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Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly
06/28/2018
How to Constructively Diffuse An Angry Situation Dealing with your spouses anger in a positive way can be tricky. If the situation is violent, you shouldn't be there to begin with. When you're dealing with a screaming fit, it's important to know what to do... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyFriendshipsPersonal ResponsibilityTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesTipsValues
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06/25/2018
People You Should Never Marry If people are desperate, they believe things about themselves that aren't true. They may believe that they are fat, ugly, stupid, and unloveable... More >>

Tags: AttitudeChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyIn-LawsMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityTen Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their RelationshipsTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsThe Proper Care and Feeding of MarriageTipsValues
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05/31/2018
Surrendering Myself To My Marriage ...When we first married, I wanted to keep my last name, spend money the way I saw fit, carry on with my own schedule, and basically ignore his needs and desires... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDivorceMarriagePersonal Responsibility
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05/29/2018
Being Your Husband's Girlfriend Today was my twelfth wedding anniversary. My lovely husband is quite forgetful, so I figured he would forget, then rush to the store to buy me flowers, but that's not what happened... More >>

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05/25/2018
Making Your Marriage Fun ...My dad gave us terrific advice when we were expecting our first child. He said to remember that we were husband and wife before we were "mom" and "dad," and the best gift we could give our child was to be a happy mom and dad... More >>

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05/24/2018
Learning To Appreciate Men ...When I was in college, I had occasion to be hanging out with my mother and several aunts. One of the aunts was a professional, well-educated woman who had never married (back in those days, she was called an "old maid!")... More >>

Tags: AttitudeChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingMarriageRelationshipsWomen's Point of View
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05/23/2018
Men Are Not Complicated Recently, I got a text from my husband that said he would be home in a few minutes and wouldn't mind finding me naked in bed! My first thought was 'Oh, no! I have so much to do before the kids get out of school. I don't want to mess up my makeup and hair, and I just wasn't 'in the mood'... More >>

Tags: AttitudeChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageRelationshipsSex
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05/22/2018
6 Tips for Dealing with In-Laws It can be quite a challenge marrying into a new family. Here are 6 tips to help ease the transition... More >>

Tags: AttitudeChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyIn-LawsMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityTen Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their RelationshipsTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsThe Proper Care and Feeding of MarriageTipsValues
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05/17/2018
Staying United Growing up, it was always apparent to me that my mom put my dad first, because, when we complained about dinner, she told us that she cooked for him, not us kids... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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05/10/2018
A Poem to My Wife and the Mother of Our Sons on Mother's Day I wrote this for my wife of 34 years as a tribute to her being a stay at home mother to our sons, now ages 27 and 29... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat KindlyHolidaysMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodParenting
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