marriage
Marriage is not so much a word as it is a sentence–a life sentence.
10 Myths About Marriage Vows that a Couple Should Avoid
Vowing to spend the rest of your lives together is a wonderful promise, but what do your marriage vows actually mean? There are many thoughts and misconceptions about what it means to be husband and wife. Many young couples may have the misguided thought that tying the knot means that any problems that are in their relationship will vanish before their eyes or that issues of poor communication or infidelity will disappear now that they've made their love official.
By Rachael Pace7 years ago in Humans
Marriage Expectation: Finances
Since I've been married, and even before, I would have always thought that I would be working. Even if it was just at Tim Horton's, I would still be working. As you know, if you have read any of my previous entries, my husband is a little bit old-fashioned.
By hailey clark7 years ago in Humans
I Never Thought I Would Find Someone I Couldn't Live Without
Often there are times where I come across people that make me smile—young, old, middle-aged, people who never let their inner child grow up and don’t care about how they are viewed by others. The ones who completely make my day are the old couples who still flirt like teenagers, the elderly man who still buys his wife flowers every day, the gentleman who still pulls his wife’s chair out when they sit down at a restaurant. They never let their love die, and they still look at each other just as if it were the first day they met.
By Christina Scanlon7 years ago in Humans
Marriage Is No Picnic
Marriage itself is hard, but when you are married to someone in the military, it just makes it twice as hard because of the deployments—or if you live separately due to conflict, money, or whatever reason you have. I've been with my husband for six years, married for one. When I tell you that this past year has been no picnic for either of us, I am not joking one bit. I am writing this because I don't believe in sugar coating or giving something another name. I have always been blunt and direct, even though it has gotten me into trouble multiple times. A lot of people don't understand the struggle that my husband and I go through, and lot of people don't understand because they aren't living our life with the heartaches and headaches that it has brought. So this post is going to be pretty candid and if you can't handle direct or truth, this is not the story for you.
By Alix Nicole7 years ago in Humans
When He Is in Everything You Do
I think, see, and hear my husband in every single thing that I do. Every love song that I hear. Even the songs where the man is sorry because he messed up with the woman that he loves. Every time I talk to guys at work about comic books and nerd speak, I bring up the Punisher and Loki which are the characters that he likes. When a co-worker is talking about his wife and kid he has on the way, I think about my husband and how I wish he was here with me and how I wonder how he would act and feel if we were having a baby. When he talks about his mother-in-law and his family I think about my own. When I watch movies where the couples face prison or a loved one's death I think of him. When I see a marriage falling apart, a renewal of vows, a marriage, a proposal, or an anniversary I think of him and how we should be doing these things and spending this time together.
By Amanda J Mollett7 years ago in Humans
10 Ways to Show Your Husband You Love Him
Recently, I skimmed an article called something like, “Five Things Your Husband Needs from You.” And it was fine, it listed good stuff like approval and affection and, of course, sex. And all that is important. But it’s also—forgive me—vague. Yes, your husband needs your approval... however, how do you show that? Which got me thinking. I like concrete instructions. Simple, exact things I can do to bless husband’s life, so I made my own list!
By Brynne Nelson7 years ago in Humans
The Perfect Marriage
We live in a fairytale world where movies on Hallmark or Lifetime lead us to believe that marriage is perfect. It makes us think that the term happy wife happy life is all marriage is. However, I’m here to tell you that it’s not! It’s far from that. This will be about us. Our story on the road to marriage, coming from the road of separation.
By Friday Vibes7 years ago in Humans
PMDD & The Love/Hate Switch
This morning, my husband made the mistake of asking, "How are you feeling?" Funny how he continues to ask that question, like a damn robot, no matter how many times I tell him I hate that question! He only asks it because he wants to know if he's "safe" after several days of my increasing moodiness and withdrawal. However, it is delivered with very little actual concern or curiosity, let alone presence. It comes out like a tape-recorded message. I didn't want to answer, but ignoring him would just cause a different problem.
By Cheeky Minx7 years ago in Humans
