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Fidelity, Faith & Hillary Rodham Clinton

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When former President Clinton found himself in a storm of controversy surrounding his indiscretion with Monica Lewinsky, he did not stand in that storm alone. His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton stood amidst that storm with him. In a recent and very rare public discussion, Senator Clinton discussed her husband’s infidelity and why she chose to stay in her marriage. Surviving Infidelity In a forum that involved the three leading Democratic presidential candidates discussed values and faith, Senator Clinton stated: I am very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do … Continue reading →

Celebrity Marriages (or not): Prince William and Kate Middleton

How would you feel if bookies were quite literally taking odds on whether or not you would marry your current love interest? Well, maybe current isn’t exactly accurate, since Prince William and Kate Middleton have announced their agreement to split up. While the decision appears to be mutual, apparently, Prince William got cold feet and decided he was a bit too young to marry any time soon. He is also said to be interested in establishing his military career before settling into marriage. It’s not like Kate Middleton didn’t know what she was getting into, and that her personal life … Continue reading →

Top Twelve Marriage Articles of 2006

Can you pick the best marriage article of 2006? I’ve been writing here since the end of December of 2005 and I can’t tell you how hard this list was to compile, I chose one article from every month of this year and I still don’t think I’ve done every article here justice. With over a 1,000 articles to choose from, culling the list to 12 was beyond difficult. But thanks to a great year and a great co-blogger here in marriage, I’ve done my best. So without further ado, here are my picks for the top twelve marriage articles … Continue reading →

Is Divorce What’s Wrong with Marriage?

Some may read the title and think, “Well, duh!” Divorce, or more accurately, the ease with which people can now be granted a divorce may very well be one of the main reasons marriages fail. You might wonder if I got it backwards. Marriages –particularly bad ones- lead to divorce, but divorce doesn’t lead to a bad marriage, right? It depends. Easy or “no-fault” divorce may in fact lead people to look at marriage with the attitude of, “If I don’t like it, I can always get out of it.” That’s not the way marriage was intended to be undertaken, … Continue reading →

Retaliation Affair: Really? You think?

You see it on the soaps all the time. One spouse discovers that the other has been unfaithful and to get even with them, they sleep with someone else. Those feelings of hurt, betrayal and anger are not assuaged by an affair, but the other partner does it anyway. The problem with an affair is that in addition to the pain and emotional devastation there are already one person too many in the marriage. When one part of the couple retaliates with an affair of their own, you bring in layers of complexity that can not only devastate the marriage, … Continue reading →

The Marriage Week in Review – October 7 – 13

Another week down in the month of October and just two weeks to go until we arrive in November and the beauty of planning a Holiday Wedding or celebrating an anniversary in what for many people is one of the warmest emotional times of the year. Personally, I can’t wait for Christmas music, but in the meanwhile, we still have Halloween and time change to get through. Be sure to note on your calendars that October 29th is the day time changes and we’ll be rolling the clocks back an hour. Another great benefit to the crisp fall air in … Continue reading →