Celebrating the Holidays When a Spouse Is Deployed
“It’s my party and I can cry if I want to.” This was my attitude when my husband, a Marine pilot, was deployed over the holidays. His four deployments have separated us over four Thanksgivings, four Christmases, and of course, four Valentine’s Days. It was hard, especially the first few times. Then I discovered the secret of not only... >Read More
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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... >Read More
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He Doesn’t Want Sex
Guys are supposed to be crazy about sex, right? So what do you do when your husband isn’t interested? In 25% of marriages the wife has a higher sex drive than her husband. So how do you get on the same page when it comes to sex? Relationship expert Sheila Wray Gregoire offers four main reasons why a man... >Read More
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Not Another Divorce Statistic
I did not want to be another divorce statistic, but the numbers were not in our favor.
My husband Rudy is a bus driver and I work in dentistry - both careers that rank high in divorce statistics. We have a severely handicapped son. We struggled financially. My husband has been fighting depression for most of his life. My life... >Read More
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Men of Prowess: The Code of Chivalry as a Standard of Excellence
Mention “chivalry” today and the conversation quickly turns toward subjects of romance and courteousness. Gentlemen holding the door for ladies, paying for dinner, offering their seats on a crowded bus … these are the images that typically spring to mind whenever issues of gender roles, etiquette, male chauvinism and the revival of chivalry...... >Read More
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An Unexpected Life
He told me with a pair of diamond earrings. “Happy birthday,” my husband said, his eyes glassy. I knew something was wrong. My birthday was still a few weeks away.
Then David said it: he was going to Iraq. He’d received orders that his squadron would be deployed in a few weeks, and he would be leaving for war… on... >Read More
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When is enough enough?
Where do I start? My husband drinks too much, becomes angry, verbally abusive, sometimes slightly physically abusive. He has been this way for the last year. The occurrences have become more frequent (weekly) the last few months. I've tried talking to him and he keeps saying things will change and they don't. When is enough enough? I'm at the... >Read More
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All I Could Do Was Cry
What I hoped to be an average night at work, turned out... >more
How to Write a Love Letter
What could be more romantic than receiving a love letter? A good... >more
What Do You Fear?
