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Jim Nabors Marries in Seattle

As you know, same-sex marriage has been in the news – A LOT!  Gays are still fighting to be like regular couples while many heterosexuals feel that marriage should be reserved for males and females. Some oppose homosexuality because they say that lifestyle is more promiscuous than heterosexuality.  I beg to differ and here is a prime example. On January 15th, actor/singer Jim Nabors, best known for played the television character “Gomer Pyle,” left his home in Hawaii to travel to Seattle, but he didn’t travel alone.  No, Nabors took Stan Cadwallader with him.  Cadwallader has been Nabor’s partner for … Continue reading →

Commonsense Ways to a Happier Marriage

You will often hear about “secrets” to a happy marriage.  Personally, I don’t believe there is anything secret about having a happy marriage. Most of what it takes is well known.  In other words, we know what to do to have a happier marriage.  The key is choosing to do those things. So instead, let’s look at some old-fashioned commonsense ways to keep the marriage happy.  We start with the understanding that your spouse will never be perfect. Now most of us probably don’t really think that our spouse should be perfect.  Yet we place expectations that are oftentimes unrealistic.  … Continue reading →

Do You Know Your Spouse’s Greatest Needs?

I recently got together with a friend who was sharing a secret to her happy marriage. She divulged to me the frequency of her intimate relations with her husband and how in return he met so many of her needs. Those needs weren’t physical, nor were they emotional. They were doing chores around the house. Well I can definitely attest to the fact that I would love to see the dishes emptied, the laundry thrown in or the bathroom cleaned. But does my husband know this? Or do I just assume that he knows? You see, my friend and her … Continue reading →

Finally Found The Dress

I should have known that the relationship with the in-laws was not going to be great, I would have been happy with tolerable. Seeing as I had no friends in Texas yet I had very few choices when it came to choosing someone to go wedding dress shopping with me. I chose to take my fiancee with me; I know superstition says he should not have seen me in my dress before the wedding day. I do not believe in superstition. I wanted my one friend in Texas to come with me and he did. I was not looking for … Continue reading →

Being There

As you probably know by now, I love stories for people who have been married a long time, by that I mean even longer than Mick and I have. This week Bill and Barb Kracker will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Bill’s proposal might not go down as the most romantic on record. It consisted of the words ‘You know we’re getting married, don’t you.’ It sounds like he was so sure of their feelings for each other and that they were meant to be together, that there was never any doubt about her not saying yes. Now after 50 … Continue reading →

A Fulfilling Experience and a Worrying Fact

On the radio the other day, I heard a couple of interesting facts about a recent survey with fathers. Most men feel that being a father is a fulfilling experience and would like more time with their kids. Men feel they miss out on so many of the milestones of their children’s lives because of work commitments. However, they feel their jobs could be threatened if they asked for more time off to spend with the kids. Of course a lot depends on how important their career is as against time with wife and family. I know of an at … Continue reading →

Tips From The Successful

My guess is we all want to know the secrets of a happy lasting marriage. So I’m always on the lookout for stories about and advice from those who have managed this. Today’s stories come from two Aussie couples .Arthur and Nancy Seymour celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary recently, so you’d figure they’d learned a few things along the way nod they have. When asked about their secret to a lasting happy marriage, Arthur said ‘love and tolerance.’ His wife Nancy went on to add that Arthur’s mother had been one who claimed their marriage would never last. They sure … Continue reading →

Concentrate on the Good

Yesterday, several friends were talking about a show they’d seen on TV that morning. It raised the point about what are the worst faults you spouse has in bed. People it seemed were quite happy to get on television and put their spouse down for their faults whether they be snoring or they had another annoying habits. One woman went on to list a number of faults her husband had. And then thought she‘d better stop in case he was watching the show. It’s a bit late then after she’d already aired all the secrets. I couldn’t help thinking what … Continue reading →

Two Interesting Comments

Do you love your spouse for who he or she is? In a novel I was reading recently by Kristin Hannah, called Between Sisters, the husband tells his wife two things about why he’s leaving her for another woman, that struck me as important: ‘Nothing I do is good enough for you.’ The second is more about the woman he has been seeing ‘She loves who I am, not who I could be if I were more ambitious.’ They’re telling comments and although it’s fiction the comment s have the ring of truth about them. The first one made me … Continue reading →

The Soap Opera Marriage

Even if you don’t watch them you can’t help but see ads for them. I’m not a fan of most of these types of shows. Even if I don’t watch them, it doesn’t stop me seeing the ads and promos for them as I’m changing channels, and from there it’s possible to get a pretty good idea of what is going on and what the show is about. I’m talking about soap operas. Or soapies as they are affectionately known. My question today is this: Is your marriage a soap opera marriage? I have Mick to thank for this description … Continue reading →