Tag Archives: fidelity

Fidelity Ruins Marriages?

I realize that for many, there is much to be celebrated about since New York passed its same-sex marriage bill which will allow for gay marriage to be legal starting on July 24, 2011. But do we really have to start tearing down the traditional marriage? That is exactly what happened in a recent article that appeared in the “New York Times.” It was written by a homosexual sex-advice columnist, Dan Savage. He said that fidelity destroys more marriages than it saves (I would like to see the statistics on that one). Yes, you read that right. It is the … Continue reading →

Doctor Visit Raises Question of Fidelity

A few years back, before we moved to Nashville, Wayne and I used to see the same doctor. However, we never visited at the same time. Except for one time. Sort of. We weren’t in there at the same time, but we both found ourselves in the doctor’s office on the same day. I went for my annual exam. Wayne went in because his ear was bothering him and he feared it was infected. (As an avid swimmer, it was something that happened to him now and again.) I went in and everything went as it was supposed to. No … Continue reading →

Character & Your Marriage

Do you want your marriage to be long-lasting? Of course you do. No one marries with the plan to divorce or dissolve the relationship. In fact, when we marry – we desire companionship, company, love and yes, happiness. To achieve all those things though, we need our marriage to possess positive character traits. Character is something we try to instill in our children and as a society; we laud the signs of character in others. Character includes: Honesty Loyalty Fidelity Trust Generosity Selflessness Kindness Incorporating Character Into Your Marriage When you incorporate character into your marriage, you are making it … Continue reading →

The Three F’s Of Marriage

Have you ever heard of the three F’s? Well, that’s okay I’ll tell you about them right now. Recently I had a discussion with my mother that resulted in an epiphany for me. We were discussing something that had to do with my husband and she asked me if he was going to mind something we’d done in the yard and I commented, well if he did, we’d have to fight about it and figure it out. She frowned and looked very concerned and when I asked what was wrong, she said that she didn’t like conflict and she didn’t … Continue reading →

Marriage Means No More Dating Others (or Does it?)

Why do people bother getting married if they are still interested in dating others? Please clue me in. I’m one of those fuddy-duddy, conservative, traditional people who thinks that vows actually mean something. Granted, I generally defer to a position of “to each his own” – if no one else is affected. Yet, when you find married people on dating sites, saying things like “married but still looking,” I think it’s a little much. I was looking around for information on dating sites to write about when I came across some of these ads. I’m not going to link to … Continue reading →

What are Open Marriages?

The term open marriage became popular in the early seventies, when rather than divorcing, couples chose to experiment by staying together yet dating other people. There was a huge controversy around the concept, and now open marriages have for the most part gone underground, like polygamy, polyamorous and other misunderstood unions. An open marriage does not mean that the couple has separate families, it is a term which describes a marriage where even though the couple may be happy in other areas-or on the brink of divorce, as previously stated-they choose to stay together but engage in sex with people … Continue reading →