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10/24/2012
What Selfishness Can Do to a Marriage The thing I love about marriage is there seems to be someone for everyone. We're all different, and finding that person who gets us (or tolerates us) is a feat in itself. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDatingMarriageRead On-AirRelationshipsSelfishness
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10/23/2012
Cold Feet Before the Wedding I don't know if everyone experiences cold feet for at least a moment before their wedding, but I think it was healthy for me to have a brush with it. My fiancé and I had been dating over a year and a half, and we were wildly in love. More >>

Tags: DatingPre-marital CounselingRead On-AirRelationshipsWedding
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10/18/2012
Wedding Day Cold Feet? Dr. Laura received many responses to her question: Do you think getting cold feet before your wedding is just a natural part of the process, or is it a bad omen for the marriage? Here are just a few... More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingDivorceHappinessHealthRelationshipsSpouseWedding
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10/17/2012
Marriage Takes Care and Feeding As my 'marriage mentor,' I just had to share with you a tender exchange I had with my husband this morning...His job has been really stressful lately - layoffs left him understaffed and now he works in his office, all day, by himself... More >>

Tags: DatingHusband's GirlfriendRead On-AirRelationshipsThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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10/17/2012
Shacking Up Does Not Lead to a Stronger Marriage Remember this little ditty?: 'First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.' Nowadays, this rarely happens. For a lot of adults it's, 'First comes love (maybe), then comes 'shacking up,' then comes a heartbreaking split involving children'... More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - FamilyLiving togetherMarriageParentingPremarital CounselingRelationshipsRelativesShacking Up
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10/16/2012
I'm Scared to Let Another Marriage Fail I was married for 11 years, and my ex-wife and I have 2 wonderful kids. I am scared to death to let another marriage fail... I was unhappy from day one. More >>

Tags: DatingFriendshipsMarriageMen's Point of ViewParentingSexThe Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage
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10/16/2012
Video: I'm Scared to Let Another Marriage Fail Wondering how to find Mr. or Mrs. Right after discovering the first one was Mr. or Mrs. Wrong? Here are my suggestions... More >>

Tags: DatingFriendshipFriendshipsMarriageMen's Point of ViewParentingSexThe Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage
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10/08/2012
Love at First Sight How many movies have you seen where a man sees a woman across a room filled with people dancing and he thinks, 'That's it, I'm in love.' More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageMen's Point of ViewRelationshipsSexWomen's Point of View
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10/04/2012
Keeping Secrets from Your Spouse Just because something is true doesn't mean it needs to be said. Everything that crosses your mind shouldn't necessarily come out of your mouth. Honesty is sometimes a cross between stupidity and cruelty, and when it comes to keeping secrets from your spouse, honesty is not always the best policy. More >>

Tags: AdulteryAffairsDatingEating disordersFinancesHonestyIntimacyMarriageMental HealthPre-marital counselingSexSpouse
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10/02/2012
My Values Have Changed ...It was a little hard to give up the dramatic high school exciting kind of love for the real kind of lasting marital love. More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsSAHM stay-at-home momTraditional values
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