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Why Are More Women Walking Out?

More and more women are walking out of marriages than ever before. According to statistics 68 percent of divorces are instigated by women. This has not always been the case. What has caused the change? These days women are better educated and many women have either not given up work for any length of time or have gone back into the work force once the children have grown a little, and are at school. As a result, more women appear more confident and are more used to looking after themselves financially. In many marriages it is a case of his … Continue reading →

Marriages, Babies, and a Shocking Claim

I have a bit of catching up to do with pop culture events. First, the marriages – actress Zoey Deschanel and Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard married last Saturday. The couple, who got engaged last year, wed in Seattle. Waiting until this Sunday for her big day is Khloe Kardashian. Although she and NBA star Lamar Odom have only been dating for about a month, the two will be walking down the aisle this weekend. Reports are that the wedding will be held at the Los Angeles home of family friend (and music manager) Irving Azoff. If … Continue reading →

Marriages That Stand the Test of Time

Given the emphasis on divorce recently on the marriage blog, I thought I’d share a few examples of marriages that have stood the test of time. Our local paper this week had an item about Marjorie and Frank Thompson, who this week celebrated 64 years of marriage. The pair met initially at their church’s youth group where romance blossomed. Although they lived for years in Berry, they now reside at Osborne house. Osborne House is a hostel and nursing home that our choir attends regular attends. After 64 years Marjoie and Frank can still say they ‘are very happy,’ which … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for May 12-18

Heather joined Lyn and I again this week in Marriage. As always we welcome the company. To find out what we all wrote about, check out the daily breakdown below. Monday, May 12 I revealed my true feelings about Trading Places. Which, in a nutshell, was that I learned a lot and enjoyed every minute of it. While walking Murph, I pondered my recent frustrations and disappoinment with Wayne. It led me to wonder who’s to blame, him or me?. I came to the realization that we’re both to blame. Tuesday, May 13 In Devotion Levels: Benchmarks, I wrote about … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for Jan 20-26

Good morning, if you noticed a curious lack of the marriage blog week in review, I have to plead guilty. I wrote most of it, but yesterday, my daughter had a birthday party and we went out together to attend. It was a roller skating party and for those of you who follow my fitness blog posts, you know that my daughter and I have been roller-skating a great deal frequently, well we enjoyed ourselves roller-skating, but I was whipped after an hour and half on the skates and my legs felt like spaghetti. I’ll talk more about that in … Continue reading →

‘Walking’ Marriages

So I was channel surfing this weekend and I came across a show on PBS that was talking about the Mosuo people of China. I’d never heard of them before, but what caught my interest was the statement about the matriarchal style of society that the Mosuo have. Apparently, the Mosuo people live in an area of the Himalayas around Lugu Lake in the Southern part of China. What makes this society so unique is that they are one of the world’s few remaining matriarchies. Among the Mosuo people, the women are in charge of all aspects of their society. … Continue reading →

50% of Marriages Do Not End in Divorce

I thought that headline might get your attention. Far too often we focus on the negative report of statistics that indicate relationships won’t succeed and that marriages end in divorce. I remember when I was growing up; I would wonder why people bothered to get married. I remember watching some wedding ceremony on a soap opera and finding it rather boring. Why boring? Because on a soap opera there really is no such thing as happily ever after and a couple may get married but they will likely divorce in a year or two and that divorce will either be … Continue reading →

Walking the Line

I watched Walk the Line over the weekend. My mother and grandmother were both longtime fans of Johnny and June Carter Cash. I grew up hearing about their fairytale marriage. What made it so appealing to me was the reverence with which both my mother and my grandmother spoke. I never quite understood it, as my grandfather died the year before I was born and I never knew my father. I know that in retrospect, the romance of John and June is what appealed to them. They did not have that romance and in a world of hard lives and … Continue reading →

Is America Still Racially Divided?

Today is the day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.  King was known as the leader of the Civil Rights movement in the ‘60s and you could say, he gave his life for his convictions.  At the young age of 39, he was gunned down on April 4, 1968 in my hometown of Memphis by James Earl Ray.  He had come here to support the African American city sanitation workers who were on strike for higher wages. It’s also the day that our first African American President is being inaugurated for his second term in office. But, have things … Continue reading →

What Happily Married Couples Do

Today, my husband and I got into an argument. Neither one of us could seem to see the other person’s point of view. While he is a great strength to me, we are both tired, and exhausted much of the time due to raising 3 kids, one of which is a 2 month old, very need baby. In that environment, it is easy to get short with one another, and not realize before it is too late, and we are arguing. Without going into what our fight was about, I will say that we worked it out. We always do. … Continue reading →