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Wow, I'm shaking writing this, but anyway... My H and I have been married 2.5 years. we have one child together (20mo) and I have an older child......
His As didn't only happen when traveling, and I don't think he will betray THIS time. But every time he travels I am filled with hurt and anger......
Husband searches for girl he talked to in Vegas
Hi all, my husband went to Vegas recently with male friends for a bachelor’s party. I did not like the idea at all, but we have been having......
Totally unaffectionate wife, sex is like pulling teeth with her
I'll try to keep this short. I'll probably fail. I've read several other posts on here of men in a situation similar to mine, but I wanted to add......
I am new here but didn't know where to turn and I don't want to talk with my friends or family about this. I have been living with my BF for almost......
How far does optimism go? help please
Dear friends, I am 23, far too young to be dealing with this crisis in my opinion. After only four months of a deeply troubled marriage I finally......
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Ending an unhappy marriage is not the answer for your children
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Why does Having Children Add more Stress for Women?
Carrying the load of caring for children can be shifted around somewhat and it is only fair for husbands to do as much as they can. But it is wise to understand the underlying forces of nature that try to compel us to see things in a certain way. Read...
A Happy Marriage is Important for Children, Ending an Unhappy Marriage is NOT the Answer
The ease of divorce does not mean it should be utilized. Parents need to exercise their free will to do what is right even when the easy way out is a tempting option. Isn't that what you teach your children? Read more......
Marriage can Go from Bad to Good to Excellent
...most good people believe they or their spouse have changed so they just don't get along as they used to. Most people blame the lack of joy on anything and everything other than what the real problem is. Read more......
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Give the Best Valentine's Gift Ever!
Are you still trying to decide what to give your spouse for Valentine's Day? The best gift you can give is a more sensitive, loving, dependable, considerate, intimate, kind, and positive you! In other words, look at behaviors you have that are hurting your spouse and your marriage. Then decide...
Researchers Discover the Key to Happier Marriages and Lower Divorce Rates
According to an article in The New York Times, research is showing that marriages are happier and divorce rates are lower in marriages where the husbands are taking on more housework and the wives are working outside the home. "And the blurring of traditional gender roles appears to have a positive...
Andrea Thompson, in an article for LiveScience on "What type of Cheating is Worst?", reported that "Men tend to be more bothered by sexual infidelity, while most women are bothered more by emotional infidelity ... The problem with the prevailing idea was that while men were more likely than women...
Take a walk together in the moonlight tonight to view the year's biggest full moon. National Geographic calls this a wolf moon that will "appear 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than any other full moon this year." It is also referred to as a cold moon. We...
Yesterday, after lunch, we decided we needed a break, so we took a drive. Our original intent was to take a short drive, but after meandering through some small towns, we found ourselves 100 miles away from home. We found a nice restaurant, had dinner, and drove back home last...
The wedding trailer says, "All she wanted was to find Mr. Right. Instead she found, Mr. Wong." We loved the story of how they found a green building to use as a green screen. Erin and Jeff put a lot of thought and creativity and fun into the making of...
GetRomantic.com
Romantic Valentine’s Day Ideas on a Budget
Why spend money on the cliche dozen roses and dinner at a fancy restaurant, you can do better than that! Here are 10 romantic ideas that are far more creative....
What Every Man Hopes He’ll Get for Valentine’s Day
When it comes to Valentine's Day, the spotlight is often on women...but what about him?...
Guys - Here’s a Plan for Valentine’s Day
Every woman in North America is PRIMED to have her femininity ignited on February 14th - are you ready?...
Packed with everything you need to make this Valentine's Day unforgettable....
What romantic gesture do our visitors like most? Find out, and get ideas on how to do it more often....
How to Regain Trust in Your Relationship
When trust is lost gaining it back is the first step to rebuilding the relationship....
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That’s what my husband said to me when he found out I ran a red light. He told me I was wanted...
4 Key Skills for Conflict Resolution:
To successfully manage and resolve conflicts you only need to master of key skills. Collectively, th...
Friday Favorites: Dinner {Or Lunch!} At El Toreador In San Francisco
El Toreador! {Photo from Yelp.com} We love laughter, good food, and each other. And when we can comb...
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has been under attack by anti-Christians for promoting religious educa...
Movie Saturday--- Valentine's Day
Hello readers. Well it is Movie Saturday! As mentioned in a previous post, it is February; The Month...
