Sharing housework with one’s husband or wife may seem like a laughable, inconsequential subject, but in reality it has become to bane of existence for many couples. Arguments and misunderstandings stemmed from the fact that if the wife stayed home…
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To be the best wife/husband in the world doesn’t mean the best wife for every man, nor does the best husband in the world mean it is the right man for every woman. It is being the best you can…
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While it may sound like a cliché knowing that the responsibility of housework is for wives, husbands should help out in the house, too.  It’s understandable that these men have other priorities, too.  They work long hours, and they might…
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Whether you are a newly wed celebrating your first Christmas together or an old married couple with decades under your belt, New Years and the incumbent resolutions are just around the corner. A fun way to ring in the New…
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Gone are the days when the norm was for all married couples to have children. This is the twenty first century and people do not need to have children just to show the world that they are fertile and have…
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Interpretation of the concept “married for life” may vary considerably depending upon your personal belief system, upbringing and culture. Because of the wide range of possible interpretation, ‘married for life’ can prove to be problematic for young people who are…
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Being a stay at home mother is an extremely challenging job and many people do not appreciate how difficult it is. For many, a stay at home mother is someone who has a wonderful day, who has taken the ‘easy…
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What is the secret to keeping your marriage alive? That is an easy answer: Communication! Well, not so much when it appears that marriages fail due to the lack of just that. Communication is the number one key to keeping…
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Clean houses are usually safer and healthier places to live than dirty ones. For husbands who choose not to help around the house, neither of these options are likely to be in his future. Wives more and more are becoming…
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What do wives want? Wives may also be mothers. Husbands are supposed to help with the children. A wife does the laundry, cleans the house and cooks the meals. Some wives have full time jobs. There are some who are housewives. Whether…
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Harmonious feelings can be the building blocks for many healthy relationships and families. Couples that are able to discover harmony in a marriage often find that they are happier. There are many ways that couples can build harmonious feelings and…
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Happy marriages that are made up of two people who care about each other and respect each other are strong marriages. If each person in this marriage only wants the best for their spouse and is unselfish about meeting their…
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Discussing your financial future is as much a part of wedding planning as is the choice of venue and flowers. To be honest, it is often in the preparation of a wedding day that finances come to the forefront of…
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It is rewarding to raise children as a stay-at-home mother. Whether the sacrifice is appreciated enough depends on whom you ask. Every family and extended family have different expectations about how much time a mother should stay at home raising…
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Despite the fact that the divorce rate hovers around 50% for first marriages, most people do not enter into matrimony expecting their union to ultimately dissolve. Not only do they not foresee it, they don’t wish it, either. Yet, this…
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Once you get married, you’ll be entering a new world and a new dimension where “I” becomes a “we”, and “me” becomes “us”. Marriage entails compromise between beliefs, understanding of each other’s shortcomings and a tolerance for the personal quirks…
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In the early 20th century it was common to marry young; divorce, on the other hand, was not so common. So, why in a modern society that is deemed an overflowing well of intellectualism and independence is it looked down…
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When a husband or wife gets old and grumpy, unfortunately you cannot trade him/her in for a new, less grumpy model. Well, actually, you could, but hopefully your affection for the old codger, or codgeress, would dictate the wisdom of…
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Planning a wedding can be stressful enough without the additional burden of also discussing your finances together. But it’s an important step that must be taken before a couple gets married. Statistics show that one-half of marriages end in divorce,…
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Knowing what marriage counseling is and why a person might need it are two fundamentally related questions. First, marriage counseling is intervention by anyone who may give advice on the topic of marriage. The person in no way needs a…
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Marriage can be a very romantic and exciting time. Thoughts of beautiful dresses, flowers, a grand cake and of course, the honeymoon. They may know each other’s favorite restaurant and family history, but the one thing they seldom talk about…
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You want your husband to care. You want him to ask how your day was. You want him to ask you what’s wrong when you’re sniffling about a commercial you just watched. The problem is that he seems utterly oblivious,…
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Unconventionality with your spouse can go a long way to bringing some pizazz into your marriage, to the point of making it smoking hot.  Marriages can become very conventional, routine, boring and mundane.  After the romancing to win your spouse…
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Marriage is exciting and scary the first time around. When people are thinking about getting remarried, guess what? It is exciting and scary. Aside from the excitement and nerves, people getting remarried often have different expectations than when they married…
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2012: The year of Fifty Shades. This unassuming trilogy, originally written online as one fan’s ode to the Twilight series, has sold over 25 million copies as of November, 2012. The books by Shades of Grey, its sequel Shades Darker,…
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Men and women are almost as different as night and day in the way they approach life situations. This fact can make communication frustrating for both sides. Women in general want a man who is sensitive to her wants and…
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Boy meets girl, they fall in love, get married, have children, and live happily ever after. Not all fairy tales have a happy ending. Promising yourself to someone until death do you part, body and soul, in the eyes of…
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Sensitivity is the core element on which all human relationships thrive- – -including that between a husband and wife. On the other hand, insincerity, which tantamount to an indifferent attitude, could jeopardize a relationship and cause a rift in one’s marriage. Which…
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In an age when divorce is common and people quite often remarry, the hope is for a new chance for a marriage that will last a lifetime. The reasons for divorce vary from scandalous infidelity to simply growing apart with…
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