My name is David, and I am NOT married. So why am I writing about marriage? Why am I telling you something about marriage, if I have no experience in that matter?
You have guessed it. I am a child. Well, you could say, I was a child, being now 18 years of age. But are [...]
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A MarriageAdvice website poll asked, “Is It Okay To Live Together Before You’re Married?” Of the 429 respondents, 60% believed it was okay to live together. This number is consistent with a National Survey conducted with seniors in High School who were asked a similar question. Again, 60% felt it was okay [...]
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Today marks 19 years of marital bliss for my husband and I. However, “bliss” as defined by Merriam Webster, and “bliss” as defined by a marriage veteran would be defined in very different ways.
The dictionary version is brief, “complete happiness, paradise, heaven.” This type of bliss is short-term in duration. [...]
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What do these celebrities have in common?
Britney Spears and Jason Allen Alexander
Robin Givens and Mike Tyson
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman
Seeking a divorce in record time!
There are always headlines about the latest celebrity couple that is splitting up. They spout a variety of reasons from trivial to [...]
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You don’t realize it, but in the next few minutes, you’re going to rekindle your passion for your spouse.
Remember that first date? How long ago was it? I know you can remember…go back there now. I want you to remember something…the butterflies in your stomach, the magic, the awkwardness, and that rush [...]
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As you go through the varied seasons of your married life from newlyweds, to beginning a family, to raising a family, to empty nest, the amount of time and energy you have to devote to keeping your marriage relationship strong varies as well.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could invest only 10 minutes [...]
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My wife N’omi is often asked if she doesn’t believe in equality for women, because some of the things she says sound odd to the modern ear. But she always replies:
“Why should I give up superiority for mere equality? I have worked at developing my feminine traits and my human abilities. So as a woman, [...]
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Any successful businessman, entrepreneur, or college graduate will tell you they were successful because they had a goal and a plan. If your goal is to protect your marriage from the worries that many couples face, then you need a plan for success. Here is a 3-step plan to help.
Step #1 – Open [...]
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It seems unlikely that anyone could improve his or her marriage in one evening. Well read on! Any positive step in the right direction is an improvement that will continue as long as the efforts continue to be made.
As our recent MarriageAdvicedotcom poll showed, more than 40% of our 207 respondents identified that the [...]
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Creating passion that is not luke-warm but HOT requires more than whispering sweet nothings into your partner’s ear. Passion is actually built through communicating your needs to your wife or husband.
They can be the lover you need if you teach them how to satisfy you and tell them what you like and [...]
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Just because you and your spouse pledged to love and nurture each other through all your days, doesn’t guarantee that your marriage will remain vital and strong. Here are 3 little mistakes that left unchecked could cost you your marriage.
Little Mistake #1
Not Hearing Your Spouses Plea For Attention
With many responsibilities pulling at us each [...]
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Although we may have the best intentions in building a strong relationship with our spouse, it’s easy to fall into a few traps that will undermine our relationship rather than build our relationship.
Mistake #1 – Criticizing Your Spouse
It’s easy to criticize your spouse for not being perfect while we ignore our own imperfections. We [...]
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