Marriage and Divorce

I have been married for almost three years now, and while that may not seem like a long time, I have learned a lot about being married in that short period of time. One of the most important things that…
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I think very strongly that fathers should have equal custody rights. Surely the point is who is the most fit parent to look after their child/children? If the mother is drunk all the time and neglects their child, and the…
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A small, young child creeps out of her bed, and puts her ear on her bedroom door. She listens. Yes, it’s that noise again. Her experience in the world is barely over three years, but she knows that the noise…
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Is sharing housework between husbands and wives the key to successful marriages? The key word in this question is “sharing”. Housework can be defined as anything that makes daily life together easier. Traditional cleaning, non-traditional cooking – what difference does…
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Does marriage require you to be in love? I suppose that question depends on what needs you are servicing by being married and by your definition of marriage. Every person entering marriage shares one thing in common, a legal piece…
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Is this the real question? When people start getting “serious”, they start to wonder if they have a permanent future. Some couples wonder if they should think about living together before thinking about marriage. However, there is a better question…
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Learning how to have a happy relationship is something every person struggles to do, but based on the rate of divorce, has a hard time learning.  With our culture revolving around instant gratification, throwing out what doesn’t work and the…
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I know from experience that couples should most definitely live together prior to making the decision to marry. Now, I know it goes against the moral beliefs of some people, but I honestly believe that you need to evaluate how…
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After almost fourteen years of marriage, I think it is fair to say that my husband and I have had our share of ups and downs. As with our vows, “for better or worse and richer or poorer,” we’ve had…
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First of all, you “can’t” change “anyone’s” behavior. You really can’t. You can influence, entice, lure, coax, and persuade, but you can not change someone’s behavior. If you really want to have a particular behavior changed, the best thing you…
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You know when I was younger I thought this was really a believable phrase. Now I’m a little older and realize that this is more complex to actually say. To start out I’m not a woman hater and I don’t…
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Leading up to a wedding, it’s easy to get so caught up in the details of the big day that you forget the real reason for the wedding – the marriage!  The real purpose of the big day isn’t to…
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Recently I got married. On my wedding day I did two things that demonstrate the two greatest ways to say I love you. First thing in the morning I had ten red roses delivered to her door. That might not…
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What is the secret to enjoying a happy and lasting romance? In romance what you need that’s most important of all is to trust and respect each other as well as sharing views, interests and of course a strong degree…
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The key to a successful marriage has very little to do with housework. There are so many other issues and concerns that come up way before your living together and sharing in any responsibilities. Communication is the key. Throughout your…
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I love you. Those three words are so wonderful in themselves. However, those three amazing words are more often than not, said without words, without verbal communication at all. They’re found in the gentle kisses he or she gives you…
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I’ve been married for three and a half years. So I suppose you would not consider my husband to be a ‘new husband’. But I have been working quite hard to be a part of his life. I think that…
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The question every moms asks herself am i appreciated enough and i would there to say that most of us think were are not because most of the people only see us as lazy women who just to like to…
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Cohabitation is an adventure, a challenge and probably the biggest compromise you will ever make in your life. You move in, you share your whole life – your meal-times, your laundry, your work complaints. Sharing your life with someone else…
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When I die, I want to come back as a man. More specifically, a man that’s married to a woman like me. I can’t lie and say that my husband has completely flip flopped. I knew he was “taken care…
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I laid a fire in the fireplace, lit candles all around the living room, opened a bottle of our favorite wine, dressed in something alluring, and dimmed the lights. When he came home from work I cuddled next to my…
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When 10 Years Comes Crashing Down “Rude Awakening”, “Major Adjustment” or how about “It Was Bound To Happen”.. In the last couple weeks my whole life has come to a stand still. My husband and I have been together 13…
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“WHY MEN SHOULD LISTEN TO THEIR WIVES” Oh my! This is definitely a subject to be writing about.We could really have fun with this and say the answer would be because the wife or any female in a relationship “rules…
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Are you someone who has recently become engaged or gotten married? If you are married, is it correct that your marriage is not as strong as you would like it to be? In order for a marriage to last, the…
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-How a Christian Wife is to be a Helpmeet to Her Husband- As Christians we are not only accountable to our spouse but to God first and foremost.  Christ should be the driving force in the Christ follower’s life. If…
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Not so many years ago in a generation that is still alive today, people knew each other well. They lived in the same towns for years. Roles were simple. Men brought in the money and women kept the house and…
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Living together before you are married is a practicable concept as it will provide a basis of understanding of whether you can live with this person, in your own environment, for a prolonged period of time. Obviously this is not…
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I preface this piece with a little background. My wife and I were married on graduation day of high school- yes graduation day. We walked the isle at 1:30 and I walked commencement isle at 6:30. She had graduated two…
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Things to Say to your Wife to Keep Her Happy Keeping your wife happy is really not as hard as you guys might think. We wives want the same things that you husbands want. We are just so used to…
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After having spent the most romantic days on honeymoon heaven, landing back on earth, may really hit the newly wed couples hard.   The bride may be busy in the tedious task of writing several thank you notes, while the…
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