There may come a time when your spouse needs help and support to be able to pursue their career. If your own job is important to you, your spouse’s needs may present you with a potential difficulty. You will want to…
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Not only are the suggestions here offered valid for the first two years of marriage they are just as valid for any years of marriage. Traditional recommendations of good marriage councilors are usually excellent, but I’m frequently surprised by a lack of…
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Those with the freedom and privelege of being able to choose their marriage partner likely won’t share the view that there may be a good side to an arranged marriage. As with all things choice seems to be the best…
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“So are you changing your last name?”  Before she even considers the dress, the location, or reception, this is one of the most difficult questions a future bride must ponder.  Tradition dictates that she do so, but many women nowadays—as…
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The key to not ending up in the divorce courts is to spot the rot and stop it early. This might sound self-evident, but by the time lawyers are appointed and court dates sought, things can often be too late…
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It looked like the perfect match. Bob and Jane had known each other for almost a decade.  Friendship had grown into romance. Both were professionals, with similar interests. They were well-established financially, and had invested in real estate. Bob had a picturesque…
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Strange as it may seem, we tend to think in a box when it comes to family traditions. You know the traditions that you grew up with and you’ve made some decisions concerning those which you do and do not…
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Bad habits can slowly sneak up on a couple and ruin their marriage. By the time either one of them is fully aware of the anxiety, the habits have been successfully established and will be difficult to break. There are…
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I remember dating a guy and when the topic came up he said something like,”I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Of course this was to me NOT keeping my name. Eventually I had him change his position. This is…
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After the wedding and honeymoon bliss wears off, many couples are left feeling lost, unsure what it means to be married, dreading the horror stories they’ve heard about the first year being difficult, and marriage being something you must work…
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We all have our bad habits. They may be considered insignificant to us but when it is done repeatedly to a partner, they can be annoying and can actually ruin your marriage. These are the most common bad habits that…
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You find out that your husband has been cheating on you, so you figure what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. You are going to cheat on him to not only get back at him, but this…
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She wanted him so bad. To spend her day and night with him, together forever in good or bad and whatever the wedding vows say. Here is the morning. The moment “I do” is over and now she feels like…
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This idea of changing names came about centuries ago to preserve the male line and in some cases the heir to the throne, inheritance etc. By a wife taking her husband’s name they then produced heirs also bearing the father’s…
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Marriage counseling can work if both spouses are committed to it and to the marriage. If one spouse goes unwillingly, it has little chance of working. Finding a counselor who is best for you is very important. The only way…
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A honeymoon is a vacation or trip taken by a newlywed couple to celebrate their recent marriage. Traditionally, honeymoons were meant to give a couple an opportunity to be sexually intimate in seclusion. In the past, couples usually took their…
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The last thing on your minds at this point in life are taxes, unless you are in the business, then you thought of this long before stumbling on this article. Assuming you are not in the business, setting aside some…
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In my experience from my own marriage and from seeing how other people I’ve known have fared in theirs, I would have to say the best advice anyone could give a newlywed couple is, be forgiving and keep ugly words…
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Your name given to you by your parents or whom every signed the papers at the hospital or at the church is your legal name. The name that you assume when you marry is your married name. But there is…
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As a newlywed myself, the stress from modifying my living space to our living space, my finances to our finances, and my life to our life – was intensified by the fear that it we were supposed to act and…
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While the issue of which family to spend the holidays with seems to have the potential for a lot of strife, it really doesn’t have to be that way. First of all, it is not the sole responsibility of the…
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When two people fall in love, they spend as much time together as possible. When they are apart, each one feels that something important is missing in their world. They will eagerly plan the next occasion when they can be…
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All friends have disagreements from time to time. As newlyweds and best friends, the same is bound to be true for you. This would be especially true if you haven’t lived together prior to marrying. Each of you is carrying…
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Are you and your partner best friends or bitter enemies? No one enters a relationship with the hope and dream of falling out of love. Unfortunately, all too often, couples fail to find a way to keep the feelings alive….
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After the wedding is over and you and your new husband or wife arrive back home from the honeymoon, you enter what is often the most difficult time in your marriage. Your expectations are all set up to be disappointed,…
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Many years ago, I married my high school sweetheart. We are still together, but a little more time away on our honeymoon may have left one or the other of us widowed! Our honeymoon was one long love fest punctuated…
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The search for someone that is our soul mate and will be there for us no matter what, is one thing that we all want deep down inside from life. When we think we have found that special one, we…
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Ladies and Gentleman, lend me your eyes, for the following tips on what not to do on your honeymoon could save that lovely trip to Tuscany or Arizona from being the last you ever make together. How would you explain…
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Weddings seem magical. For one day in their lives, the bride and groom feel like a princess and a prince, and they are treated by their guests as such. All attention is focused on the newlyweds and everybody celebrates their…
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Newlyweds will find married life is as exciting as you make it. The more effort expended, the more rewarding it will be. If you expect it to simply happen, you will be sorely disappointed. That having been said, let’s go…
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