Marriage and Divorce

Longevity is the cornerstone of marriage. Forever is an easy concept to know but it is not that simple to feel. Getting married is a leap of faith that you will in fifty years, want the same thing you want…
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The number one reason why husbands should do housework is because it can actually serve as an aphrodisiac for their wives. From scooping up the dirty bloomers off the floor to scooping up the reprocessed vegetation from the kitty’s litter…
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It doesn’t take owning a time machine capable of returning us to the 1950s to create family harmony. The same values that endeared us to June and Ward and Wally and The Beaver, still work in today’s blended, extended, combined,…
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It is easy to envision the “live happily ever after” for yourself when you meet that one special person, fall in love and get married. You want to be happy, content and experience the longevity of staying married to this…
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We are a society deeply rooted in values and traditions. Marriage is as much a tradition as it is a valued, respected way of life for most. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, they become engaged, and the preparation…
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Many perceive marriage counseling to be a gateway to fixing and solving all problematic issues within their relationship; but what an individual may not be aware of is that marriage counseling is just an opening readily available for one’s access,…
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Marriages experience different kinds of fights, but only a fair fight resolves the issue on ground and favor the marriage in the long run. Fighting fairly in a marriage can be termed a good fight, and there are basically two…
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Expectations in marriage change over the years in several significant ways, many of which are so subtle that most of us would hardly notice if we were not paying attention. You might be amazed at the way the two of…
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A marriage is the union of two individuals, each with their own minds and ideals. In a marriage, as each spouse learns more and more about the other, in many instances, their initial perceptions of each other change. As we…
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When it comes to fighting and marriage sometimes it would be nice to have an actual psychologist living “on call” right in the home. But, since most of us aren’t exactly rich it might be easier to learn how to…
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Expectations in marriage do change over the years because of the natural evolution of the couple from one stage of life to the next. If we look closely at a relationship that has lasted at least 20 years, there is…
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The emotional act of forgiveness is possibly the hardest thing to conceive in a trouble worried mind. Endless scenarios fly through the mind as you try to make some sense out of the whole situation. And now you’re feeling guilty…
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For marriage counseling to work, there needs to be at least a marital problem or an issue that the husband and the wife are both involved with and it has something to do with the status of the marriage or…
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When I was a little girl, I expected to find a magical love; a man who would do anything for me and whom I would do anything for. Expectations in my life changed as I got older and that magical…
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Once upon a time, you could not imagine the person you chose to spend your life with would ever hurt you. Or make you angry, or disappoint you. It was a perfect match you had so much in common and…
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My parents, his parents, and the general public. These are the stumbling blocks of my marriage. When I first laid eyes on him, I knew he was the man I’d marry. What else did I know? It was going to…
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Marriage is filled with different stages of growth and change. The arrival of the first child immediately brings in new ways of thought along with new opportunities and adventure. And now, the idea of adding another child to the family…
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With the American divorce rate already abysmally high, it can be somewhat disheartening for divorcees in a new relationship to discover that the success rate of second marriages is even lower. After all, second marriages can often mean step-children, competing…
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Second marriages can most certainly work. As a child of a divorced home, I watched both of my parents move onto fulfilling relationships that thrived. Both of my parents have been remarried for twenty years and are extremely happy in…
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When a marriage is entered into under false pretenses, it is possible to have it dissolved without going through the complications and angst of divorce. Certain circumstances will allow a couple to obtain a civil annulment. Unlike divorce, an annulment…
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Is there such a thing as fighting fairly in a marriage? For some reason, I do not like the word “fight” when it comes to describing a healthy, happy marriage. I know this might sound polly-anna because couples will have…
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We experience change in every aspect of our lives. Change is normal and married couples are bound to experience change in marriage expectations as the years go by. What shouldn’t change or at least should only experience positive change are…
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Couples normally enjoy the experience in making the all-alone-decision on when to have their first child. But when it comes to making another decision for a second child, they are surprised when their first child gives the final say. There…
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Marital unification continues to be the choice of a large segment of coupled partners to a relationship today. Although there may be a growing segment of the population opting for a more “common law” type living arrangement there remains a…
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You read and hear about some celebrity couples getting married, and before the ink is dried on the marriage license, the union has ended in an annulment or a divorce. Sometimes you have to ask yourself were these people playing…
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In the early years of marriage the only expectations we had were simple ones. As the years begin to pass by some of our expectations are left by the wayside as life and its many situations begin to take control….
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I believe that the behavior of both parties in a marriage can cause one of the spouses to stray. I think that people are unfaithful in a marriage primarily because they are looking for something that they are not getting…
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Has the sacred character of marriage been lost? I think the answer is obvious simply from the high divorce rates. While I believe there a legitimate reasons for divorcing such as abuse or infidelity, there are many marriages that end…
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Marriage, as it is designed to be is an oath between two people, God, and spoken in front of family and friends to uphold and honor a union until death do you part. In marriage vows, you state in sickness…
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I am about to embark on my second marriage. Honestly! As soon as I propose! I am a firm believer in the institution of marriage, but even I am a little reticent about my second “dip” due to the failure…
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