Marriage is messy and complicated. It's a daily uphill battle of compromise and self-sacrifice, it's not a sprint it's a marathon. ( And I never thought I'd be celebrating my husband's 61st birthday with a Weight Watchers One Point Chocolate Chip Cake - but I digress). When you get married the most important decisions are: what flavor butter cream frosting will I choose to adorn my three-tiered … [Read more...]
3 things I know for sure about love and commitment
When it comes to the 3 things I know for sure about love and commitment what I know for sure is that real love is nothing like the love stories we're spoon fed as little girls prancing around in plastic pink high heels and crinoline princess dresses. Real love is not about vases of flowers, real love is not about a man bending down on his knee and handing you a diamond. (Not that there's … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Make Your Pregnant Wife Feel Loved
Your pregnant partner may be moody, emotional and even unpredictable due to hormonal changes. What's a baby daddy to do? Pamper and romance her like crazy with 10 Ways to make your pregnant wife feel loved. But why is it so important that you make the woman who is carrying your child feel good about herself? When I was pregnant with my daughter a million moons ago you couldn’t have paid me one … [Read more...]
3 Tips to get your husband to walk the dog at 6 am
This is a very familiar scene in my house: It is 6 am and my newest furry child is on my pillow-pawing at my forehead. The lil guy is dying to go outside and walk. He doesn't care that it is 6am. He doesn't care that I was up till umpteenth o'clock last night. All he cares about is his bladder- which no matter how often I take him out is always full- and this boy can lift his leg at least 15 times … [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...]