Marriage and Divorce

Acceptance is one of the biggest keys to enjoying a marriage that is longstanding and successful. It is also one of the greatest challenges, especially in those trying initial years you share together. It isn’t always easy to take two…
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Being in a long term relationship that has remained fun, fresh, flirtatious and adventurous; it took several minutes before I could prepare even one piece of advice to those wishing to keep the excitement of new love in their lives….
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Marriage can last forever, as many of us saw in the lives of our grandparents, maybe even our parents. However, most of our children today are not being shown that same example. Divorce rates have skyrocketed, with today’s standard family…
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Behind all the issues that separate an ordinary relationship from a great one, is one common factor. Behind all the truly helpful advice on improving your life together, there lies one key to a great relationship. Many different kinds of…
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Every partner in a marriage needs to understand forgiveness. Forgiveness is something we are taught from the beginning of our lives. In order for a marriage to grow and prosper it is important that both members of the marriage understand…
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Marriage is a sacred trust between two people and it is largely hoped that both spouses will honor their vows to love, honor and respect each other. We expect that spouses will confer and make decisions within their marriage considering…
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Divorce statistics today are overwhelmingly high, and seem to be going nowhere but up. One of the leading causes of divorce in the western world today is financial stress. Because of this, a wise person will always make finances a…
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It’s a union of opposites. No matter how compatible you may be in the scheme of things you will not agree on most things, you will not like the same things and you will have opposing emotions on just about…
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I asked this very question several years ago, during a class I was taking at the Unity Church I attended. That weeks “lesson” was on forgiveness and at about that same time I was in the midst of therapy to…
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Marriage brings two individuals, who are of different personalities, from different social, education, economical and family backgrounds together. With marriage being an important life-long affair, it is crucial for a couple to acknowledge that such intrinsic differences do exist between…
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Is marriage hard? I find marriage for me is easy. I have been with my husband for eleven years. In my day, living together was a sure fire way to doom a relationship but for me it was buying time….
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PORNography is Growing Within The Christian Community Pornography is one of the most prevalent social problems we are facing today. There is a great concern in regards to the rate pornography is growing within the Christian Community. It is happening…
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You say “I do” to marriage vows with the sincerest intent to be married “til death do us part.” In other words, you expect to be “happy ever after,” but in order to attain this goal, newlyweds must have done…
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Although the title is about the problem in the US, I will write about my own lived personal experiences of being in a polygamous relationship and the problems I face and live with. In this relationship, I also have children…
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Even the best of relationships have their days when you simply do not agree with your significant other. You want your way, and your other half wants it their way. There are simple rules that can keep these arguments from…
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If you are getting married or thinking about getting married I hope that you are one of the few who takes the time to think about questions to ask before marriage. I sincerely hope that your life is filled with…
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Many times, the root cause of a troubled marriage is the inability of each partner to understand and empathize with what the other partner is feeling. The main complaint heard is, “You don’t understand me” or, “You don’t get me”….
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Can a relationship survive without intimacy? In short, no, not important ones, but I’ll deviate for a moment. The truth is, many “associations between humans” lack intimacy, and are better for it. They’re called business partnerships. Sean Hannity and Alan…
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Common sense tells us that healthy people tend to have healthy relationships. Relationships come in many broad terms and situations. There are relationships with co-workers, friends, family, lovers, spouses, neighbors and the list could go on and on. The bottom…
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If you’re non religious and you plan to stay that way, marrying someone who is religious or god-fearing will present challenges that you may not be up to meeting. In this day and age, I’d be leery of the religious…
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Playing video games is okay, once in a while, but when it seems that a person plans their day around game time, it can really put a strain on a relationship. My husband enjoys his video games. I don’t mind…
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Living with a toxic partner is akin to living a fractured, hopeless existence. The toxic partner can destroy your self-esteem, your self-worth and threaten your sanity. The toxic partner uses force, intimidation, and fear as a means of controlling the…
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If a non religious person wishes to marry a god fearing person then he or she should remember one thing. That person will not only have a great love for the partner but they will have an everlasting love for…
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There are few things in the world that are as prevalent as husbands who “self-help.” Some men before marriage were frequent “self-helpers” and lived that way for 10-15 years or more; some men after marriage became just occasional “self-helpers.” This…
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At some point in every marriage life presents a couple with a few speed bumps on the road to happiness, and how they are handled determines if  a couple will remain married or part company. Before considering divorce as a…
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“Everybody Loves Raymond but Hates his Parents” Why does everyone love Raymond? I’d like to smack him upside the head. To set the record straight, I love the show “Everybody Loves Raymond” (because I can relate to it) and I’ll…
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How to define “cheating” … a long time ago, this was a more cut and dry answer. The real question is this, which partner gets to define it? The person that will be offended by the action should have the…
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The number of married couples in the United States is decreasing at an alarming rate. I’m not sure if these couples were aware that marriage is a give and take situation. People rarely want to hear the opinions of there…
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A troubled marriage, the sound of it makes me feel a little bit of a twinge in my neck. In my personal experience I have found it to be much easier to avoid trouble than to resolve it. Reasonable, thoughtful,…
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From gay rights to women’s rights to “the co-dependency movement,” people are always looking for something to be able to blame the alarmingly high rate of marriage failures on. No one thing has contributed to marriage declining as an institution….
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