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Am I Bored or Am I Boring?

It’s a different day in a different year and yet when I woke up this morning and tore off the page on the calendar for the last time and put up the new one, I had to be somewhat amused. Last night, my husband and I decided to forgo any of the parties and celebrations. We hung out together and had Arby’s roast beef sandwiches for dinner. It was nice to just hang out and enjoy ourselves having a quiet evening together. Are We Bored? This is a question many married couples may ask of themselves or of each other … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve Traditions for Couples

The first Christmas together as a couple is always special, but even if you’ve been married for a while, and have spent a few or even many holidays together, these ideas might just inspire some new traditions. Special Gift Choose a special gift for each other, something small but especially thoughtful, and set aside a few moments on Christmas Eve for just the two of you. Open your gifts and enjoy the time together. Christmas Toast Pick out a set of champagne or wine glasses together. If you can find a Christmas set, that’s even better. You can also decorate … Continue reading →

What’s Wrong With Being Single?

This may seem like an odd topic for the Marriage blog, but a conversation I had yesterday really got me thinking. Someone very close to me has spent the last few years kicking herself for choices she made, some good and some bad. She has two children, both products of affairs of the heart – the fathers were both men that she loved very much. With her first child, their relationship disintegrated in the weeks after the baby was born and with her second, the relationship was disintegrating during the pregnancy. She feels like a failure in the sense that … Continue reading →

It’s Date Night!

Date night gives couples something to look forward to, a chance to spend some time together and enjoy each other’s company without being weighed down by the demands of life. It’s a great way to reconnect and to simply have fun. If you’re trying to be careful with money, or if you just don’t have very much money at the moment, planning a great date night can be a challenge. Get creative and try some of these tips for inspiration. Rent a Great Movie Is there a movie that the two of you watched together in the past? Maybe you … Continue reading →

Permission to Change

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When you get married, a lot of people focus on the idea of the life you will build with your spouse. They focus on what you each bring to the marriage and how much happier you will be together. What is worth remarking on is that while a couple makes a pledge to grow old together, they do not necessarily understand that by saying grow old alongside of me, you are tacitly saying they have your permission to experience life and its changes as they happen. I am not just talking about hairlines receding or cosmetic color changes to hairstyle. … Continue reading →

Romantic Holidays

When we plan our vacations every year, does it occur to you plan a romantic holiday? If you have not, you might want to consider taking advantage of a chance to get away with just you and your spouse. The great thing about a romantic holiday is that it gives a couple times that are just for them. They can take the time for long walks, long talks, long hours spent just being together and they can do it often free from interruption, responsibility and obligations to family, work and other commitments. Romantic holidays are an ideal way to spend … Continue reading →

Games Couples Can Play

My husband and I love to play games together. Sometimes, we do it to while the hours away and sometimes we do it because we love the challenge of a game. Some of our favorite games to play together or with other members of our family are: Monopoly Trivial Pursuit Scene It (Harry Potter, Movies, Television, James Bond) Taboo Magic: The Gathering Spades Hearts Dirty Minds (Not a Child-Friendly Game) Backgammon Chess Checkers Gin Gin-Rummy Blackjack (For Pennies) There are lots of other games out there – what do you like to play together?

What’s up with John and Jane?

Someone wrote me yesterday and asked me what was the story with John and Jane. Why was I devoting so many posts to their experiences? Part of the focus on John and Jane this week approaches marriage from an inside looking out perspective. You are being invited to view the marriage from their viewpoints while also being aware of their own thoughts. John and Jane are not real people. They are, however, based on real people and real experiences. Marriage counseling can help couples retrieve themselves, their relationship and build a stronger foundation if they let it. That’s not to … Continue reading →