Welcome to Saturday morning and I hope you had a good night’s sleep and a great weekend of activity and relaxation in front of you. October is off to a roaring start here at the Marriage Blog with articles being picked up and commented on in other blogs and more. So without further ado, let’s dive into our week in review.
Saturday, September 30th
Sherry discussed Duane and Beth Chapman: For Better or Worse about the Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife and their relationship as they work together to track down and bring back criminals and bail jumpers. In Redefining Words: You Won’t Believe This One, Sherry expressed her displeasure with a section of the population that are apparently trying to redefine monogamy to not mean monogamy. This particular movement should check out the definition of antonym before proceeding further.
Sunday, October 1st
The first day of October, we took it easy here in the Marriage Blog, as we spent time with our families and enjoyed the weather of a crisp autumn day. For our readers there was Truman Capote – Thoughts on Marriage. While Capote himself did not necessarily write about marriage, some of his pithy quotes are pretty interesting when related to marriage.
Monday, October 2nd
Happy Anniversary to Me! marked the occasion of my wedding anniversary and reflections on the day I got married seven years ago. Sherry asked Can the Start of Fall Jump Start Romance? and the fact that men and women both crave romance, but far too often women expect men to initiate it.
Tuesday, October 3rd
I asked Will This Couple Stay Together? a question many of us ask when we hear engagement and wedding announcements. Sherry also discussed One of the Biggest Threats to Marriage is the couple that never fights because they focus on avoidance. In Marriage Myths: Don’t Believe Everything You Read we discussed the fact that there is so much in the way of marriage advice and research out there that needs to be weighed with a grain of salt as it applies to our personal relationships. In Marriage Communication: How to Forgive we addressed the fact that forgiveness is one of the more difficult things that we need to do and how forgiveness is our burden and it is up to us to do it and not necessarily in response to the actions of others.
Wednesday, October 4th
Sherry asked about whether Staying Together for the Kids … Really? in the sense that marriage partners need to commit to each other and not just to stay together because of their children. Staying together only for the kids is not going to do your family any favors, but committing to each other is what marriage is about.
Thursday, October 5th
Today, we talked about Marriage Tips: Going to Bed Mad is Not Always Bad and it’s not. Despite the platitudes that you should never go to bed mad, trying to problem solve when you are angry, anxious and exhausted is not always going to help a couple either. Lasting Marriages is where Sherry discussed how many lasting marriages you have known and her grandparents who were married for 60 years. In Marriage Tips: Jealousy is Not a Positive Sign in a Relationship addressed the fact that jealousy comes in two types including one that reflects on self-esteem issues. In Marriage Myths: Wives Are More Romantic Than Husbands we talked about the fact that husbands and wives both enjoy romance, but there are different ways that they both express it and expect it.
Friday, October 6th
Sherry wrote a great, tongue in cheek, but informative Who Ya Gonna Call? Divorce Busters! and the program designed by Michele Weiner-Davis to help couples save their marriages. Marriage Tips: Having Separate Lives is Not a Good Plan because in a marriage, no matter independent we are – we are also interdependent on each other. In Marriage Tips: Passion Doesn’t Have to Die we addressed the fact that passion may change and the level of intensity may shift, but it doesn’t have to die. In That’s Not What I Said! Sherry clarified her points made in her Wednesday blog Staying Together for the Kids … Really? and finally in Marriage Tips: Couples Don’t Have to Discuss Everything we focused on the fact that there is a difference between keeping secrets and full disclosure.
Thanks for a great week here, what was your favorite story?
Previous Weeks in Review:
The Week in Review – September 23- 29
The Week in Review – September 16-22
The Week in Review – September 9-15