Marriage and Divorce

First of all, I have to tell you that I am a woman that is well educated and makes good money. That being said, I also have to say that I cannot control a budget. I was never taught to…
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How to be appreciative to your spouse? We all like to get appreciated for whatever we do, but generally we forget to appreciate others for their well doings. It is always easy to get appreciated but what is difficult is…
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I told you so, were the unspoken words I imagined my mother wanted to say. I anxiously held the phone, after announcing my imminent separation from my Irish husband, and waited for her response. There was so much distance between…
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Do mama’s boys make good husbands? Not at all; they simply cannot put big boy pants on. If at first it seems like the marriage will be “okay”, don’t hold your breath! With the passing of time – usually not…
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If you are thinking about becoming a military spouse the first thing I would suggest is to make sure you are emotionally ready for the events that are going to happen or may happen. As a spouse you have many…
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Enjoying a happy relationship with your partner starts with offering respect and appreciation. When you respect your partner and let him know how much he means to you, he’ll be apt to offer the same love and appreciation back. The…
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Coming into the kitchen, you happen to glance at the calendar on the wall. And you happen to notice that someone has highlighted a certain date for the month. A large smiley face has been drawn over the date. Did…
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Every young girl dreams of being a bride donned in the flowing white dress, veil with a long train and carrying a bouquet of fresh and lovely flowers. She walks up to the altar where Prince Charming takes her hand,…
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I happen to be divorcing for the second time. The first was my children’s father. We were married twenty years. Then, I was so naive that I really didn’t think I could divorce. I had to take the punches, literally….
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If you have never set foot on a military installation you may be surprised the first time you do. Civilians tend to picture armies of uniformed men marching up and down the streets at all hours. You may even expect…
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You can be yourself after marriage, but it will take lots of work and time. When you get married, after being single for several years, it is hard not to keep thinking like you are a single person. A part…
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Communication in marriage is vital for a success. Without it disaster can occur. With it miracles can be accomplished. Before going further, let us define what communication really is. Most people think that communication is just passing on information and…
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Doctors and fitness experts say that in order to maintain good health a person needs to eat a diet low in sugar and saturated fats, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep. What should be added to the list of healthy…
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Even though marriage is not so necessary or popular now than it was fifty years ago there are still people who marry for the wrong reasons. Usually they are thinking of what they can gain from the marriage in the…
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There’s a saying that goes “you don’t choose love; love chooses you.” Yet, in modern Western society, we’ve become accustomed to choosing our marriage partners. In fact, we consider it an unalienable right, on a par with the right Life,…
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Marriage is indeed a mystery for each husband and wife to unravel. Since there is no formal training for marriage, just as there is no basic recipe for its success, the couple formulates their ground rules and guidelines as they…
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Please do not stay in a bad marriage for the sake of the children. You, as parents, are their role models for the future adults that they will become. Do you really want them thinking that this is the right…
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What is love? To look after someone? Allow someone to take care of you? Doing things that you love perhaps means to do any act in the way that satisfied you, with care and professionalism and curiosity to discover new…
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Mama’s boys are never the husband material for the 21st century go-getter and risk-taker woman of today. They are so shallow in their thinking and just focus on what my mama can do, what my mama’s cooking is like or…
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Having children is a big responsibility and less people are tying themselves down with kids. The reasons for remaining childless vary with different couples. Some reasons may be of a financial nature, while others choose not to give up their…
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There are many forms of passion as there are many forms of love. We may be passionate about causes, religious concepts, intellectual interests – the list goes on … but the type of passion that one feels for a beloved…
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Marriage can be tough and making one work takes a lot of patience, time, and care. When a marriage goes bad, it can be hard to pinpoint the problem and make the effort to get it back on track. Sometimes making a…
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WHY WOMEN SHOULD MARRY AFTER THE AGE OF 25: Women who are younger than 25 are very unlikely to have a clear and informed view of relationships and men. They cannot have had many long term or serious relationships if…
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What kind of a woman marries a man behind bars? The answer isn’t as clear cut as the predetermined stereotype leads you to believe. Society still clings to the illusion that women who marry a man while he is incarerated…
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My Husbands Mail: I read my husbands e-mail, I also read his snail mail. Now before any one gets upset and thinks I am being terrible let me explain. I am not snooping, I am simply doing as my husband…
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We have all walked past the checkout stands littered with headlines like, “Is Your Man a Cheat?” or “How to Spot a Liar.”. Headlines meant to catch our eye and instill us with a healthy level of doubt and fear…
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Stop communicating with your loved one and your relationship is automatically in danger of one of you considering an affair. Feeling unloved, unappreciated and unnoticed can be major causes of people going elsewhere. This lack of communication often stems from…
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My best friend in the whole world has been cheating on her husband since I met her. I love her the death but I don’t know how to deal with the things she does. I am being put in the…
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Q. “How can you forgive a cheat and then forget about what happened? Forgive and forget’: The first is being noble – the second stupid. What do you think of that?” A. There is nothing ‘stupid’ about forgetting, because holding…
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I’m going to kill him. Doubtless, this thought has crossed the minds of hundreds of women in today’s society after discovering their husbands had been unfaithful to them. Men are just as highly affected by infidelity, but you don’t often…
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