Why are our spouses such an easy target when we're under stress? It usually just makes our situations even worse. 7 Tips for Handling Stress in your Marriage Even if you're just reacting to stress and don't really mean them, insults and derogatory remarks hurled at your spouse will undermine your relationship often to a devastating conclusion, if left unchecked. Don't let your marriage … [Read more...]
On why my husband HATES the Bachelor
My husband ABHORS any type of reality show and being the COMPLETE POLAR opposites that we are, of course I am GAGA for them. I pour over their every detail, I get emotionally invested in their unreality and I speculate about their off camera lives. It's true I live for these shows. My husband, not so much. So this week I try to unmask his complete disdain for the newest Bachelor Colton and his … [Read more...]
After 20 years of marriage my husband wants me to take his last name
When my husband and I got married 20 years ago-- EEK I cannot believe I am that old married lady married 20 years- but I digress...here I was a 25-year-old writer who was truly on the cusp of a career, and well I felt like my byline was something that was all mine. My name was uniquely me--and it honestly had nothing to do with this man I was about to marry. And after 20 years of marriage my … [Read more...]
5 reasons why a good relationship is like a reliable car
Today is a bittersweet day we are bidding adieu to a trusty, practical friend who has been there, alongside my husband and I as we've journeyed on the better part of our almost 19 years of mostly wedded bliss. It's my husband's Flip Phone that he's been NOT ANSWERING well, for 15 years. Her departure inspired me to write this blog post 5 reasons why a good relationship is like a reliable … [Read more...]
Does your spouse fish through the laundry for clothes to wear? yeah mine too but who cares I have an iLife V8s ROBOT VACUUM
Does your spouse fish through the laundry for clothes to wear? yeah mine too but who cares I have an iLife V8s ROBOT VACUUM is a sponsored post Ask my husband why he gets so angry with me over my "laundry practices" and he'll say, "Because my wife has a cleaning problem." Dig a little deeper and he might expound on the fact that he and I have very different versions of the term clean. Does … [Read more...]