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Coping with Holidays without Your Spouse

Losing your spouse is an incredibly traumatic event, which can be even more painful when holidays or other special dates come around. It is not unusual to dread such occasions or to find yourself filled with emotion and sometimes even anger at being left alone. Grief can do some harsh things to people and can make even simple tasks seem overwhelming. There are a few things you can do to help you get through the most difficult moments. Let yourself grieve. It’s okay to cry or to talk about things that are painful. You don’t have to keep it all … Continue reading →

Don’t Expect Your Spouse to Make You Happy

That may not be the advice you expect to get here, but it’s important to not fall into the trap of expecting your spouse to make you happy all the time. When this happens, your spouse comes home stressed, you’re stressed from the day and the two of you end up taking those bad moods out on each other. Neither one of you is good company nor are you supporting each other. In fact, very quickly, you will end up resenting each other. This is hardly a positive because the two of you will quickly begin spending time apart and … Continue reading →

6 Ways to Promote a Good Marriage Relationship

I know that I have not been married for too long (just under three years). However, I feel I have grown and learned a few things in my short time as a wife. Here are a few things I have discovered that positively affect my relationship with my husband. Notice the little things. Typically, when I think of “noticing the little things” I have an image of a man not noticing his wife’s dramatic hair cut, or a completely rearranged house. However, it is important to notice the little things, for instance, if your spouse does a chore you normally … Continue reading →

What if Your Spouse’s Affair Made the News?

Unfortunately, scandal surrounding elected officials in this country is nothing new. Of course, with midterm elections quickly drawing near, we can be sure that more scandals will come to light. Recently, Pennsylvania Republican Don Sherwood created a campaign ad confessing his sin to his constituents. The ad was an apology for cheating on his wife. The mistress also accused him of abuse, but no probable cause was found by police to bring any charges. Still, his opponent is running an ad that not only discusses the affair, but also while referencing “values,” flashes words from the unfounded accusations across the … Continue reading →

Intimacy in Marriage

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There is no mutual earthly commitment I can think of that is closer than marriage. Sadly, too often vows are forgotten or betrayed even in Christian homes. Couples who don’t make a regular intimate connection with each other through prayer, sex, or other quality time are leaving a door open for Satan to tempt them from a precious covenant which God has instituted. Why does Satan make such an attack on marriage? As I’ve discussed earlier in this series of marriage blogs, God has instituted marriage not only so man would not be lonely, but I believe to help us … Continue reading →

Want Tall Children? Marry A Dutch Man (Or Woman)

So you say you’d like your child to play in the NBA… or at least to score points (and perhaps a basketball scholarship) at a leading university. Besides talent your child is going to need some serious height. So where can you get the gene that will allow them to tower over their classmates? Apparently, from the Dutch. A new report out says in the last 150 years, the Dutch have become the tallest people on Earth — and experts say they’re still getting bigger. Chock it up to the nation’s health and wealth. Studies show the Dutch thrive on … Continue reading →

Together but Separate

Some couples feel a little disappointment as the novelty of marriage begins to wear off and their partners begin pursuing separate interests. Having separate interests really isn’t a bad thing and it shows that your marriage is strong when both spouses can keep their own identities and interests while being part of a couple. You both need time alone as much as you need time together. Going out with friends, taking a weekend trip, or pursuing a hobby or goal alone should not be taken as a slight. It’s healthy to do things separately at times. While some couples even … Continue reading →

Marriage Retreats

Marriage can seem very intimidating at first thought and is a commitment of great caliber. There are many things that you can do to prepare for your marriage and even to keep your existing marriage happy and successful. Marriage retreats are a great way to learn about marriage and to keep your existing marriage healthy and happy for many more years to come. These types of retreats are great for couples who are just starting out and are thinking about marriage or are already engaged. These couples, no matter how old, should take the time to attend one of these … Continue reading →

Wedding Proposals

Marriage proposals have generally been done by the man in the past, but today there are more and more women taking the leap and risk to ask their men to marry them! Marriage proposals have been done a certain way for centuries and it has only been within the last few years that these proposal styles have begun to change. Traditionally, the man would get down on one knee to show his future wife how much he loves and respects her and then ask her to be his wife. Of course, before this event would even occur the man would … Continue reading →

You Can’t Change Each Other (Or Can You?)

So many people go into marriage, thinking, “He’s not perfect, but I’ll change what I don’t like.” Men also think this way about women. The fact is none of us can simply force another person to change. We can’t just demand it, nor should we try. Instead, we often use subtler tactics such as manipulation, or we try to intimidate our spouses to behave as we think they should. However, if we use those tactics, we will find our mates changing, but that doesn’t mean it will be a good thing. If you were attracted to your wife because she … Continue reading →