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8 Tips to Protect Your Marriage from In-Laws

January 2, 2021 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

8 Tips to Protect Your Marriage from In-Laws

You and your husband have the perfect marriage but that doesn't mean things can't change.  That's why I am sharing these 8 Tips to Protect Your Marriage from In-Laws.  Sometimes, you simply don't like your in-laws.  Sometimes they are just meddling all the time.  The tips below will help keep your in-laws from SABOTAGING your marriage! 8 Tips to Protect Your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Marriage, Marriage, Marriage and Relationships, MMSG, Relationships Tagged With: Dating, love, love tips, marriage, relationship tips, relationships, Tags: couples

Tips to keep your Marriage’s Romantic Embers Burning (which doesn’t include going gaga over an infommercial product that can grind down your respective callouses)

December 22, 2020 by Melissa Chapman 8 Comments

Tips to keep your Marriage's Romantic Embers Burning

After 22 years of marriage, my husband and I have fallen into a major relationship rut. As Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw would say, "We've become Mr. and Mrs. Married." More than ever we need Tips to keep your Marriage's Romantic Embers Burning. That undeniable magnetism that drew us together, has not necessarily disappeared but after two kids, a mortgage and insurance payments its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Marriage, Marriage, Marriage and Relationships Tagged With: Carrie Bradshaw, Date night when you're married, Husbands and Wives, marriage, Melissa Chapman, relationships, Romance, Sex and the City, sugar daddy, Taking a break from your kids, vacation from your kids

7 Tips for Handling Stress in your Marriage

November 1, 2020 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

7 Tips for Handling Stress in your Marriage

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...]

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The secret to a happy 40 year marriage- apparently it is all about friendship (who knew?)

September 12, 2020 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

The secret to a happy 40 year marriage

The secret to a happy 40 year marriage I'm at the pool,  watching my son do his quadruple flip when I can't help noticing this really great looking older couple sitting a few feet away from me. They are both silver haired, in fairly athletic shape and I notice they are holding hands and gazing into each others eyes. I felt compelled to ask them if they were married. They proceeded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Marriage, Marriage and Relationships Tagged With: finding your happily ever after, Happily Ever After, marriage, Melissa Chapman, the secret to a happy marriage

5 Qualities That Make a Man Rockstar Husband Material

September 6, 2020 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Qualities That Make a Man Rockstar Husband Material

Qualities That Make a Man Rockstar Husband Material When I met my husband in July of 1997, we had one of those intense whirlwind dates one might think would only take place in the pages of a novel. We were smitten with one another at our very first meeting; a blind date that began with rollerblading at 2pm and ended at an Italian restaurant at 12 midnight. On that first date I can … [Read more...]

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