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05/14/2018
Timing IS Everything! First off let me say I have always seemed to listen to you at the wrong times in my life. I listened 20 years ago and then for some reason I stopped. If I had been listening 17 years ago I would possibly not have married the woman I married, I chose wrong... More >>

Tags: DatingDivorceFatherhoodMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodProtecting children
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05/01/2018
The Grass Is Truly Not Always Greener Several years ago, when my husband and I were almost empty-nesters, my 20-year-old daughter discovered her dad was having an affair, and she told me about it... More >>

Tags: AdulteryAttitudeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDivorceMotherhood-FatherhoodParenting
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04/26/2018
Getting Mom to Shut Up My parents split when I was 11 years old. My mom often spewed venomous, hateful comments about my dad, who not only never said anything negative about her, but insisted we treat her with respect. More >>

Tags: DivorceMarriageParenting
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04/20/2018
When a Spouse Cheats ...For me, security comes not from knowing what the other person might do... it comes from knowing completely what you will do... More >>

Tags: AdulteryCommitmentDivorceInfidelityMarriageMarriage vows
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04/03/2018
Think Twice Before Wrecking Your Family I have a message for all married people considering divorce who have children at home. Parents who think their kids are resilient and that they will be just fine are wrong. They will NOT be 'just fine.' Whether they're toddlers or teenagers, you will destroy their world as they know it. I speak from experience... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorDivorceMental HealthParentingPersonal Responsibility
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04/03/2018
How to Beat the 7-Year Itch in Your Marriage When the honeymoon phase of a marriage begins to wane, many people start to get restless and uncomfortable despite the fact that the mature part of the relationship provides security, warmth, friendship, commitment, and safety. Here's how to beat the seven-year itch... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDivorceMarriageThe Proper Care and Feeding of MarriageTipsValues
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03/21/2018
6 Things That Hurt Your Marriage More Than Cheating When we think about behaviors that ruin a marriage, people immediately jump to flirting and affairs. However, there are a number of things that hurt your marriage even worse... More >>

Tags: AdulteryChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDivorceMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsTen Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their RelationshipsThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsThe Proper Care and Feeding of MarriageTips
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03/20/2018
Be Grateful for Dumb Women After years of praying for one dumb woman to let a good man go, I got a call from an old friend telling me how she was having a "torrid love affair with a doctor" and she was divorcing her husband. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDivorceGratitudeMarriage
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03/07/2018
Getting Rid Of A Perfectly Good Husband I called you last month on a mission to get your agreement that my husband was terrible, and I should get out of the marriage. We are both 40 years old, married four years, with no kids. I was previously married in my twenties, but my husband passed away... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDivorceHealthMarriageWomen's Point of View
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03/05/2018
Meaningful Traditions: Two Ways to Take Back the Sacred in Your Life There was a time when what we did as parents and lovers was sacred. Private. Our own meaningful traditions that helped create the new family we were forming together. It was the way we made our family separate from our parents or the neighbors... More >>

Tags: DivorceHolidaysMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingTips
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