Marriage and Divorce

There are many magazines and web forums discussing various issues related to pregnancy, childbirth, and raising children. There seem to be far fewer discussions for those of us who choose not to have children. We are taught from a very…
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We all hope that when we get married it will last forever. But in many cases today it does not. Most times people will say I do. But they really be thinking I am done. For many they seam to…
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Sharing housework when both partners work is an excellent idea, but it is not necessarily the key to a successful marriage. Marriage is much more than dirty laundry, dirty dishes and a dirty carpet and trash bins full of garbage. Husbands are…
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Family finances is a skills-based issue. If the husband “handles” the finances, then he needs to have the best organizational and math skills. However, if his wife has built a self-sustaining business on a “shoe-string budget” because she is gifted…
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I hate housework, but I also hate a messy house. It seems I am stuck between a rock and a hard place, but still I trudge on. The only thing that is worse than doing housework in my world is…
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Sharing of the household chores does not make a happy marriage. It makes for a great roommate situation! Marriage is much more complex. When in a marriage, the partnership should be complete with an understanding between the participants. Do mates…
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Yes, definitely the husband. Most women – be it housewives or professionals – have one major weakness: we are too selfless. And this selflessness permeates into our spending habit. When the great wives shop, they shop for their husbands. His…
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Most marriages start well, and the couple is happy for awhile, maybe even a few years, but then the chemistry starts to fade, and after awhile things settle down into a bit of a rut. Sometimes the partners get rather…
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Marriage could be every bit as easy as portrayed on television, if it lasted an hour and was interrupted every 15 minutes by commercials. In real life marriage ideally lasts a lifetime. It isn’t easy to maintain a relationship between…
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I like how all the top writer in this category are women. Well I am not. I do believe the chores in the home do need to be shared between the wife and the husband. How would sharing ever be…
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I recalled a character in an English drama saying, “Getting married is one thing, but staying marriedis another” True enough. Because getting married only occurs in a day. Well maybe a few days, or at most, a week. But that…
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As with any relationship, quality time out weighs quantity. Couples do not need a lot of time with each other to remain close and connected, only a few minutes every day. In fact, spending less time together could make your…
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When you marry a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine, then you are married to the military. The long hours and the constant demands of the command could place a large amount of pressure and frustrations on the family as well…
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When I was married, it was 50/50 on the boss card at our house. We had different areas of the house which were controlled by either or. The best who is the boss of the house relationship was with my…
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Yes, marriage is really worth it. Marriage requires work just like anything else in life. People forget that the best things in life take work. If a person wants their dream job, they are willing to take whatever steps are…
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When you have the right person by your side for the rest of your life marriage can be absolutely magical. I fully believe that if you marry the right person for you and you really work at your bond constantly…
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End of a Year, Start of a Lifetime A friend in my office once told me that, typically, the first year of marriage is the worst year. The first year of her marriage was the worst year. Somehow, those words…
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What should a husband do to make his wife happy? It is surprising that many men do not know the answer to that question or take advantage of the fact the wife is just there. To give them some credit,…
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“I think my marriage is going to end over a computer game,” my best friend confided as we sipped our coffee. I knew she was struggling in her new marriage, but had no idea how serious it was. She went…
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Guilt works. Creating that feeling in your spouse can be manifested through a “Honey Do” list. I put mine on the refrigerator. I give it a title, “If my (husband) really loves me, (he) will…” Then I list the things…
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Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! True love do last forever, it just might not last the way we want it to last. We know with out a doubt that the love between parent and child, siblings and other…
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The answers to this question is very simple. If you don’t have the patience of dealing with children. If you don’t want to feel tied down. If you want to come and go as you please without having to worry…
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Sharing housework can lead to a mental ledger of the effort put into caring for a household but it is not a ledger of the effort put into a marriage. If you find yourself keeping track of the chores it…
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I was raised during the second wave of the Women’s Movement, but beneath Easy-Bake ovens, the play kitchens by Fischer Price, and Baby Alive dolls were anti-feminist, neatly packaged examples of appropriate roles for women. The toys geared at girls…
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Who pays the bills? ‘Controlling the family budget’ is not about one partner having power or greater financial authority over the other partner within the relationship. It’s about sharing responsibility in a practical way everyday, every week, every month in…
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The Meaning of Fidelity in Marriage Isn’t it funny how when your mind attaches to a particular idea everything related to that idea comes within range of your immediate senses. For the past couple of weeks my thoughts have been…
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The Knight in Shining Armor I too loved the idea of that knight coming along to sweep me off my feet; to love me as I was, and do everything for me. But then I realized, even if there were…
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Housework- it is a never-ending cause of debate and strife in marriages. A man thinks, or has been taught, that it isn’t his job to do housework its women’s work. Feminist groups tell women that if they do all the…
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The Institute of Marriage is not to be entered into lightly. A marriage is about longevity, not about a weekend fling. It should not be entered into with thoughts of, “oh, if it doesn’t work out, we can always get…
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I can think of plenty of reasons why certain people choose not to have children. I myself love children, but I don’t have any and do not intend to ever intentionally get pregnant. For me personally, I can’t even keep…
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