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Marriage Types: Covenant

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Many years ago there was only one type of marriage. It was the traditional husband and wife marriage, which began with a wedding and ended with happily ever after (or so we thought). We now know that all marriages and couples are not designed this way. There are many different people in this world and many different types of relationships. Therefore, there are also different types of marriages. In my next couple of articles I will explore some traditional and some nontraditional couples and their marriages. For some couples marriage simply just is not enough. They want a commitment even … Continue reading →

Marriage Laws – Oklahoma & Texas

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We’ve been exploring the marriage laws of the 50 states in the United States. We started in New England and worked our way down the Atlantic coast before heading west. Today, we’re heading into the great state of Texas and just to the north of Texas, the state of Oklahoma. If you read this blog regularly, you may have seen the posts covering the marriage law waiting for Governor Perry to sign that will more than double marriage license fees in Texas unless a couple takes a state-sanctioned pre-marital education course. Texas As with all states, it’s important that you … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Double Marriage Fee Heading to Governor Perry

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You might remember a few weeks ago, Sherry and I shared our viewpoints on the proposed Texas legislation that would encourage pre-marital counseling, education and more. Well, it looks like despite many objections; the Texas House approved one of the bills today that would require doubling the marriage license fee in Texas from $30 to $60 unless the couple takes a state-sanctioned class that will teach them how to be good spouses. Good Spouses is Relative Trust me, I’ll be doing some digging to find one of these state-sanctioned courses so I can give you what the state of Texas … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for April 14-20

What a week! It’s been crazy here between what’s been going on with my nephew, illness in the house and more. But it’s also been a really interesting week here in terms of our blogs from the proposed laws in Texas to Julie Gentry’s guest blog about the husband-in-law. Did you miss a story this week? Here’s your chance to catch up on our week in review: Saturday, April 14 In Tales of Marriage: The Unexpected Compliment, I talked about the great compliment my husband paid me with regards to my skills as a parent. It’s always good to hear … Continue reading →

The Marriage Counselor of Texas? Good Question

Heather’s article, Marriage in the News: Covenant Marriages & Texas Legislation, described five pending bills in Texas related to marriage. Interestingly enough, they were proposed by Republicans and are being questioned and condemned by Democrats, which is the complete opposite of how such things usually work. Clearly, there is no doubt that I am conservative, but that doesn’t mean I agree with the so-called conservative party’s bid to expand intrusive government. I agree with Democrats on this. That is a rare statement coming from me (despite the fact that I don’t swear by the Republican party line either). In a … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Covenant Marriages & Texas Legislation

This seems like some heavy subject material to bring up this morning, but this landed in my inbox and I couldn’t help but bring it up for discussion. Recently, I talked about the proposed marriage license legislation in Nebraska. The legislation proposes that for every couple who goes through 10 hours of marriage education then they would only need to pay $30 for a marriage license and if they don’t take the class, then they’ll need to pay $100 for their marriage license. I thought the idea was worth exploring as a model for its effect on marriage. I still … Continue reading →