Scenes from a Marriage: Can a husband and wife survive planning a bar mitzvah without DRIVING EACH OTHER CRAZY? Cue the odd couple music We knew this day would come. But my husband and I are both major procrastinators. My husband more so than me- he's the type of guy, who waits till he casually bumps into a neighbor to ask a question- as opposed to just ringing their doorbell- and just flat-out … [Read more...]
3 tips to stay in your marriage even when you feel like you want to quit
You went into this marriage with both of your eyes wide open. You had your checklist and assumed if your fiance possessed all those "must-have qualities you' be that married couple sitting on a porch swing well into your golden years with your beloved, holding hands and communicating through, thoughtful non-verbal gazes. Of course no one could have prepared you for life's proverbial curve balls … [Read more...]
Surfing for porn online: is it emotional infidelity?
I never thought I'd be one of those wives who would find her husband up late at night surfing porn. Why did I think my guy was immune to the seductive lure of ogling titillating images? Well because my husband is not at all computer savvy- he doesn't text, tweet or post on Facebook and he rarely goes on the internet. I'd sooner find him with a stash of hard copy magazines under the bed than I … [Read more...]
Can you get your romance on with your spouse, when you can’t snag a babysitter?
My husband and I have not been on a weekender - i.e. taken a romantic reprieve from our kids - in a little over a year. It has been a rough period in our lives as my first love, the man who stole my heart, my dad passed away in May of 2011. My dad was our go to sitter. We could literally just drop the kids and our dog on his doorstep sans clothing, food and any of their kidcessories and upon … [Read more...]