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Balancing Your Time

Childless couples face some different problems than couples with kids, but some of our issues are the same. One problem that I think any married couple has is spending time with one another. The specifics of the problem, however, vary whether or not children are in the equation. It’s well-known that finding time, period, when you have kids is a common conundrum. Finding time to do household chores, take a shower, spend time with your spouse, and still have some alone time can all be troublesome depending how many and what age children you have. Obviously Jon and I don’t … Continue reading →

When Your Spouse Doesn’t Listen

You often hear women joke that men have ‘selective hearing.’ But sometimes it is not a joke. Have you ever felt like that what you say to your spouse is not getting through to them? Whether it’s sex, work, household chores, friends and time spent with them, hobbies –the topic doesn’t matter particularly, if it’s a problem it needs to be talked about in a calm, reasonable manner that is non accusatory and blaming. But what if you’ve done that? Your spouse has appeared to be listening, made all the right noises, agreed things need to change and then…. Nothing … Continue reading →

Overcoming a Crisis in Marriage

The statistics for a divorce after a crisis in your life are overwhelming. A crisis, whether it is an internal conflict such as infidelity or something outside of your control, such as a death in the family, this is the time when your marriage may be most vulnerable. Here is some advice on how you can survive the crisis and make your marriage even stronger. Someone once told me that a crisis in life is just like a hurricane. It is large, loud, very scary and can result in injury or death. I think this is a good comparison. Hurricanes … Continue reading →

Why Take Dating Advice from this “Bachelor”?

Recently I caught part of an episode of Dr. Phil where he had some handsome guy as a guest trying to advise women how not to be in order to get the man of their dreams. I remembered part of the title of the book because it was sort of catchy, Don’t Be That Girl, but I wasn’t very impressed with the guy or his advice. I ended up turning off the show (a) because I had something else I needed to do, and (b) because I was thinking, “Yeah, you’re a good looking guy and I’m sure you’ve had … Continue reading →

Money and Your Health

If you look around the blogs here at Families.com, you’ll find plenty of advice on how to be frugal, how to manage your money, and more good financial info. The holiday season can be especially stressful on our minds and our pocketbooks! Financial health has a direct impact on mental well-being. If you have huge bills, if you are stressed about your income, or if you are worried about budgeting for gifts and parties, you may feel like your life is out of control! This stress can be bad for you. Stress can raise your blood pressure, lower your mood, … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review June 16 – June 22

How can it be Saturday already? This week has flown by and we’ve tried to pack a lot into this week. June’s nearly done and that puts us over the halfway mark of the year. July starts in just a little over a week and we’ll be starting our ramp up to the end of the year. We’re also going to take a good look at the lucky day coming: July 7, 2007 (7-7-7). You know, next year we get an 8-8-8 – wonder what that symbolizes! In the meanwhile, let’s take a look at our week in review: Saturday, … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for May 27 – June 1

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It’s been a packed week here in the marriage blog with everything from marriage laws to secret marriages to bigamy and more. We had Courtney Mroch, one of our great Pets bloggers guest with a couple of interesting articles as well. So without further ado, let’s take a look at our week in review. Sunday, May 27 What Are Secret Marriages? Have you heard of them before? I hadn’t, but they came up as a part of our marriage laws research. Marriage Laws – Louisiana & Arkansas takes a look at these states laws governing marriage licenses and what you … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review February 17 – March 2, 2007

Wow, has it really been two weeks since the last time I sat down to write a week in review? This is what happens when it gets too painful to sit in the upright position and type and for that you have my apologies. So we’re going to do a catch us up Marriage Blog Weeks in Review (two of them to be exact) and we’re going to do a rundown of what you may have missed if you were laid up for the last couple of weeks like I was. So without further ado, let’s dive in! Saturday, February … Continue reading →

“Mom, You Need To Work Out More!”

Yes, you heard it. This is the sage advice of my six-year-old following our afternoon practice on the roller skates. It’s amazing how much changes since we were kids. Friends of ours gave our daughter roller skates for Christmas and my mother, in turn, gave me a pair of roller skates so that I could take my daughter roller skating. It’s a Lot Like Riding a Bike Roller skating is a lot like riding a bike, you remember how to balance and control yourself. You remember how to turn. You remember how to stop. Remembering how to stop is really … Continue reading →

The Marriage Week in Review for December 16 – 22

Ay carumba! We’ve got just two shopping days left until Christmas. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and for many of you that means you either started traveling yesterday or you are traveling today. Chances are you have family coming to visit or to whom you want to visit. For us, it will be going to my mother’s tomorrow evening to celebrate Christmas Eve together and then a very quiet, family Christmas Day on Christmas itself. Honestly, I’m tired, but I will tell you more about that later. For now, let’s take a quick look at our week in review – I … Continue reading →