Marriage and Divorce

I grew up very lucky to have a stay-at-home mother and a father who went to work 40 hours week, who both loved me very much. I have to say though, that despite my father bringing home the money that…
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Well now thirty years ago I would of said men definitely. But now years later. I am a little more wiser and also a little more understanding. Men or should I say some men not all men are controling and…
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The feeling of being euphorically in love on the wedding day can be very different from loving your spouse even just a few years later. Chance are, when you exchanged vows, each of you had a fluttering heart as well…
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I will not pretend to be an expert; I can only relate how as a father and husband what I have changed in my life in order to become the best I can be. First of all, I tell myself…
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So you love your husband but he just doesn’t help you out around the house. Maybe it is something simple and you find yourself not wanting to nag but becoming increasingly frustrated over the situation. Why can’t they just see…
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The most important element needed to build harmony in a family is being on one accord on all major concerns. The glue that holds family members together is the trust they have in each other, knowing they have a unity…
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Happiness starts on the inside and works its way to the surface. If you are feeling sad and depressed, it will not be easy to infuse any relationship with happy feelings. Think about what makes you smile and feel good…
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Once the two of you were so in love you couldn’t stand to spend time apart; every free moment was spent together talking, laughing and simply being in love. Now things have changed out of nowhere. You are beginning to…
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How do you have a happy relationship?  It’s what every couple is yearning to know, and get ready for it to be revealed… COMMUNICATION.  It is the one big issue that is at the root of almost every single relationship…
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Many people might tell you that a marriage cannot continue if a couple is not in love. However, many marriages do survive, some even happily. Some stay married, and are miserable for the choice they made to stay together. Often…
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There’s only one way to save a marriage and that’s to work at it and work hard. But in a Christian marriage there’s the additional helping hand of God. In many ways, a Christian marriage is like any other marriage….
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When the vows are repeated and honest declarations and promises are made not to violate any of them, the reality is, there is no longer a need for either member of the couple to withhold worrisome habits that may have been placed on…
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Marriage is a major commitment. Each partner enters the relationship with expectations. Many of these are unspoken and maybe even unconscious. Your personal history and examples have ingrained some standards of what a good marriage entails. However, your partner does…
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After the wedding is over, the newlyweds embark on what will be one of the most incredible experiences they will share in their lifetimes. It is referred to as the “honeymoon phase” and it is pure bliss, but it will…
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Why would a marriage need to be saved? And how could lying and cheating save a marriage already in trouble? Surely it would cause more problems that it’s likely to solve. For a start, marriage is based on trust and…
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Yes, but only if it was really a cry for attention from a neglected partner or the person was not discovered. When people cheat, the fact that they go out of the relationship to be intimate with someone else can…
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The way to keep the romance alive after the honeymoon ends is to never let the honeymoon end. The problem with most married couples is they forget how or why they fell in love. They forget to do all the romantic…
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Entering a new relationship can be tremendously exciting. Many couples have trouble keeping the spark alive after the real thrill of the new relationship is gone. There are however, many techniques that you can use to keep the fire alive…
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Love is the cement that binds a husband and wife together. Over the years, cement can crack and so can the feelings of love between married couples. There are ways to keep the love strong between a husband and wife….
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Cheating means betrayal but it depends what you term betrayal. Meaning of cheating may vary from person to person. someone can go green with envy even if their partner/spouse admires somebody. somebody might feel cheated if their partner looks at…
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Many of us start to think about marriage after we’re in a relationship for awhile, especially if we are in love with the man we are with.  Often times, however, we are blinded by this love and don’t always see…
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Honesty is the best policy in keeping the relationship happy and peaceful. The lines of communication must always remain open with your spouse, and forgiveness has to be a very important aspect of the relationship. Even when we don’t intend…
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It was very hectic around our home this particular evening. My husband and I were preparing for a night out together. This meant we had to get our son (4 years old at the time) ready and over to Nanna’s…
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What to do when you realize your husband is transgendered? When I began to REALLY understand that my husband was transgendered, first I cried.  Then I cried some more.  It is hard not to initially take it very personally when…
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Your marriage should feel like a honeymoon that never ends. Those romantic and tender moments between two people who fall in love and get married, need to survive for many years. Feeling love for your spouse is great; throw in…
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A marriage can begin, continue on and end without a couple being “in love”. Having a couple of extremely different marriages of my own to look back on, I can attest to the fact that “in love” is not always…
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What sorts of thing can kill a marriage? Is it the little things? Is it the BIG things? Maybe it’s the culmination of a plethora of things not within our control. Could it be, no matter what we try to…
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Discouraging A Partner’s Annoying Habits Every now and then I get a little gas, my then-boyfriend told me a few days after we decided to get serious. Should I hold it in or let it out? Ever the indulgent girlfriend,…
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The household finances are one of top causes of marital strife. She spends too much, he refuses to spend anything. He wants to buy a big-screen TV, she wants to save for the kids education. He runs up a huge…
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Happiness is a state of mind that exists in a person inside or outside of a relationship.  Happy people tend to look at the best components of any situation and look past the worst elements to brighter days ahead.  For the…
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