I received a request for advice last month from a woman who was preparing to walk into a very difficult holiday gathering. Sometimes, when I read your requests, I think, “I am so glad I am not in this person’s shoes!” And then I put myself in your shoes to try to get a different perspective on the situation, one that might help. She and her husband had hit a rough patch in their...
This post is part of the Happy Wives Club Blog Tour which I am delighted to be a part of along with hundreds of inspiring bloggers. To learn more and join us, CLICK HERE! Fawn Weaver’s book hit the bookshelves yesterday, and it is a great read. She traveled the globe looking for happily married women and asking them how that happened. Then she turned it into a very readable travelogue about...
Rejection is no fun. When we get rejected, we make note of why and try to avoid a repeat. Over time, this leaves us with a distorted view of our husband or wife, because a good percentage of rejections have nothing to do with us or what we asked for. The distortion keeps us from even suggesting things we would enjoy. It prevents us from offering some great Third Alternatives when we disagree, too...
Interesting results from a study that followed 634 couples through the first nine years of their marriage: a big difference in how much they drink greatly increased their chances of divorce. About half of the couples with one heavy drinker and one who is not a heavy drinker divorced within nine years of their wedding day. Those who were more alike in their drinking had around a 30% divorce rate...
It’s Black Friday, which means an annual lunch get-together with my husband, a dear friend since elementary school, and her husband. Much more pleasant than joining the crowds at the mall. (I am not a shopper.) This year, we found a great Italian restaurant, where I had the most delicious broccoli, tomato, lemon chicken, and mozzarella panini. Yum! Home again and checking my email, I have...