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Start Your Marriage New Every Day
Your marriage counselor will help you and your partner find ways to make your relationship last by practicing healthy, simple techniques every day. Most marriages that are seen in marriage counselor’s offices are there because of years of relationship neglect and the formation of poor communication and relating habits....
One of the most frustrating times in a troubled marriage can occur if one partner refuses to attend marriage counseling sessions. A marriage is essentially the partnership of two individuals, but when the marriage begins to sour, both must put aside selfishness and try to repair the damage done...
Individual therapy helps people find the support and guidance that they need to make the kind of changes in their lives that they feel are important to their lasting happiness. While most people talk about couples counseling and marriage counseling, Individual Therapy is seldom as openly talked about. ...
Signs of Substance and Alcohol Abuse
When you are a parent who suspects your child is using drugs or alcohol, every moment, every look and every behavioral tic can be interpreted as signs of drug abuse. A parent who strikes out on their own to try and track down the potential abuse sources and behaviors can...
Family Counseling for Teen Drug Abuse
Family counseling is often used as a resource to help families deal with and recover from the effects of teen drug and alcohol addictions. When teens are using drugs or alcohol, they begin to develop habits and traits that are purely detrimental to a healthy and successful life. There...
The big day is coming up, with all of the pressure, stress, trappings, dressings, heady expectations and horrific trepidation that you may expect and the truth is that we have created this monster ourselves. Valentines Day is the commercialization of love and marriage as only the show-and-tell culture can...
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I LOVE DAVID PARRISH DE LA CHAPELLE
Happy Valentines Day!! I know that I tell you I love you all the time, but I just thought you might like some reasons why. 1) You just love me. 2) You...
You are amazing. You are my rock, my hero, my best friend and my soul mate! We have been through so much together in the last 9 years of marriage and...
all i want to say is i love you.
i love you because you care... i love you because you are special to me... i love you because you love me..... i love you because of who you are.......
Colin, Renee and Hugh are the best cast for it. It's amazing. And Colin Firth is Dreamy here....
The day you were born, the whole world was blessed, These thoughts in my mind to you I must confess. The time has come for me to express my true feelings,...
My Love story started over 7 years ago when I walked into the office of my new employer. Who I saw was the most wonderful person, I could not believe my...
Simple Marriage
Simple Marriage Podcast #2: Wanting and Being Wanted
Welcome to the second episode of the Simple Marriage Podcast. In this episode we dive further into the idea’s discussed in our first episode about sexual desire differences, but come at it from a different angle. Today we discuss the idea of wanting and being wanted. Yep, there’s still a lot of talk...
“I thought we agreed on this!”
You were so prepared. You talked about how you want to parent your kids before they even showed up on the scene. You agreed on the lessons you want to teach your kids. You have the same vision for the type of people you hope to raise. Then you realize...
There was a defining moment I realized my relationship with Mr. Right’s ex mattered. I was on the phone with him, complaining about a recent “disaster” with scheduling visitation. With Little Girl in earshot, I loudly proclaimed: “She is such an idiot.” When that corner of the room went silent in...
Two Words for a Better Marriage
If you venture into the world of marriage bigification and self-improvement, you’ll be inundated with all types of awesome speak. It’s everywhere in the blogoshere. Why does it have to be so hard? What if two words could improve your marriage? Two words can … and will. Think big (look at the big picture of...
This is the third post in a series about living the virtuous life like Benjamin Franklin. We’re taking his life and applying it to marriage and relationships. Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time. Let’s face it, we live in a fairly scattered...
I’ve brought this question up a couple of times thus far, but it’s always been buried in a post somewhere towards the bottom. Today it’s front and center. This weekend, spend some time examining your response. Be open. Be realistic. But most importantly, be honest. So what’s the best question you can ask? Would you...
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If You Make More Money Than He Does
Here’s an issue I hear about all the time, and it’s very, very challenging, so let’s go into it. “Rori, This is a tough one for me because I make more than twice as much money than my boyfriend. Yes, I said boyfriend. He practically begged me to be his girlfriend...
I Thought It Was Him But it Was Me
I got this letter from Allana Pratt yesterday and loved it so much, I wanted you to see it. OK. I’m dating this new man. I was feeling very crunchy, pissed off by his lack of being impeccably present, grounded or thinking positively. Grrrrr…. I was going through my normal...
Stop Feeling Guilty When You’re Not Into Him
I think this issue is one that really keeps us stuck, so I want to talk about it: How our “niceness” refuses to let us “go out” with a man who’s “pleasant” but “that’s all.” Here’s a comment from Mary Ann about this very thing, that led to a dialogue: “Rori,...
