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7 Things I’d do Very Differently if I Could Have a Wedding Do-Over

July 3, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 7 Comments

7 Things I'd do Very Differently if I Could Have a Wedding Do-Over

7 Things I'd do Very Differently if I Could Have a Wedding Do-Over is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of SunTrust Bank. The opinions and text are all mine. It seems hard to believe that I've been married 19 years. 19 years with the same person; 19 years of compromise, negotiation, annoying habits and a man who has seen me push a person out of my lady parts ( I made him keep his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Love & Sex, Marriage and Relationships Tagged With: musings on marriage, wedding do-overs

When Does True Love in a Relationship Begin?

August 1, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 20 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, MMSG, Relationships Tagged With: definition of True love, marriage, musings on marriage, relationship issues, The MarriageHood

Celebrate Mini Milestones in Your Marriage with Verizon #FiosNY movies and TV

April 21, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 6 Comments

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 emergency … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Marriage, MMSG, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: #FiosNY, Celebrating Milestones, compromises in a marriage, Husband and wives, musings on marriage

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