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Speaking frankly, I have long thought the cliché “absence makes the heart grow fonder” to be a load of malarkey. Absence makes my heart bored, annoyed, and lonely. True, I adore the moment that I see my husband walk into the…
The holidays are a work in progress for John and me. Rarely do people write about Christmas from a difficult perspective, unless citing the increased suicide rates (depressing) or denouncing Santa (just rude). I do understand that Thanksgiving, Christmas, New…
I have a confession. I watch Everybody Loves Raymond… religiously. I can quote every episode. Marie’s passive-aggression, Robert’s mopey disposition, Ray’s predictable blunders, I laugh at them all. Considering the show began in 1996 – I was 5, for those…
I (Jaime) find inspiration, laughter, and emotional connections in stories. Song, book, or TV, I will always find a quote to match any given situation. Going through a divorce? Meet Ross, “the divorce force” (Friends). Having a girl’s night out?…
“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!” -Percy Bysshe Shelley The arrival of Fall…
“Marriage is supposed to be this huge great overwhelming passion, and that we’re supposed to be looking for our soul mate, our other half, but it’s actually pretty damn mundane. After all the excitement goes, what you really want to…
Wedshock is a newlywed blog that speaks to the highs and lows of new marriage in a fun, honest and helpful way. There's more to marriage than happily ever after.
