Marriage and Divorce

IS SHARING HOUSEWORK BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE A KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE? It must not be. If it were, my marriage would have broken up long ago. My aunt who raised me tried for at least a decade to drum…
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I never thought much about being involved with a foreign-born women until now. For most of my life I never understood the attraction some American men had towards foreign-born women and some nationalities in particular. That was then. This is…
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Cheating can not save your marriage but it can cause irreparable damage to it.  There is always going to be an issue of trust in that particular marriage that has been already broken once.  It is forgiveness and not cheating that can…
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Is sharing housework between husbands and wives the key to successful marriages? A successful marriage does not depend on sharing house work. Don’t misunderstand me, I believe sharing is important, whether it is house work or expenses. Here is my…
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Sometimes it’s nice just to give a small gift to show your wife that you appreciate everything she does. It doesn’t have to be a birthday, anniversary or Christmas to give her a small token of your love and commitment,…
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Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread, going through a temporary crisis, or just needs a tune-up, an experienced marital therapist can be extremely helpful. For the first part of this article, I will comment on how to find…
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Amazingly, on several levels finances can be a fundamental element betwixt acquaintances. Have you ever felt deficient to a different individual of vaster monetary position? What we typically adopt is that a wealthier individual will stare from their high places…
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Relationships have died in this day in age, but love has and will always be alive. The problem with relationships today is most people have lost the true pride in life. They have lost everything we were created on. Today…
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What causes resentment in a marriage? Although disagreements over money and the children come to mind, a closer look reveals that these disagreements may be symptoms of a bigger problem. When resentments destroy a marriage, they stem from deeper issues….
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Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is difficult for the patient and everyone around them. There is not an area of their life that is not affected by the diagnosis and their marriage is included. The healthy partner goes from…
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If you are clear that you are miserable in your relationship, don’t procrastinate on getting a divorce “for the sake of the children.” While some experts would argue that having one parent move out of the home increases the stress…
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If I had a penny for every time a female friend of mine has complained about their husband’s lack of effort towards the housework, then I would probably be reclining under the shade of a palm tree, on some white…
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If your marriage is in trouble, then one thing to strongly consider is marriage counseling. A good counselor can get both you and your partner to open up about some of your issues. Sometimes the healing begins when you start…
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Marriage compatibility test is available for every kind of couple. You may just be starting out or you are already together for years. It doesn’t matter how many years you are together with your partner what matters is the assurance…
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When my wife and I married in 1984 I was driving a 1969 Pontiac Tempest that she lovingly referred to as the shark. It sat very low to the ground as the shocks were all but gone; and the radio,…
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When we marry our spouses, they come as individuals, with both good and bad qualities. Everyone has both of these parts, including us, whether we see them as readily or not. Part of the unspoken agreement that we made when…
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I come from a liberal Southeast Asian family broken apart by infidelity, mistrust and anger. It was a struggle growing up without family values. My siblings and I have been separated since my parents annulled their marriage, and I did…
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Guys, how many times have you heard your significant other warn you about the dangers of your obliviousness to other women? Well, maybe you aren’t exactly oblivious to the women themselves, but to their intentions towards you. You see, women…
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Loving someone is a euphoric feeling of wonder and awe. You tend to over look a lot of things while you’re in this state of emotion during a relationship. It’s like looking at things through rose colored glasses. What happens…
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Marriage, in itself, is challenging, but when you throw one of the spouses being a police officer into the mix, it takes on a whole new set of unique challenges that must be overcome in order for the marriage to…
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I agree that you should be in love for a marriage. I believe that being married means you are in love with the person and you care for them deeply. My mother and father almost made a huge mistake in…
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While statistics are vague, marriage can and does continue without the couple being in love, even more so in times of recession. Some people were never really in love at all; other couples fell out of love somewhere along the…
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Marital faithfulness is just as possible today as it ever was. Point of fact, marital faithfulness has always and always will be a matter of personal choice. I fear many a marriage vow has been taken with crossed fingers and…
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In discussing differences between regular and Christian marriage counseling, let’s first define the terms. Christian marriage counseling refers to the counselor having publicly identified his or herself as a Christian. That is the counselor ascribes to and lives out Christian…
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Being faithful in a relationship is a choice. There have always been, and always will be, opportunities to cheat. However, opportunities do not always lead to cheating. Busy schedules combined with the demands of work and raising children can put…
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For the sake of love, I do not know why, but yes a marriage can continue without love. For centuries, people have arranged, no love marriages, for either religious beliefs, for the sake of an unborn child, for the sake…
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Marriage has just become a word people use these days. Little meaning has been given to the vows couples take at the altar. In the back of their minds, deep down inside, people have the thought that if this doesn’t…
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Fighting Fair If you are in a relationship long enough, at some point you will disagree about something. Conflict in relationships is normal and if dealt with correctly, can help and strengthen it. Studies show that couples who fight have…
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The California Supreme Court was very right in legalizing gay marriage. If two people are madly in love with one another, who’s to say they are unable to be brought together in holy matrimony? Man and man or woman and…
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Second marriages can work, and in some ways, have a better chance of making it than do first marriages, if we learn from our mistakes. In fact, in my family, we have more successful second marriages than we do first…
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