Marriage and Divorce

YES, the California State Supreme Court was correct in its ruling that gays be allowed to marry. Marriage is a contract between two people, and although traditionally and spiritually that contract involved a man and a woman, there is no…
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The obvious answer to the question of “What should a husband do to make his wife happy,” is buy her diamonds, of course! But if a man is strapped for cash, like mine usually is, there are many other things…
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I can say with all honesty that I am involved with a married man, but I am not married. Technically, he isn’t either. He is in the midst of a divorce. and not residing with her. She left him for…
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Dr. John Grey compared the difference between women and men very well in his book, “Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus”. Husbands need to realize the women are different in many ways and not just in very nice…
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The children DO come first! When you marry your spouse knowing that he/she has children by another relationship, then you should be prepared to deal with a lot of issues. Some issues will dissolve with time; others may never completely…
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When one partner has a chronic illness in a relationship, the illness can be stressful enough as it is, but it can also put a lot of stress on the relationship as a whole as well. When I was a…
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“Submissive.” That word has so often seemed to be taken by women as a thorn in their side. But what a blessing true submission can be! To talk to me, odds are good you would not characterize me as a…
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Is your husband working long hours and claiming he is a “workaholic”? Many cheating men stay out later than usual and make excuses for their late arrival home. Heading straight to bed and stating that he has to get up…
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When I told my friend Amanda that I was dating someone, she was so eager to hear how I turned on the charm to get this new mystery man. “That’s great!” she said excitedly. “As long as it isn’t Ski…
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To trust someone is to believe that we can see past the mask, to be trusted is for someone else to believe that they have seen who we really are underneath all our Mask. Our defense barriers we keep to…
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I actually had a brother whose wife’s online affair led to the destruction of their marriage, home-life, family, in a manner in which everyone was greatly and adversely affected. The kids have not recovered from their lives being torn apart…
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As Taff walked down the aisle she met the gaze of her bridegroom who was waiting at the altar for her. They were the perfect couple and they fell in love the first time their eyes locked. They found themselves…
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A chronic illness can invade a marriage without warning and the diagnosis from the doctor can be the breaking point or one of healing. Basically, that’s a choice of the couple – the one who is ill and the caretaker….
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Why do men cheat on women? Undoubtedly, women have struggled with this particular question since the dawn of time. While it would be helpful to be able to point to one single reason why men cheat, this is simply not…
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Finding out on your computer that your spouse is cheating is a disaster, to say the least. You feel hurt, ashamed, angry, scared and anxious. What are you going to do now is the question. How do you react? What…
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So often we hear women complaining that their husband’s don’t help with the household chores. We may also hear men saying that the house cleaning is the wife’s job. The women have a point, though. Is the house cleaning really…
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The idea that your husband is cheating on you will anger you, scare you and make you spit feathers. You cannot be sure just yet so it may not be wise to confront him and accuse him when he may…
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You have noticed a drastic change in the one that you love. The differences are not subtle either; if they were any bolder they would knock you down. You think that you are imaging things at first but you slowly…
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You cheated. You regret it. You apologized and promised it would never happen again. In order to heal the relationship, you have to rebuild the trust. There is no simple solution; rebuilding trust requires understanding and changing the attitudes and…
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You can hear the slow drawl of your husband typing into cyberspace from the computer room. There is a pause and then more typing. A slight shift in the chair and an occassional sigh from the hall but otherwise stillness…
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It is one of the essential keys that allows both spouses to respect each other as equal partners while saying, let’s make the rest of the time personal. When both partners share the financial responsibilities through jobs or careers, it…
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Throughout history, love stories have either portrayed problem-free and idealistic, never-ending love or the more realistic – and more likely – account of relationships which enjoy mostly happy periods peppered with the occasional discord or upheaval. Many long-standing relationships are…
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Contrary to popular belief, infidelity does not “just happen”, and no relationship, regardless of its strength or the depth of the love that exists between a couple, is completely immune from it. Of course, countless marriages are never tainted by…
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HELLO, I am a therapist and life coach who specialises in depression, anxiety, relationships and sorting out someones life so that they have peace of mind and happiness. A lot of people who claim to be depressed or unhappy do…
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Many people live under the umbrella of an “Extended family” in India. Fact is, they don’t know it! The term extended family has had an origin more in the West, rather than the East.Having a live in person, other than…
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Sacrifice comes in many forms. No matter what we decide to do with our lives we end up sacrificing something for the good of the whole. From a young age we are told to go to college to obtain a…
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Being in a reltionship can be mind boggling when you have that gut feeling that your spouse is cheating. In the back of your mind you belive that your spouse is having an affair, but there is not any proof….
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Coping With An Affair – Trust, takes a lifetime to build. It takes only a suspicion to shatter that trust forever. So how would one deal with an affair. With the trust lost, where does one begin? My opinion is…
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Cultivation is key…Knowledge is Power! (Continued) This is a look at the rest of the Iceberg. Let’s rewind retrospectively back to the beginning of a life…any life of the human kind. First we have to lay some ground rules for…
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Affairs can destroy marriages, but sometimes married couples are able to pick up the pieces after an affair. One of the steps in accomplishing this is for you to cease contacting the person with whom you were cheating. In order…
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