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Marriage Week in Review: June 9 – June 15

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This week Heather and I have written sole on marriage topics. Courtney has taken some time off from writing this week while she tends to her mother. We hope to have her back in action before long! Monday, June 9 “When Good People Have Affairs” This article discusses a new book that actually finds a positive side about affairs. The book has caused some controversy among the world of the married. Never Fess Up to an Affair? This article continues the discussion about the book listed above. In the book the author suggests that people not confess to having an … Continue reading →

Thinking about My Dad

Yesterday while sitting in sacrament meeting and listening to the talks about fatherhood, I thought back to my childhood memories of my dad. He was pretty quiet, didn’t do a lot with us, and withdrew whenever social situations became too much for him. My parents ended up divorcing when I was thirteen, and I went through a time in my life that I’d just as soon forget forever, but something quite amazing happened as a result of it. My dad arranged to come get me every Monday night and take me out on a daddy/daughter date. I was the only … Continue reading →

Is it Marriage Burn-Out that Causes Long-Term Couples to Spilt?

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In my last article I left off with a discussion about how some long term married couples decide to get a divorce. I discussed with you some of the questions that I had about what had happened in the marriage to cause the end to come after so many years. I also added in some of Heather’s ideas of outgrowing your spouse. As you recall from that article, I mentioned how it seemed that in many cases nothing significant had changed in the marriage from the previous years. It is my theory that this lack of change is what brought … Continue reading →

Why Do Long-Term Marriages Split?

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Recently Heather began a discussion about outgrowing our spouses. In one of her latest articles she discussed how we can outgrow friendships and in the same manner may also outgrow our mate as time passes by. Ironically I have been thinking along the same line of similar terms. However, my mind has been rather focused on long term marriages that end. What is it after twenty years of marriage that would make someone want to give up and leave? After spending much of their efforts and time together, do these couples really want to throw in the towel now? Long … Continue reading →