• Forgiveness – Why You Need It After a Divorce (Part 3)

      In the previous two segments on forgiveness after divorce, we looked at the health benefits of forgiveness, and some of the mental changes required in order to be successful at forgiving. But how does one actually go about forgiving someone who has wronged you? Like so many things in life, the words are easy…

  • Forgiveness – Why You Need It After a Divorce (Part 2)

      There is a well known saying that goes: Forgive and forget. Though anyone who knows anything, knows that while you can choose to forgive, forgetting is rarely an optional extra. After all, the ‘forget’ portion of that little quote is rather misleading. Why? Because it doesn’t mean that you should literally ‘forget’ what your…

  • Forgiveness – Why You Need It After a Divorce (Part 1)

      No, we’re not saying you’ve done something wrong that needs forgiving, in fact it’s exactly the opposite! The kind of forgiveness we’re talking about is the kind you offer to someone else. And if your first thought is, “You’re nuts! Have you ever met my ex? God himself wouldn’t forgive them!” then this article…

  • Love, Lust and Loyalty – What’s REALLY Happening Behind Closed Doors

      According to an interesting survey conducted jointly by MSNBC and iVillage, there is a lot going on behind closed doors that people wouldn’t otherwise admit to in the love, lust, and loyalty departments. With regard to whether or not some of those things are even acceptable – it turns out that opinions often vary…

  • Compare And Contrast: Why Comparisons Will Kill Your Marriage

      Theodore Roosevelt is apparently the source of the well loved quote “Comparison is the thief of joy“. Teddy was a great thinker, and lover of nature and politics, and in this case he was absolutely correct. Why? Because it’s true, and believe it or not, it applies to your marriage as well. How, you…

  • Living Together Even After The Divorce? Part Three

      Welcome back and thank you for joining us again for the wrap up on this discussion about living together after divorce. Due to the difficulties in our nation’s economy in recent years, a number of divorced couples have chosen to continue living together after their divorces. It’s called cohabitation after divorce. This isn’t because…

  • Living Together Even After The Divorce? Part Two

      Our struggling economy has placed a surprising number of divorced couples in a position where they are forced to live together after their divorces are finalized. Not because they want to, mind you. Simply because they have no other choice. Though while it’s no one’s ideal situation, there are ways to make it easier…

  • Living Together Even After The Divorce? Part One

      Our country’s economic situation has had far more of an effect on divorce than many people realize. Not only has the economy caused the destruction of a great many marriages, but it also affects how people go about their divorces. For example, there are people who, in the wake of a divorce, choose not…

  • Modern-Day Motherhood: The Evolution of Parenting

      There was a time in the not too distant past when the word “mother” conjured up an image of a smiling woman, posed beside her husband and two well-scrubbed kids. But while those mothers still exist, they are no longer the standard of motherhood as we know it. Times are changing, for better or…

  • Top 10 Ways To Make Divorce Less Stressful For Your Children 2

      Thanks for joining us again. In the previous article we discussed how divorce can be very stressful for children. We also talked about the first five things on our list of ways that parents can make the process easier for their children. Moving forward, we would like to take a look at the last…