If you are going home for the holidays with your new plus one chances are he or she will be "meeting the parents". And it is precisely because you are deeply, madly and passionately in love with your boyfriend of six months that you’ve managed to keep him from meeting your motley crew of a family. You love your family, but fear they will have him making a beeline for the nearest exit! The truth … [Read more...]
3 Keys to Avoiding Infidelity in Your Marriage
The cold hard truth is that fifty percent of men will or have cheated on their wives. That’s half! As I write this, I’m well aware that seventy-five to eighty percent of women reading it will think, “Not my guy,” and just disregard the stats. But ladies, let’s state that stat in another way, one that might get your attention. Half of you will, or have been, cheated on by your husband. That’s every … [Read more...]
When Does True Love in a Relationship Begin?
I recently stumbled upon re-runs of a reality show called Married at First Sight. That's right, these "contestants" have all agreed to legally marry a stranger who, based on the show's expert opinions and calculations, is their scientifically compatible soul mate. The reality show follows six singles who are ready to say I do in a veritable arranged marriage in the hopes of finding their true … [Read more...]
Celebrate Mini Milestones in Your Marriage with Verizon #FiosNY movies and TV
This is a sponsored post. For the past 18 years of my marriage ( not including the ones I lived in sin) each night my husband has NEEDED to play a sports radio channel the entire night in order to lull himself to sleep and then to Stay asleep. I think when he was practicing medicine for 25 years and could not sleep through the night- because he'd be anticipating getting called in for an … [Read more...]
Reasons Trashtalking Your Spouse is a Bad Thing
When I first got married I had a lot of fire in my belly. And I will even admit that I was immature. I had no real understanding of what being married entailed. I still thought of myself as an individual and not as a partner in both good and bad with this person who I now called my husband. I mean rationally I knew once married we were inextricably linked to one another but emotionally I was still … [Read more...]