Marriage and Divorce

One of my favorite upbeat Frank Sinatra love songs is, “The Best Is Yet To Come”. The origin of the song’s title was from an Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem, featuring her famous words to her beloved husband, Robert: “Grow old…
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“I just don’t understand it. I gave him his freedom. I never questioned him or nagged him. I knew what he was doing. We both agreed that we wanted freedom.” Tearfully, my friend was lamenting the end of her six…
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Do you ever feel like you want to pull your hair out? Like you just can’t take it anymore? I have felt like that a time or two in my marraige. My husband can be so selfish sometimes. I am…
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After the honeymoon stage! The entire marriage should be in the honeymoon stage. Work together and make the honeymoon last forever. There are people who say everyday is their birthday or that everyday is Christmas. So how come everyday cannot…
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Picture a bacon and egg breakfast on a typical restaurant menu; two eggs, sunny side up and two crispy strips of crunchy bacon. In this representation we see the chicken is involved; whereas the pig is committed. The difference says…
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There has not been a single day in my twenty-five year marriage that I have said or even thought I regret having married this woman; having said that, however, I will tell you that I am not a fan of…
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Most married couples have journeyed through that perfect honeymoon stage. It is also true that it does wear away after a period of time. Soon, life within the marriage becomes a routine where all the energy for passion, intimacy and…
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For many military families, there are soldiers coming home from, or anticipating coming home from, lengthy deployments that have been spent defending freedom and liberty. This homecoming was the goal from the time that they left, but now that it’s…
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Most people have heard the saying “the honeymoon is over”. The end of the honeymoon stage of a new marriage can be the begining of one of many different stages. The important thing to remember is that all marriages go…
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I have a friend who confides in me things that I don’t want to know. I am like her unofficial marriage counselor, the one who is willing to listen but not getting paid out of it. She’s beautiful and full…
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There are tons of advice columns and messages in the media providing advice or “answers” on relationships and marriage. These marriage tips are in magazines, online and on TV. Much of the relationship and marriage advice can be useful for…
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When working me come home they just want to sit down, relax, and not have to move off the couch. They think they do not have to do anything else. They do not always get to sit down and relax….
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Sometimes, when an open marriage goes wrong and you’re trying to figure out why, it is best to start at the beginning of the relationship. I was sixteen and he was thirty when we met. He was married, that was when…
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Going back to school has to be one the hardest choice to make, especially when you add in all the obligations that you as a couple already like kids, work and friends.  While it may seem over whelming at first,…
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When open marriage goes wrong is when the open marriage begins. It is doomed from the beginning. One rarely will see it in the beginning due to the blinding light of getting to be with someone whom you hold very…
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I’m a simple girl, with simple aspirations. As long as my family is happy, and we have the necessities of life, then I’m happy. Even in matters of love, does this philosophy ring true for me. Not one for public…
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Having an open marriage just spells disaster. Open marriage screams the whole sixties drug taking, we’re open for new experiences thing. People who are married and have an open marriage aren’t really married at all. They aren’t committed to one…
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Mental illness, and marriage… Interesting combination. “Can people with a mental illness successfully marry?” The answer can be found without much effort, however it requires another question to be asked…….. “Can people without a mental illness successfully marry?” The answer…
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Sleeping together is perceived as normal for couples who are married. One may see older couples who choose to have twin beds and wonder whether this is because of their elderly state, but it may not just be advantageous for…
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With the current success of the television series Swingtown, the media is trying to bring the culture of swinging into the forefront. Many marriages are in the swinging mode, but it is usually a clandestine culture. Your neighbor could be…
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Is marriage really worth it? My answer to this question would definitely be yes. Marriage, when entered into it thoughtfully, can enhance your life and give it more meaning. Marriage is work but it is worth the effort. Every day…
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All homecomings are poignant in their own way, but few carry the emotional punch of a member of the armed forces returning home after a deployment. After weeks, months, or even years of waiting and worrying, friends and family have…
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Paul (not his real name) was very open, forthright and honest to the fact that he and his wife had an open marriage, The inevitable questions bubbled quickly and frequently, about how his wife felt about their openness, the fidelity…
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When you decide to enter into a commitment, much more into the married life, you have to be ready for all the responsibilities attached with it. Those share responsibilities are the reason why the relationship will work out eventually. I…
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If I could live as my two cats, I think I would be very happy. Eating food that magical appears on my plate, a bathroom I never have to clean, rent I would never have to even contemplate paying because…
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Open marriage does not go wrong, it just gets more open then you preferred. I have always had open relations and I set the ground rule before it gets started. The rules go as follow: 1. What is good for…
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Relationships within the realms of military life are definitely different than those among civilians. You deal with circumstances that other people never have to encounter. There is a camaraderie among military families that is unusually close, for one thing. Another…
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Open marriage. Where to even start with such a complicated issue. I lived a marriage that was never officially open but the tacit acceptance of what it ended up being plain and quite sordid infidelity made it an open marriage….
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There are so many reasons to marry a foreign wife it boggles the mind.  Women from other nations are going to be extremely grateful to live in a culture where they are appreciated.  In north America, and most of Europe,…
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My wife was wild. It was her very wild side that attracted me to her in the beginning. She was the product of a home without parental supervision. I came from a home where my every move was so monitored,…
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