Marriage and Divorce

The thoughts of marriage for couples who are dating is always lurking around somewhere. Friends might bring it up. “Oh, you two look so good together.” One of you or the other might bring it up. “Yea, I always wanted…
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Sharing is Important in a Marriage: The fact is that sharing brings about trust and trust is very important to keep the communication going. In my own marriage I found that sharing also brings about understanding me and my husband…
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Marriages can usually be saved if both spouses are willing to work on it. If there is just a small spark left in a relationship, there are ways to save it before it falls apart. It only takes a spark…
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The United States is a great place to live! We have so many freedoms. One of the prices for those freedoms is gradually forgetting the deep meanings, spirituality and reasons for traditions and ceremonies. We live in the day and…
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It was a major shock to our entire family. My husband’s Uncle was getting re-married. We all sat in stunned silence when my Mother in law announced the strange but true news to us. My husband’s Uncle had recently buried…
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The once mighty river of matrimony no longer quite makes it to the sea . The high mortality rate of first time marriages bespeaks the end of an era. Traditional marriage got its cohesion from a sense of mutual need,…
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In the last ten years, the divorce rate has jumped to over sixty percent; this is a big reason never to get married again. When a person works most of their life to get the things they have always wanted,…
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Second marriages are no walk in the park. There are always ghosts in the closet and they are usually in the form of first wives, who may be bitter or angry about the divorce. Sometimes they are entitled to their…
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I was reading the Los Angeles Times today (it happened to be in the break room at work and I had nothing to read, otherwise I would have avoided it) and in it was an article about a new documentary…
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Marriage is the biggest commitment that you will ever make. It is for life and the price that you pay is unlimited. Sure, there are rewards and it can also be the most wonderful part of your life, but it…
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Remarry, it just screams failure. And then, to your ex-spouse? “Ex-spouse” sounds so formal. How about idiot, loser, and I’m sure you can come up with some whoppers on your own. In this situation, the pros and cons are the…
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The Apostle Paul was right when he said that it is better to marry than to burn. I say better to stay a spinster than to get burned. I have been married twice and I am not saying that I…
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Relationships are tough. There’s no way around it. To make a relationship work, you need to work at it and learn to communicate effectively. The best way to fight fairly in a relationship is to not fight at all. There’s…
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And, you say your reasons for staying are what? God did not intend for us to live life unhappy. So why two people should stay together and make each other miserable? Many people try to stick to traditions and religious…
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Since the inception of the scientific theories behind nature versus nurture, one of the most significant questions posed by anthropologists around the world has been whether human beings are naturally monogamous, or whether they have been “nurtured” (i.e. conditioned by…
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Man Enough For One A common debate breaks down along gender-based lines as soon as it is engaged: polygamy is inherent to human (i.e.: male) nature. Many women think men would have multiple partners if they could get away with…
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At the risk of sounding like a she-woman man hater, I will share with you the reasons that most guys choose to marry. These won’t be the flowery, lovey dovey reasons that we girls are hoping for, they are the…
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Divorce has to be one of scariest words I can think of, and yet it’s thrown around so casually. As if it’s the easy way out. You cheated on me? I’m outta here! You never pick up after yourself, I…
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About two years ago, I took off my wedding ring and put it in the drawer of my nightstand. I had (have) a neurological condition that caused my left hand to swell up at random times, and so, I just…
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Mail order brides are simply another form of an arranged marriage. Both parties are looking for a mate so there seems to be some desire there for some kind of permanent arrangement. Generally the history of mail order brides is…
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Marriage is a hetereosexual institution.Marriage is not a homosexual institution.Marriage is between a man and a woman. There is no provision in the word “MARRIAGE” for same sex unions. Why should people that deny the sanctity of marriage want to…
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Just think a few years have gone by and you find yourself getting married. The good thing is once you get back from your honeymoon your all set. There’s no need to pack anything up, or to even look for…
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Indeed, second marriages can work if two people realize that they are now partnering up to make it work. A second marriage is a challenge to both husband and wife because they enter into it realizing that their first marriage…
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There is no such thing as too old to get married. To get married at any age is a matter of the heart, mind, body and soul. If your soul, body, mind and heart can come together and agree on…
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It was a step forward in California history that sent a wave of emotions, regardless of either supporters or opponents. The legalization of gay marriage was a step forward into progress as a society. Finally, thousands of same-sex couples accomplished…
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My boyfriend and I have been a happy couple for ten years. We have been living together for eight and a half years. My parents have long sinse given up on the idea of a wedding. Little do they realize,…
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Blaming a husband’s behaviour for his wife’s unfaithfulness is not only a very lame excuse, it’s a cop-out. Unless he literally holds a gun on her and her partner, and orders them have intimate relations or die on the spot,…
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How does one even begin to answer a question like this? Obviously it is an opinion, but who would be most qualified? Someone who has been married more than one time? A marriage therapist? And what do all of the…
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Marriage was intended to be between a man and a woman as in the garden of Eden. A lot of history has happened in the world since the first man and woman were created. Marriage today is not taken as…
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I believe in my heart of hearts that marriage is not for everyone. There are what I call “Loners”. Some of this stems from the way the person might have been raised. The way they may have been a witness…
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