by Amy Morin, Falling in love is easy. It’s the staying in love part that is difficult. The emotions involved with falling in love can make you feel like you’re on top of the world. However, that giddy, heart-skipping-a-beat sort of love doesn’t last forever. Without taking steps to acquire a mature love, you can [...]
A few weeks ago I saw this is adorable romantic comedy called This Is 40. It was a good movie, but it was also a wake up call about who my husband and I have evolved into over the course of our marriage. Yes, we accept the good, the bad and the ugly, and without [...]
The man that a woman decides to marry is one of the most important decisions that she could ever make. Speaking from personal experience, I almost married the wrong man when I was twenty-four. He was a friend of my godfather and we met in karate class. After seeing each other for a couple of [...]
It is said that as many as 80% of all marriages could be classified as “sexless”. Sexless – most typically defined as having sex less than 10 times a year. Let that soak in for a second… This is a conversation I have had with so many friends and couples and usually the focus is [...]
Pat Robertson is at it again. This time the evangelical leader and host of the “The 700 Club,” a Christian television program that reaches millions of viewers around the world, answers a viewer’s question about how to forgive her husband for cheating. The “secret,” according to Robertson, is to “stop talking about the cheating,” and [...]
The other day my wife and I had “the talk.” You know, the one about potentially bringing miniature versions of us into this world. Now that we’ve had the discussion, all l I keep seeing are rebellious teenagers, all I keep hearing in my ears is screaming and temper tantrums, all I taste in my [...]
We’re all familiar with 5-Star generals in the military and 5-Star ratings for movies, hotels and restaurants. But what we may not be as acquainted with is how to be rated a 5-Star spouse. Generally, ratings are gathered by reviewers/critics who experience the properties, film or eatery. During the hotel and restaurant rating process, the [...]
I don’t personally know anyone that has not watched or owned the movie The Best Man, which was released back in 1999. This was one of my all-time favorite movies right up there with Love and Basketball. I even just found my CD for the soundtrack, and it took me on a trip down memory [...]
Over the next two weeks you’ll notice a significant increase in police patrols and check points. But you may be surprised at the reason. The targets of this increased police scrutiny will not be drunk drivers, texting teenagers, or speed demons, but people who fail to wear their seat belts. Every year law enforcement agencies [...]
Rumors have been flying around the Internet about whether Beyonce is expecting baby #2. New source E! Online posted an article saying multiple sources have confirmed the pregnancy. It’s hard to know whether this is confirmed or not compared to her first announcement, which was made very public at the MTV Music Awards, where the [...]
