Tag: Marriage in Michigan
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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…
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Marriage And Mental Health: So Long As We Both Shall Live, Love and Laugh
Welcome back to our final wrap up of this discussion about marriage and mental health. Having talked about the impact that mental health has on divorce, and the impact that divorce has on mental health, we’re going to look at ways to maintain good mental health. Many happily married couples will tell you…
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Reaffirming Your Wedding Vows – The Do’s And Don’ts
For a number of couples, whose marriages teetered on the brink of divorce and were salvaged by hard work and commitment, they want to celebrate their newly rekindled love with a vow renewal ceremony. But how to go about it? Good question. Here are a few pointers to consider. First, the entire point…
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Marital Mythology: The Lies We Believe About Marriage (Part 3)
Thanks for joining us again for the wrap up of this three part series on the lies we believe about marriage. In the previous installment we looked at number 3 and 4 on our list of marital myths. Moving on, we’re going to wrap this up with the last two items on the agenda.…
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Marital Mythology: The Lies We Believe About Marriage (Part 2)
Welcome back. In the first section of this three part series we looked at two common marital myths that undermine relationships. Moving on, here is a breakdown of another two lies about marriage to consider… Love Is A Feeling In the English language, the word “love” covers a lot of ground, and…
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Forgiveness – Why It’s So Important After The Divorce Process!
When people think about divorce, they tend to imagine bitter arguments, secret infidelities and custody battles. It isn’t often that anyone makes the mental leap from divorce to forgiveness in one bound. Yet it appears that perhaps we should. Many people go to great lengths to overcome the pain they suffered as a result…
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Nagging – Is It A Precursor To Divorce? (Part 1)
Google ‘nagging’ and take a look at the images. There are countless funny (and not so funny) quotes about nagging. “Some people call it nagging, I just call it do what you’re told to do the first time!”, “Nagging means she cares, silence means she’s plotting your death!” and “I’m not a nag, I’m…
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Marriage Alternatives – What Are Your Options? (Part Two)
Welcome back. In the previous article we looked at the first two alternatives available to couples who choose not to get married. Sometimes this is because there doesn’t seem to be a good reason for the expense and stress of a wedding. Other times it’s because current divorce stats are so disheartening and people…
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Marriage Alternatives – What Are Your Options? (Part One)
There are a number of reasons for why people choose not to get married. Everything from “we just don’t see the point, it won’t change anything”, to “that’s a level of commitment that we’re just not ready for yet.” For some, it’s the fear of divorce that keeps them from saying ‘I do’. Regardless…
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Marriage Statistics – Truth is Even Scarier Than Fiction!
In the words of Mark Twain, “Truth is scarier than fiction,” and in the case of marriage today, this quote certainly applies. It’s common knowledge that the divorce rate has been slowly rising for years, but that is only one of several surprising and rather disheartening facts about marriage in this day and age.…