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Four Tips to Help You Stop Fighting About Money

Money is a leading cause of fights and divorce in marriage. It can be a difficult subject to negotiate. Many times couples will harbor resentments and blame over the years. It is important to work on your finances as a team. It is also important to have equal accountability and responsibility when it comes to finances. If you and your spouse fight constantly about money here are a few easy steps to help things run smoother. 1) First you both need to come clean and share any past financial mistakes or purchases that you are hiding from each other. This … Continue reading →

Relationship Dynamics: 5 Tips on Compromise

Married life requires compromise, whether you learn it from the get go or you achieve it after years of butting heads – compromise is something we all eventually have to discover. Compromise without resentment is the ideal, of course and it comes with its own benefits and those benefits are numerous. There are many ways to compromise without resentment and the following 5 tips will help you discover compromise in your own marriage: Always talk, even when you disagree, don’t shut down those lines of communication because that’s where resentment builds Take a step back when you need to, you … Continue reading →

Is Your Spouse Your Competitor or Companion?

Not very far from here is a couple that I see every day. Every evening they run past the house as they are out for their evening jog, often they are racing each other. I see them at the swimming pool and I listen to them compare everything from who makes more in a given week to who makes a better Chicken Marsala. (Don’t ask me, I’ve never tried it). They argue, wrangle or negotiate over everything. She spends more time with the kids so he cuts back his work hours to spend at least as much time as she … Continue reading →

Sell Your Wedding Dress

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The wedding season is hot upon us. Modern couples want to enjoy not only the trappings of a traditional wedding, but also a deep-seated sense of frugality where they can save money. How can you do both of these things? Consider selling your wedding dress after your wedding and recouping some of the money you spent on the dress and affording another bride an opportunity to enjoy similar fashion for less the cost. Decide Ahead of Time It’s important to make the decision to sell your wedding dress before you actually get married. I wouldn’t have sold my wedding dress, … Continue reading →

Negotiation is the Key to a Successful Relationship

Communication, empathy, and intimacy – these are all important qualities that you need in a relationship. We’ve also talked about flexibility being an important component in creating a successful relationship. You need a key to blend all of these qualities together and that key is negotiation. Life is Fluid & Demands Change When we meet new people, we play roles – whether they are roles created by our culture or roles created by who we want to be. The role may be that of the young urban professional, the dedicated volunteer or something else. We play these roles because we … Continue reading →

How to Run A Bridal Show

A bridal show is a huge event that invites dozens of vendors all involved in the business of weddings to demonstrate their goods and their services as well as helping wedding planners, brides and grooms to book those services for a specified date in the future. Because a bridal show can be as large, many are hosted as local events bringing in local vendors specifically. The following are some key tips to help you learn how to run a bridal show. It should be noted that for any one individual or wedding planner or event coordinator who has never handled … Continue reading →

The Beauty of Mature Love

An unknown author wrote: ‘The question is asked Is there anything more beautiful in life than a young couple clasping hands and pure hearts in the path of marriage? Can there be anything more beautiful than young love? And the answer is given. Yes, there is a more beautiful thing, It is the spectacle of an old man and an old woman finishing their jounrey together on that path. Their hands are gnarled, but still clasped; their faces are seamed, but still radiant; their hearts are physically bowed and tired, but still strong with love and devotion for one another. … Continue reading →