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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I recently rented and watched this film and I have to say – it was nothing like I thought it would be. Of course, that begs the question of what I thought it would be and truthfully speaking, I’m not sure what it was I was thinking when I rented it. But let me tell you what I got and why it’s an appropriate topic point for the marriage blog. In the film, two strangers meet on a beach. They seem drawn to each other and they decide to spend the evening together. By the end of their first night, … Continue reading →

Watch a Movie with Your Favorite Stars—For Real!

Not under the stars, but next to them. And I’m not talking about constellations. This is the real deal. For $25 you can sit besides Steve Martin for a screening of “The Jerk,” or munch on popcorn with Mike Myers during a showing of “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” or stare at the real Jodie Foster while viewing “The Silence of the Lambs.” It’s no joke. No cardboard cutouts. No appearances via satellite. We’re talking about actual living, breathing celebrities. For one night only on October 1st the aforementioned stars along with Cameron Diaz, Annette Bening, Jim Carrey, Dustin … Continue reading →

The Holiday (2006)

In this delightful romantic comedy, Kate Winslet stars as Iris Simpkins, newspaper columnist, head over heels in love with a man she can’t have. Jasper Bloom (Rufus Sewell) is handsome, charming, and an absolute womanizer. He led her on, dumped her, and now uses her for his personal errands and as his shoulder to cry on, even though he’s engaged to someone else. She doesn’t want to be in this toxic relationship anymore, but she’s so in love with him, she can’t imagine telling him off. Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) is a career woman, owner of a highly successful company … Continue reading →

The Truman Show (1998)

What if you discovered that your whole entire life was a lie, and that nothing you thought was real, was real? Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is living a pretty ideal life. He has a nice house, a pretty wife, a good job, and no real conflict of any kind. What he does not know is that he is the main character in a television show. The place he believes to be his hometown is actually a television show set, built inside a huge dome by the Hollywood sign. Everyone he meets is an actor who has been hired to play … Continue reading →

Getting Over a Break Up

The first few days after a breakup are the worst and breakups themselves are terrible. The best way to start on the path of recovery is to focus on you, yourself and you. Don’t dwell on the person who’s not there anymore, instead allow yourself to be a bit selfish and self-centered. Do what makes you happy. If you like romantic comedies, go see them, if you like sports, go play them, if you saw some new shoes that you really liked and you can afford them, go for it. The first few weeks after a breakup are about you, … Continue reading →

The Week in Review – September 9 – 15

Welcome to Saturday the 16th and a new feature for the Marriage Blog where we take a moment to review the stories we shared with you this week. We’ll give you a quick rundown on the day by day of the news stories and more that Sherry and I shared with you. September 9 Sherry shared with a great idea for Wedding Favors: Sealed with a Kiss that you can make yourself and it doesn’t cost much to create something so pretty. We also talked about Marriage in the News: Arranged Marriage Fraud about the immigration marriage scheme that was … Continue reading →

The 5 Most Incompatible Relationship Types

More often than not, relationships don’t always work out and when they don’t, we try to categorize them into relationship types that are incompatible. My problems with these incompatibility thoughts are the fact that they, unlike the relationships themselves, work in sweeping generalities. Among relationship types, the following 5 are what are considered the most incompatible: Missionary Relationships Sacrificial Relationships Exotic Relationships Unequally Aged Relationships Rebellious Relationships So what defines these relationship types? Here is a little bit about these 5 most incompatible relationship types so you can understand the generalities they are talking about. Missionary relationships are defined as … Continue reading →