Getting Your Love Investment Back From a Man Who’s Bailed on You – Can You?
I love it when we tap into our “boundaries.” Where we draw a line in the sand and stick to it. It feels good, it feels powerful, and it’s terrifically attractive to a man. Only thing is…can your line in the sand be …”wrong”? No – I say it can’t be...
Will You Fall Apart If You Don’t Think About Him
I have a client, who like I was many years ago, is brokenhearted and obsessed with the man who pulled away from her and hurt her. I know you’ll identify with her story, because it takes to an extreme something we all do. This client (I’ll call her Joanne) is...
The Bachelor – New Lessons in What a Man is Capable of
Okay, it’s that time of year…the Bachelor is here. And this time, he’s unusual. He’s odd. He’s a Dudley-DoRight, stand up man who’s so uncomfortable in his own skin you can feel the coils of his being wound tight. The kind of man he is requires a certain kind of...
The Marry Blogger
Break the Routine with this 30 Day Challenge
The second 30 day challenge - Do something that breaks your routine, and causes you to interact deliberately with your spouse...
Porn focuses on one aspect of a healthy relationship - the physical. We need more than just the physical to maintain a healthy marriage...
Connect this weekend over the Big Game
The Superbowl is a good way to connect with your spouse....
Preparing for a Marriage Group and January Roundup
Post it note quotes about Marriage and a round up of Posts from January...
Send a Valentine from Valentine…or Loveland
A Way to re-mail your Valentines from Valentine or Loveland...
Marriage is more than the entanglement of two hearts – February Desktop Wallpaper
Marriage is more than the entanglement of two hearts - February Desktop Wallpaper...
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Iowa State sociologists find older adults turning to online...
Iowa State sociologists find older adults turning to online options for love, marriage The research found that spouses who met online are older and have much shorter courtships — averaging 18.5 months of dating before getting married by comparison to 42 months for those who met in more traditional ways offline....
The Marriage Ref Jerry Seinfeld is back and in the...
The Marriage Ref Jerry Seinfeld is back and in the producer’s chair for a funny and revealing series about the unpredictable and hilarious institution we call marriage. Jerry has been out of the TV scene for 12 years and married for 10 years. I’m looking forward to the show. ;) Link: @themarriageref...
Modern Marriages: The Rise Of The Sugar Mama A study by the Pew...
Modern Marriages: The Rise Of The Sugar Mama A study by the Pew Research Center finds that there’s been a role reversal when it comes to men, women and the economics of marriage. ”We found that increasingly, women are more likely to marry husbands who have lower education levels than they do,...
Special Report: The Science of Falling and Staying in Love About...
Special Report: The Science of Falling and Staying in Love About half of first marriages fail in the U.S., as do two thirds of second marriages and three quarters of third marriages. We fail in large part because we enter into relationships with poor skills for maintaining them and highly unrealistic...
Drunk 4-Year-Old Boy Steals Christmas The boy followed his...
Drunk 4-Year-Old Boy Steals Christmas The boy followed his father’s footsteps and was found wandering the streets at 1:45 am drinking a beer. ”He runs away trying to find his father,” said his mother. “He wants to get in trouble so he can go to jail because that’s where his daddy...
Can watching porn hurt my relationship? The Family Research...
Can watching porn hurt my relationship? The Family Research Council released a new study Wednesday that comprehensively details the effects of pornography on marriages, children, communities and individuals. Full report: PDF...
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A guy’s display of insecurity is a big turn off to women. You can only achieve "just friends" status if you’re insecure....
JamesThe question is not "will you settle?", but, instead..."when will you settle"? My experience as a 46 year old man, is that I met several really wonderful girls/women in my mid-20's, but I was just unwilling to believe I had "dated enough", and so I would...
Lori Gottlieb dated and discarded guyafter guy in her 20s. Now she's 42 andsingle -- and urging women to settle. Marry Him -- A Look At The Divisive New Book That Urges You To 'Settle' Just in time for Valentine's Day, the world has found its anti-Cupid. Her...
Do not think of knocking out another person’s brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on the head because you differ from yourself ten years ago.Horace Mann (1796 - 1859)...
Teen-On-Teen Girl Fights Sweeping Internet 29
CBS 2 HD Finds More Than 267,000 Teen-On-Teen Girl Fights On YouTube, Speaks To Experts On How This Should Be Handled At Home http://wcbstv.com/national/girl.fights.youtube.2.1465599.html ...
