Relationships

It’s wedding season, but you shouldn’t go forth with gift shopping or check writing just yet. It seems that a large number of couples planning their weddings will call it quits on their relationship before they make it down the aisle, and some of them might not care whether or not it’s at rehearsal dinner […] More

Whether you argue with someone you love or someone you don’t even know but who really wanted to pick a fight with you because their day isn’t going as they planned, getting into a fight is not fun. It’s part of life, because we all have attitude issues at times and we all say things […] More

If you want something done right, you need to do it yourself. This is my motto. No matter how good someone’s intentions or how helpful they assume they are, no one is actually as good at doing things as me. That’s how I feel about the dusting of the furniture or the hanging of the […] More

One of the saddest moments in life is when you realize that it’s time to end a friendship. It’s not difficult to end a casual friendship, but when you realize that you and your best friend no longer have what it takes to be friends, it’s a difficult moment. Perhaps you’re at different stages in […] More

A love contract? What is this that we speak of? The simple truth of the matter is that we aren’t entirely positive of this ourselves, so we had to do a little digging to find out what it means, what it is and how we go about creating this alleged love contract. And we also […] More

Telling someone you love them is always wonderful, but showing them is even nicer. After all, actions do speak louder than words in almost every sense of the manner. When you take the time to show someone you love them with your actions, you change the way they feel. You make that person feel special, […] More

Husbands; they’re an absolute gem – except when they are not. They’re loving and wonderful and kind and helpful and they help make beautiful babies. They’re also loud, sometimes they smell questionable, they can’t find anything, and they never hang your clothes in the correct closet space when they do laundry. Oh, he loves you. […] More

The problem with so many people is that they automatically want to assume that the only want to show their love for another person is with expensive gifts. In an effort to be completely honest, most of us love a nice, expensive gift and feel there is nothing wrong with receiving one. However, there is […] More

The “D” word is not always ugly. Well, divorce is ugly no matter the situation, but it’s not always something that people should feel it is okay to look down upon. For one, the decisions others make in their own lives are none of your business. Secondly, you might not know the real reason marriages […] More

There was once a time when I heard someone state that she and her husband sleep in separate beds, and I immediately went to, “They must have such an unhappy marriage,” but I was wrong. They actually have a great marriage, but they cannot sleep together because they hate it. It makes them angry, sleep […] More

As an independent species, we don’t like to be told that we need anyone’s permission to do anything. That’s something we outgrew with childhood. However, then comes marriage. And when you become married, you suddenly find yourself occasionally seeking permission to do something. Now, as a wife of 10 years and the parents of four […] More

We have just over a week until Valentine’s Day arrives, and sometimes that’s a bit too late to start shopping. And anyway, who said that this is a holiday all about the shopping? This is a holiday that can be about so much more than just spending money. Sure, gifts that cost money are nice […] More