By Wendy C We Fall In Love a Million Times
Recently, I read a picture book to my children titled Would I Trade My Parents? The book is about a little…
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By Ashley Ylvisaker Our Secret to a Happy Marriage? Separate Beds (Just Like the Sitcoms!)
There are so many different ways couples and even families sleep. Some are cultural, some are out of necessity, some…
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I Married a Steady Man
Sometimes I forget who I married. I forget I married a simple man who speaks in simple sentences. He gets…
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To the Mother Feeling Overwhelmed: Speak Up To Your Spouse
In the silence of the night, I could feel the fury take hold of me as I lay awake with…
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Some Days We’re Strangers, Some Days We’re Stronger
Some days we’re strangers. Some days we’re stronger. It’s a feeling I’ve stumbled across in my marriage, particularly after we…
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By Her View From Home We Didn’t Go to Counseling Because Our Marriage Had Failed, We Went to Make It Stronger
There were three of us in the windowless room with its faded yellow walls. We were sitting in a triangle,…
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By Jamie Duhn My Husband Doesn’t Change Dirty Diapers
My husband doesn’t change dirty diapers. He hates it. The mere thought of a dirty diaper makes him gag. He…
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Marriage is Not always Equal Effort
I’m in the kitchen making dinner, swaying from one foot to the other to mitigate that third-trimester sciatica when I…
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Our Love Languages Are Not the Same—And That’s Okay
"How come you don’t say that about me?" Oh, if I could count the number of times I’ve asked that…
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By Cherice Jackson Marriage Is Harder Than It Looks: 10 Things We’ve Learned So Far
When we first got married, we knew everything. We were looking around at other couples struggling like, “What’s wrong with…
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By Kathy Glow When I Said “For Better or for Worse” I Meant It
Dear God, please help me to be a good person. And please, bring me someone to love who loves me…
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By Christen McKey Your Marriage Can’t Sit in a Laundry Basket without Getting a Few Wrinkles
Bring on the bottled scent of fresh mountain breeze and seaside lavender. I’ll happily perform the swivel dance of transferring…
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