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12 Days of a Romantic Christmas

With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays the children, friends and relatives often get all the attention and the spouses are left out in the cold. Celebrate this Christmas with 12 days of romance. On the first day of Christmas - Buy your mate one box of their favorite cereal and lace it with lots of “prizes.” Throw in some golf tees,...

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Relationship Status: Ruined
Relationship Status: Ruined

In this new age of social media, appropriate online etiquette can be hard to find (even with Google). But here’s a new piece of advice built on millions of heartbreaking stories: for the sake of the relationship you are changing your relationship status for, take a few more minutes and "Unfriend" or "Block" certain Facebook friends. Who should...

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Is Facebook a Marriage Hazard?
Is Facebook a Marriage Hazard?

Ever since the internet became a regular part of the human experience, it has been implicated as an accomplice in online affairs, real life adultery, and the break-up of marriages. With every new online fad have come the stories of spouses wandering away from their marriage to a new cyber love interest.  The media has highlighted tales and trends...

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What Men Want in a Relationship
What Men Want in a Relationship

How's your love life? If you have questions and you're not sure who to ask, talk to a mentor. I have discovered a stark contrast between what each sex thinks the opposite sex wants from them, and what the opposite sex really does want. What women think men want from them causes women to have resentment and anger toward men, and feel hopeless...

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Help, the passion is gone!
Help, the passion is gone!

Sometimes it feels like my husband and I are more like roommates than lovers. We still get along fine, but the sizzle has disappeared from our relationship. How do we get out of this rut? Advice: Donalyn: Well first of all, we've been there a number of times. The worst of these periods of disconnection was dissimilar to what you have described,...

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Are You Humble? Six Ways Your Spouse Can Tell
Are You Humble? Six Ways Your Spouse Can Tell

Mac Davis sings, “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way.” The odd thing is, we may search for the perfect spouse, but if we marry someone who thinks they’re perfect, life together usually isn’t. Asking people “Are you humble?” can turn weird. If they say “yes”, they seem proud. If they say “no”...

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Eight Ways to Protect the Value of Your Marriage
Eight Ways to Protect the Value of Your Marriage

We take steps to protect the things we value. We teach our kids not to run into the street, we insure our houses and maintain our cars. Your marriage is easily your life's greatest investment. What are you doing to actively protect it? There have to be rules in place to protect things of value. A good illustration of this comes from the days I...

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