• Work with Melissa Chapman of The Staten Island Family
  • PRIVACY POLICY

The Staten Island family

The scoop on parenting, marriage, recipes, fashion, beauty & kid gear!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Health & Lifestyle
  • Family Fun
  • Parenting Tips
  • Kid Gear
  • Recipes
  • Marriage
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Work with Melissa Chapman of The Staten Island Family
  • PRIVACY POLICY

Being in a Real Relationship Means YOU NEED TO LABEL IT

June 23, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 21 Comments

When I met my husband in July 1997 I think what cemented it for me was the fact that he IMMEDIATELY gave me the key to his apartment. He immediately said, " I love you. I want to be with you." When I met him it finally clicked that Being in a Real Relationship Means YOU NEED TO LABEL IT. For me there were no games, no wondering what he was thinking; were we a couple? were we exclusive? did he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Marriage, Marriage, Marriage and Relationships Tagged With: Musings on Love and relationships

Is it Possible to CHANGE a PERSON?

March 28, 2016 by Melissa Chapman 1 Comment

Although I was super excited about my mother's FORAY into the dating scene after a 51 year absence and had made grand plans ( in my head) about how this new guy would be THE ONE, my mother is not convinced. And while it is true that this guy that she met looked absolutely nothing like his photo on the dating site-- in doing a comparison it would appear that the picture might have been from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, MMSG, Relationships Tagged With: Dating, dating tips, married my sugar daddy, Melissa Chapman, Musings on Love and relationships

What I Learned about LOVE Watching my Mother Go Out on her FIRST DATE in 51 Years

June 17, 2014 by Melissa Chapman 2 Comments

I don't think any marriage or relationship is perfect. I think I learned this watching my parents alternate between arguing with great passion and heat- and in the very same breath bearing witness to   that same intensity spill over into their love for one another. I also think as an outsider looking in you can't truly comprehend the magnitude of what it means to live and breathe in the same air … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MMSG, My Sugar daddy Tagged With: Dating, dating tips, married my sugar daddy, Melissa Chapman, Musings on Love and relationships

Work with Melissa of The Staten Island Family

Tips to Get Your Date Night On and Bring Romance into Your Relationship

Recent Posts

  • Sweet potato topped with buffalo chickpeas
  • The perfect enchilada
  • caramelized Carrot fries

Categories

  • beauty
  • Delicious Recipes
  • Family Fun
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Fashion and Beauty
  • Featured
  • Giveaways
  • health and lifestyle
  • Healthy Bites
  • Home DIY and Improvement
  • Husbands & Wives
  • Kid Gear
  • Love & Sex
  • Marriage
    • Marriage
  • Marriage and Relationships
  • MMSG
  • Motherhood Musings
  • My Sugar daddy
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Tips
  • Relationships
  • Uncategorized
  • Weight Watchers Recipes

Copyright © 2023 · Designed by Restored 316

Copyright © 2023 · The Staten Island Family on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in