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The Marriage Blog Week in Review – Jan 6 – Jan 12

Welcome to the weekend and here is hoping it’s a restful one for you and your family. For many of us, it’s a three-day weekend and those always hold a bit of special appeal. So while your weekend is just getting started, let’s close the books on the last week and the articles we’ve been packing in to bring you the best information we can. We’ve tackled issues from wedding planning to sympathy pains to answering questions about sex and much, much more. So here it is, the Marriage Blog week in review: Saturday, January 6 Sympathy Pains: Fact or … Continue reading →

Sympathy Pains: Fact of Fiction?

Have you ever heard of a man having sympathy pains when his wife is pregnant? It may sound somewhat curious or even silly to other people. Why would a man actually experience comparable symptoms when he has few physical characteristics similar to those of a woman? Is it all in his head? The term for sympathy symptoms is “couvades.” It is quite real and does not only relate to pregnancy. Parents often feel pain when their children are in pain, as do other people in close and loving relationships. It makes sense if you think about it. How many of … Continue reading →