Husbands and housework sometimes go together like oil and water. Of course they should do housework (and in many cases they can do it just as good as their wife) but it is usually easier to say it than to…
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The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved – loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. ~Victor Hugo We go about our lives trying to be the best that we can be. We…
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Fighting families create tension within the family and to those who are attached from without. Even if you are fortunate enough to be a part of a harmonious family, nearly all of us have had that uncomfortable feeling when we…
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The three most important events in a person’s life are the day he is born, the day he marries and the day he dies. Of these, he has no control over the first and the last. He can exercise considerable…
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When you initially meet the person that you are going to fall in love with and invite to share the rest of your life, it is normal that you will go through some changes. One of these changes is the…
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Is your marital relationship doomed by the “will of the species” theory? This theory is an attempt to explain why marriages tend to fall apart after resulting in offspring. Although there is not any scientific evidence that soundly proves this…
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I don’t think career women make bad wives per se, but women’s fundamental approach to relationships is a factor in creating a psychological bind regarding work versus other commitments. After their first relationship women are either going into or going…
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There is a secret to keeping your marriage strong.  You would think it would be well known, but it seems to be something that only a very select few people have ever figured out.  That secret is treating your spouse…
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Let’s be clear on one thing; ‘writing the book’ on relationships is neigh on impossible; experiences and individuals vary too much for that. Even ‘rules’ that you would think would be hard and fast such as ‘thou shalt not cheat’…
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Men and housework. Housework and men. No matter how you say it, comes off oxymoronic. Not because men are innately, biologically incapable of housework. Simply because, as study after study attests, women STILL, even after the tome by Betty Friedan…
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When you get the long-awaited news that your deployed soldier is coming home in the upcoming days, you will most likely be filled with nervous anticipation. If you are like most military spouses, you have grown used to changes and…
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Resentments are often buried in regrets after a heated argument with your spouse. Resentments are often disguised as hurt feelings and bruised egos. Eventually, those regrets, hurt feelings and bruised egos will destroy a marriage because those feelings were not…
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For many people, the meaning of fidelity in marriage that they would initially give would be limited to the subject of sex remaining within the bounds of the marriage. This is definitely one aspect of it and undeniably, those who…
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Most people grew up watching one television couple or another. Whether on daytime soaps, night time sitcoms or reality shows, married couples on the small screen have set an example for real life couples to…strive for? Married couples have evolved…
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Love exists in every crack, and every crevice, in every corner of the planet Earth. Where ever there are people, there is also love. As we all know from grade-school: “first came love, then came marriage.” The way you choose…
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Second wives come in four varieties. The first wife could be alive or deceased. She could have been a saint or Satan. Depending on which wife you followed into your husband’s arms, you may have it easy, or it might…
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Marriage during the Middle Ages was somewhat different than marriage today. Although some of the traditions started during that time survived, there have been many changes over the years. During the early Middle Ages marriages were basically just the exchange…
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The most-ancient documented marriage was of Nimrod’s to Ester (after whom Easter was named), who was the first of Nimrod’s brides to become pregnant (but there is a lot of speculation about whether or not she carried his biological child,…
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It is not the bald or graying hair, not the paunch around the middle of one’s spouse of many years that cause the greatest cause for alarm.  The mirror does not see the changes that most sides of a couple…
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The way to build harmonious families is the way of True Love, resulting to a family characterized by acts and decisions based on a Pure Conscience. Among the uncountable beautiful definitions of love, love can also be defined as that…
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Perhaps you and your marriage partner have considered sleeping in separate bedrooms, but may have some apprehension about the effect it will have on your relationship. If you are about to the reach the breaking point due to personal habits and…
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When both partners in a relationship possess the personality trait of adaptability, there is a greater chance of achieving a successful and sustainable marriage. Adaptability means being able to adjust to changes with flexibility and tolerance. Life is constantly changing,…
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Job centers would have difficulty describing exactly what is required of a stay at home marriage partner. Unlike any other job in the world, the diversity of what a stay at home marriage partner does means that it’s hard to…
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Marriage is a very complicated relationship. Chances are that no two marriages are truly exactly the same. There are some couples that believe all marriages are just like theirs and others who believe their situations are totally unique. The truth…
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Is marriage really a case of two becoming one? In certain circumstances, marriage can be a merging of ideas and personalities. In some others, it is essential to maintain one’s uniqueness and address one’s own needs. Marriage is about knowing…
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When things don’t go exactly as planned, it’s time to try something else. This notion can be applied to many areas of a marriage including sleeping  arrangements. Sure everyone idealizes cuddling up next to their significant other and drifting off to…
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A new relationship is exciting, fun and even a little scary at times. What happens when the “new” wears off and the mundane sets in? Both men and women are sometimes guilty of setting relationship expectations too high, which often…
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Being in a relationship takes work – more work sometimes than you might think of.  A relationship is a living breathing thing in constant movement.  Not all movement though is good.  So what determines the relationships movement?  Like with everything,…
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First marriages tend to fail for a multitude of reasons. Many people marry when they are far too young and inexperienced. Sometimes youngsters rush into marriage without really knowing their partner properly. They think love will last forever and then…
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