Marriage and Divorce

Trial marriage or couples living together before they are formally joined together in holy matrimony should not be encouraged. The reasons are simply that separation among couples that are live-in-lovers is much more prevalent than among legally married couples. Statistics…
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Do men change after marriage? On the surface, it might appear so. When the newness of marriage wears off, a young wife might find herself thinking, “What have I gotten myself into?” The loving, attentive knight in shining armor sometimes…
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There are lots of married couples, but few seem truly happy. Those that do seem to be happy have several things in common. Aside from the feeling the other person is the best thing that ever happened to them and…
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What is the best way to respond to a cheating husband? The opinions are as numerous as there are personal websites and blogs devoted to the topic. The statistics of how many husbands cheat vary, though the percentage in most…
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Every marriage or relationship has its issues and problems. While relationships are often very unique, when it comes to conflict between couples the same topics are argued over again and again. Marriage is basically the same in nature when it comes…
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When I married the first time at age twenty-four, I briefly experimented with using my maiden name and my new husband’s name in hyphenated form. It was 1987 and hyphenated last names were decidedly in vogue. To many younger women…
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I believe that women who change their names are reinforcing antiquated social standards that ought to be forgotten. Women used to be considered property. Initially, they belonged to their fathers; however, upon marriage, they belonged to their husbands. Changing their…
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The term “date night” can mean a couple of different things: a night when a well established couple goes out for fun or when two people go out for fun and to get to know one another. Many married couples…
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Gentlemen, as a woman who’s witnessed a half century of marriage mistakes, let me tell you what a man should look for in a woman before marrying her. Notice that I said, “in” a woman. First off, the outside glitter…
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A happy marriage is longed for by anyone who is presently married, and regrets of a failed marriage affect a person for the rest of their life. Something that should be done before marriage and during the marriage is examine…
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Marriage is a partnership. Just as in business it’s important for every member of a venture to take on their equal share of responsibility or risk failure, the same can be said of the marriage enterprise. Both husband and wife…
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After your marriage has been ordained by the priest and legally signed on paper, with the former being purely optional, you and your spouse are officially married. After the honeymoon, you and your spouse carry on with everyday life. The…
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If you feel confuse on how to show your love to your wife, you are in big trouble. Or you feel that your wife is not the person you should give high attention on her, you also not a good…
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Last week, my fiance and I went through the last of the husband-wife video series of our marriage counseling. It’s taken me the past few days to mull over them; and, well, here are some thoughts. It’s Not Going To…
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In modern society, a marriage is an intimate institution between two people committed to spending the rest of their lives together. A strong healthy marriage that is based on a special chemistry is the key to choosing the right partner for…
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Whether you are engaged to be married, a newlywed, or have been married for many years, there are excellent books to read that can provide knowledge to enhance your marriage. While a book cannot take the place of pre-marital counseling…
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Are separate sleeping arrangements the key to a good night’s sleep? When bedtime habits do not align, some partners are resorting to separate bedrooms as a way to avoid sleep deprivation. Proponents of the ‘sleep divorce’ concept maintain that romance…
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In the majority of cases, today’s marriage does not last a lifetime even though that is what God intended for a man and woman joined in holy matrimony. Marriage was created with the idea that a man and woman should…
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Is love really blind? Does it get beyond being blind? These are questions one may pose, but the truth is that unless you are “in” love, you may not know the answers. Even psychologists have a little bother putting together…
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Retiring around the same time as your spouse is a life-changing event. All of a sudden, neither of you will be rushing out the door to get a head start on rush hour traffic to commute to work. You are…
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Getting married is a big step. There are those that fear it because of the increasing divorce rate. It’s inevitable that the honeymoon will eventually end but the marriage doesn’t have to. There are some things that you can do…
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The state of matrimony, being married as a couple, is an extremely difficult situation to maintain over an extended period of time. There are some people who do not believe it is possible to remain committed to one person for…
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It isn’t easy to maintain a consistent level of connection in your marriage when the demands of busy careers, children and daily life constantly intrude. Your closeness to your partner may dissipate overtime in such a gradual way that you…
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Enjoying marital bliss after the honeymoon stage means more than a happy ending in a movie. It does seem elusive in a marriage when you combine work, chores and the general busy schedule of a married couple but it is…
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After years together and months of wedding planning, you are finally married! Now what? Ideally, you will have discussed merging finances with your partner prior to your union, but now that you’ve walked down the aisle and been declared Mr….
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Let’s state the assumptions: We are speaking of married women in a North American setting where traditionally a woman changed her name to reflect her marriage to a certain man. Yes, there are other societies that do things differently, but…
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A marriage is designed to be a long term relationship. It is a serious commitment. Partners who treat their marriage like an important investment realize that they need to protect it. The relationship must endure shifts in interests, aging, emotional…
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Though popular culture often depicts newlyweds as blissful, for some couples the newlywed period is a rude awakening. Life gets into its routine, “sweethearts” become ordinary people, and sometimes it can feel as if the magic is gone. One of…
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Cheating is one of those subjects that people only like to talk about if it doesn’t affect them personally. The truth is no one likes to admit that their spouse is, or has, cheated on them. Cheating is an ugly…
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Till death do you part can be a very long time. Marriages that last do so because couples watch for the warning signs and take action to bring things back on track. If life was completely carefree where would the…
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