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You Know Your Spouse Loves You When…

Elizabeth Barrett Browning once started off a sonnet with what has perhaps become a bit of a cliched saying: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Have you ever tried to count the ways you love your spouse? Once upon a blog I wrote about something Wayne did for me that showed me he loved me, and then Jade asked: But what do you do to show him? So I answered that with another blog. While that was sort of counting the ways he loves me and I love him, lately my heart’s been waxing romantic about … Continue reading →

Who’s to Blame, Me or Him?

As I was walking the other day and contemplating my loneliness and the crisis I feel I’m in, I thought about some of the reader comments I’ve received. No one in particular said anything to make me question whether perhaps I’m to blame for Wayne’s lack of attention. It just sort of popped into my head as I was thinking. I tend to believe I am. Not because I’m a Super Nagger of a wife who harps on him all the time to where he can’t breathe and doesn’t enjoy being home. It’s the flip side of that coin. I … Continue reading →

Can a Job Improve Your Marriage?

Once upon a time over in Pets I wrote about my life as a pets blogger and all the tales I’ve become privy to. People love talking about their fur kids as it is, but when they find out I write about pets? Wow, you should see how much more they open up! Learning I’m also a Marriage blogger doesn’t have quite the same impact. For instance, if someone’s having pet behavior or training problems they ask for my advice. People usually aren’t as eager to admit to problems in their marriages. However, one thing I’ve noticed is what a … Continue reading →

Did You Break Up Before You Got Married?

More specifically, did you break up before you got engaged, which led to your engagement and eventual nuptials? Wayne and I did. I used to think that was bizarre, but I’ve since met others who traveled the same road. It certainly confounded a lot of people at the time. When we did tie the knot they sure didn’t think we’d make it to 12 years and counting, that’s for sure. And why would they? We’d had differences that had caused us to split, so why get back together in such a dramatic fashion as immediately getting engaged? What had changed … Continue reading →

Does Your Husband Support Your Dreams?

There are many, many writers’ forums out there. I have noticed a huge amount of women who aspire to one day be the author of a book. I wonder how many of these women have the support of their husbands? In many of Courtney’s articles, she discusses the support that she receives from her husband. He supports her ghost hunting interests as well as her career as a writer. Other women may not be so lucky. One very important part of marriage is to accept each other as themselves. When accepting your mate, you must also accept his or her … Continue reading →

Do You Love Your Spouse More Than They Love You?

Do you love your spouse more than they love you? I’ve long suspected I love Wayne more than he loves me, but I’d never quite realized that could truly be a possibility until I watched an episode of Malcolm in the Middle. “Say what? Malcolm in the Middle? What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?” you may be asking. I’m not sure which episode it was. It might have been the one where Hal had a female boss who was coming on to him. Devoted to his wife Lois, he confided to her what … Continue reading →

How to Learn More About Your Spouse: Reading Together

Among other things, October is National Book Month and Reading Group Month. I know we’re on the very last day of October, but an idea came to me the other day about how these month celebrations could enrich a marriage on any day of any month: start your own exclusive book club together, just the two of you! “In this book I’m reading…” I’m almost done reading The Secret, but I’ve found myself referring to it a lot lately. Two weekends ago I was driving and got a flat. I’ve worried about that happening ever since we moved here because … Continue reading →

Married to a Ghost Hunter: My Interview with Mrs. Hawes – The Questions

In Making Marriages Last: What’s It Going to Take? My Interview with Mrs. Hawes I explained about my idea to accentuate the positive by showing examples of long-term committed relationships that are working. One marriage veteran, as I’m calling people in such relationships, who agreed to answer some questions was Mrs. Hawes, wife of Jason Hawes, one of the founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) and one of the stars of Ghost Hunters. Requesting the Interview Mrs. Hawes is about as modest as they come. When I asked if she’d be game to be interviewed for Families.com’s Marriage Blog, … Continue reading →

Making Marriages Last: What’s It Going to Take? My Interview with Mrs. Hawes

I think I may have mentioned before that I’m a fan of a show on Sci Fi called Ghost Hunters. (See: The Things He Does for Love: Ghost Hunting Classes.) Well, as fate would have it, someone very near and dear to one of the show’s stars agreed to an interview: Mrs. Hawes, wife of Jason Hawes, one of the founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS). And what better time of year than now to post it! But before I get there, let me explain how it came to be that I approached her for an interview… Some Background … Continue reading →

The Things We Do for Love: What I Do for My Husband

Last week I wrote The Things He Does for Love: Ghost Hunting Classes and told how I was surprised Wayne agreed to take the class, until he asked, “Don’t I always do things for you?” That reminded me of all the nice things he’s done just for me, which I listed. One reader commented that it did sound like Wayne loved me greatly, but she also wanted to know what I do for him. What a great question! And sort of a timely one, because Wayne and I were just discussing that very thing this past weekend. Ever since he’s … Continue reading →