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You and the love of your life just got home from your honeymoon. You were on a plane all day, and the free ginger ale and honey roasted peanuts left you unsatisfied. Naturally, you order Chinese—Crispy Sesame Chicken and Crab…
Wedding planning can be so stressful that any sense of routine or stability is knocked straight out the window, and for me, those are key ingredients for wellness. I had a DIY wedding, so it was labour intensive, and I had to…
There are a few newlywed topics that are rarely addressed, and sex is one of them. When it is talked about, it’s not usually very helpful. The message is that newlyweds have crazy sex drives and tons of time and energy to make it a…
If you’ve been married long enough to experience any “special” days together, then you know the drill. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Valentine’s Day. Date night. Each one is uniquely special…and each one has a set of equally unique and unrealistic expectations. For Valentine’s, we expect…
Valentine’s Day is on its way. And while some couples may enjoy the red-and-pink onslaught that the commercialized holiday brings, some of us really hate Valentine’s Day. Don’t get me wrong, I love any opportunity to show love to my partner, but there’s…
Intentionality is typically a word reserved for self help books and motivational speakers. It means to be purposeful and deliberate in your actions with a larger goal in mind. Being intentional is a lifestyle choice that doesn’t come naturally to…
This article was written in 2014 a few months after my husband and I had reached our one year milestone. Four years into my marriage and miles away from where I was when I wrote this, I couldn’t help but…
Although I consider my new marriage more sacred than John Mayer’s recent fling with Katy Perry, these lyrics speak to me. Maybe it’s because I’m a writer myself, or maybe it’s because I’ve got a lot of songs in my…
There is more than one way to a man’s heart. Let’s start with food. Men love food. Next we’ll say football. A lot of them like that too. Football season may or may not affect your marriage, but I have seen effects…
Is marriage easy? That’s not my first word for it. I’ve said it before, and I will say it one thousand times. Fighting is a part of marriage, and it is our job to figure out how to do this…
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