Testosterone and dopamine drive sexual behavior. What's the difference? Find out in this video from Discovery Channel's "The Science of Sex Appeal."http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/35985-science-of-sex-appeal-testosterone-vs-dopamine-video.htm...
The Hubby Diaries
Everyone has their idiosyncrasies. Some people have traits that are cute & endearing. Some people have behaviors that are odd, or disruptive. Some people have habits that are annoying & irritating. And some people, like my dear hubby, have behaviors that are just plain peculiar. Many times when I share stories...
I have been known to be a little “silly” at times (ok, probably more like a lot of times). I love to have fun, to laugh and to make other people laugh (and sometimes, I’ll admit, I’m probably really just laughing at myself). On occasion I’ve been known to spontaneously break...
There’s one thing about my hubby that never makes any sense to me. Ok, that’s a complete lie… there are many things that don’t make any sense to me, but today I’ll be focusing on just one. This one is particularly odd to me, simply because this behavior could actually prove...
Well, I lost the most recent TV battle with hubby. I’ve mentioned, oh I don’t know, maybe 20 or so times in this blog, how important a TV is in our household. In case you missed any of the posts you can read some (here, here & here). As an outsider...
I’ve only been writing this blog since the very end of September… so it’s really only been a little more than 3 months of giving you a tiny glimpse into my every-day life. I take snippets of real interactions with my hubby.. I do not make up these stories, they are...
A typical conversation in my house (you can insert any item you’d like into this conversation) Hubby: “I looked everywhere, it’s gone” Me: “You looked everywhere….. hmmm??” Hubby: “Yes, I just spent the last 10 minutes looking for it, and it’s not there” Me: “Did you look in the closet?” Hubby: “Yep” Me: “Did you look...
Building Camelot
The Daddy Brain Guide To Reaching Your Goals: Part 1
As a follow-up to my recent post Can You List 50 Things You Love?, Babbo, the author of Daddy Brain, has graciously let me republish a couple of his articles about goal setting and how to achieve those goals. Today’s post will just be an excerpt from his 1st article,...
Plagiocephaly – The Case Of The Misshapen Head
Have you seen this baby? She is on the loose roaming the streets with Plagiocephaly. Do not approach, she is considered to have arms and be dangerous! She is a white female with a flat, misshapen head, piercing blue eyes, and a smile that melts hearts (which cannot be seen in...
Are you the type of person that will say “Yes” at the drop of the hat? Do you tend to over-commit yourself to things outside of your family? If so, you probably are a “Yes” man, and welcome to the club. J-Mom and I have had many conversations about being over-committed,...
Weekly Rountable: Your Manly Links for the Week
Although posting frequency has slowed down a bit around here, never fear! I’m always on the hunt to bring you the best father, husband and manly related links that the World Wide Internets has to offer. The reason things have slowed down around here is because I’m exploring, in more...
THE FATHER LIFE: An Outsider’s Perspective
This is a guest post by Ben Murphy, the Founder of TheFatherLife.com, the men’s magazine created for dads. He lives in New York with his wife and three daughters I don’t have a child with special needs, but I’m in awe of those who do. Not because parents of special needs...
Can You List 50 Things You Love?
An unofficial mentor of mine and I were talking over lunch a few weeks back and after a rather short discussion about my general apathy towards some things in my life and after I couldn't give him a straight answer about where I wanted to be in 5 years he...
ScienceDaily: Relationship News
The American Psychological Association urged both the Pentagon and Congress to move swiftly to end the restrictions on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, noting that there are decades of scientific research demonstrating no threat to military readiness or morale....
Relationship recall: Attachment style may affect memories of relationship events
It can be frustrating when our partners remember things differently than we do, but according to new research, they are not trying to be difficult, but personality may affect how they (and we) remember relationship events (such as discussions). Specifically, the way highly anxious and avoidant individuals remember certain events...
Parkinson's disease research uncovers social barrier
People with Parkinson's disease suffer social difficulties simply because of the way they talk, researchers have discovered. Many people develop negative impressions about individuals with Parkinson's disease, based solely on how they communicate....
Couples can overdo being supportive
Couples having problems are often advised to be more supportive of each other, but a series of University of Iowa studies shows that too much support -- or the wrong kind of support -- may actually do more harm than good....
Prayer increases forgiveness, study shows
Is it possible that directed prayer might spark forgiveness in those doing the praying -- and in the process preserve relationships?...
His or hers jealousy? New explanation for sex differences in jealousy
Research has documented that most men become much more jealous about sexual infidelity than they do about emotional infidelity. Women are the opposite, and this is true all over the world....