On The Times of India’s View\Counterview page today, there is an interesting issue up for discussion. India’s rural development and water and sanitation minister, Jairam Ramesh, has proposed a “no bathroom, no bride” rule. According to the most recent census, 53% of all Indian households have no toilet. This generally means there is also no septic tank, septic field, or...
I received a great question from a reader not much enjoying her third year of marriage because of a disagreement about how to handle disagreements. The example she gave is requesting not to be interrupted even when she’s speaking slowly. She wants time to get her complete thought out. I suspect the same problem could emerge over other issues you and I have run into, such as a request to...
Let me tell you what my answer to this question was. I believed it was too much to ask. I was married to a good man and a great father, but I felt angry, overworked, stressed out all the time. It definitely felt like too much to ask. I would do whatever it took to make it easier on our son. I even used my experience with unhappily married parents to convince myself divorce was the better of his...
Two thoughts about love:
It is important to know how to show your love.
It is equally important to know how to receive it.
Few of us have mastered both.
Did you write a letter or email to a friend when you first met your husband, wife, or life partner? Did it read anything like this one? Anthony is incredible! He seems to know everything, and if he doesn’t, he just learns what he needs to know. And he’s got guts. He stands up for his beliefs and even once dove into a lake to rescue another kid who had trouble swimming. But the thing...
