Are you in a dead-end relationship? Have you asked for a certain level of commitment but never received it? Maybe…just maybe you could be wasting your time, holding out hope for a man who’s not trying to be with you long term. Keep your eyes wide open for these three signs! I want to spare […]
*Fans of Tyler Perry are berating the director on hiswebsite for hiring recently divorced television reality star Kim Kardashian who he cast to appear in his upcoming movie “The Marriage Counselor.” Apparently, folks feel Kardashian, who just filed for divorce 72 days after her made-for-TV movie, should be booted off the project. In the meantime, Kardashian arrived […]
Some Want Law Passed to Force Women to Take Their Husband’s Last Name By The_Stir | Love + Sex – 9 hours ago man placing ring on wife’s finger We Americans just love paradoxes. We fancy ourselves so progressive and leaders of the free world, but then half of us are still “traditionalists” or, as […]
Here’s another good reason for wives not to go to bed in flannels and sweatpants by The_Stir, on Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:54am PDT Stripper Well, it’s been nice chatting with y’all, but I’ve got to skedaddle on over to Williston, North Dakota. Not sure if there’s a huge demand for fuller-figured black chicks […]
WASHINGTON — Captain Pete Bennett doesn’t remember the time he met his future husband. There wasn’t much worth remembering. It was during his freshman year in 2003, sitting at a table with other West Point cadets, when Adam first spoke to him. Though most West Pointers enter the academy from high school like any other […]
Marriage is a commitment, and not only to your spouse. In addition to marrying your one true love, you’re also marrying their family and their friends. And, while a man’s relationship with his mother-in-law and/or father-in-law can vary from BFFs to bitter enemies, you have to get along with them. They’re family! The trickier situation […]
A devoted Iowa couple married for 72 years died holding hands in the hospital last week, exactly one hour apart. The passing reflected the nature of their marriage, where, “As a rule, everything was done together,” said the couple’s daughter Donna Sheets, 71. Gordon Yeager, 94, and his wife Norma, 90, left their small town […]
(AND…BTW…these need to be evident BEFORE marriage!!!) 1. HONESTY Two people who are not going to be honest with each other need to go ahead and plan to not make it. Lucretia and I made the commitment before we got married that we would not have secrets from one another–EVER! This is especially true when […]
If the mathematics of marriage is two becoming one, how do you factor in couples that have decided that some temporary division improves the odds of their relationship’s longevity? Krasnow discovered that spending the month of July apart from her husband of 23 years so each could pursue their own interests strengthened their relationship. This […]
Are ‘Progressive’ Relationships The New Normal? By SMF Marcus Osborne for GalTime.com There are plenty of celebrated relationship obstacles. We’re pretty aware of most of them, right? Money, religion, communication, race, class, national origin…all the greatest hits. And virtually every dating and relationship expert has offered up their best advice on navigating those choppy waters — and […]
If the mathematics of marriage is two becoming one, how do you factor in couples that have decided that some temporary division improves the odds of their relationship’s longevity? Krasnow discovered that spending the month of July apart from her husband of 23 years so each could pursue their own interests strengthened their relationship. This […]
Bromance Keeps Men and Marriages Healthy by YouBeauty.com, 2 hours 38 minutes ago A new study out of the Sociology Department at Cornell University has shown that men need time to hang with their buddies and it isn’t just for their physical and mental health—it’s time well spent for their partners too. While it’s […]