instilled by my parents that once you found him that was the person you married…
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Anyone who has ever been in a relationship will attest to the fact that relationships are extremely complicated. When two unique individuals come together, they must be equally committed to adequately resolving conflicts and engaging in effective communication in order…
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Women have now attained self-awareness and independence by becoming more career minded. This has been gradually happening over time and then in the last few years it has taken wings and soared. The old fashioned idea that the women had…
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“It was a mistake.” These are four simple words that countless individuals in relationships have heard before when the partners they trusted, cared for, and loved admit to having an affair. Unfortunately, no matter how much an adulterous individual may…
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What is a soul mate? I hear so many people say that they live with their soul mates, yet complain about their mates constantly and attend family therapy on a regular basis. Is that the definition of a soul mate?…
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