One piece of advice everyone gives is, "Don't argue in front of the kids." And I stick to that. Most of the time. The truth is, my husband and I don't really argue in front of the kids. But until recently, they definitely saw my eye rolls or exaggerated sighs or my husband's reluctance to answer me when I asked him a straightforward question. We might not have been … [Read more...]
Do Women Typically Work Harder At Keeping A Relationship Alive?
There's a saying that "in every life a little rain must fall." The same is true for a marriage. Those of us married or in a committed relationship should have no trouble admitting there are challenging periods. During those struggles, instead of simply suffering, decisions have to be made and actions should be taken that greatly impact the health of the relationship. During … [Read more...]
How An Argument Brought Me Closer To My Husband
by Amber Wright (www.theyeyodiaries.com) My husband and I had a huge fight recently. Huge. It was one of those cyclical arguments where the point got lost after the first ten minutes, and the other fifty minutes were rounds of jabs, stabs, and cuts (with words, of course). Needless to say, it was ugly! There was no resolution to the argument that night. Sorry, folks. We … [Read more...]
It Comes with the Territory: 10 Things All Couples Should Know and Accept About Marriage
Are you one of those people who after getting married realized there were certain things you wish you had known before saying "I do"? In fact I often hear these conversations in my circle of married friends. I feel like my relationship could've done without a lot of the early drama we had in the beginning, if only I had known certain things. I think part of being a grown up … [Read more...]
Be A Cheerleader In Your Marriage
I remember the feel of the sheets at the W Hotel where I sat at the end of the queen size bed. It was sunrise and I was sitting at the end of the bed staring out of the floor-to-ceiling windows at the clouds hanging above the Atlanta skyline. I couldn't move anything except my hands, which were moving back and forth across the sheets. The night before my flight from New York … [Read more...]