Do Marry Me or We are Breaking Up Ultimatums Really Work? Let's face it- guys know what they need to do to buy themselves a little more time. They give you a drawer in their dresser-- this will probably buy them another month. They invite you to meet the parents- yet another month. They give you a key to their apartment- - that's right they probably have bought themselves yet another … [Read more...]
Should you tell your spouse everything about your past or are some secrets yours to keep?
Should you tell your spouse everything about your past or are some secrets yours to keep? Case in point: A man was awarded $100,000 after he successfully sued his wife over the fact that they had a baby he deemed ugly. How could this be!? well he subsequently came to find out that his wife slightly misrepresented her true self to him prior to their marriage- aka- she had $100,000 … [Read more...]
Stop Expecting your Husband to be Mr. Perfect and Let Go of Phrases like, “You complete me”
Before I met my husband I was a self-described serial dater. It's not that I had a problem getting dates; rather, committing to those second dates is what I found so difficult. ( I needed to read this post Stop Expecting your Husband to be Mr. Perfect back then- but I digress.) In fact I could usually hear my mother's voice, playing on an almost continuous loop in the small of my mind shouting, … [Read more...]
Date Night In 3 Recipes and 3 Classic Movies (includes a Mini Chocolate TART just 2 points on Weight Watchers Freestyle)
Date Night In 3 Recipes and 3 Classic Movies You and your significant other have done the fancy Date night restaurant with three forks. You've also done the movie date, sitting side-by-side in the theater and viewing a film together while you were miles apart in your individual thoughts. Now what you need is an interactive date, aka Date Night In 3 Recipes and 3 Classic Movies one … [Read more...]
How Should I React When my Husband gets me a Present I Hate?
If you've been in the marriage hood as long as I have, the question "How Should I React When my Husband gets me a Present I Hate?" will probably make you chuckle. Like me, you're probably thinking, " If my husband actually GOT ME A PRESENT I'd be thrilled." It's true my husband and I don't often exchange gifts at this point- we are more apt to write each love letters and personally, for me, that … [Read more...]