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How to Fuse Holiday Traditions
When you and your significant other spend your first holidays together, you’re going to find out how different some of your traditions are. They’ll be more pronounced if you come from different religions or cultures. But even if you have similar backgrounds, traditions may differ. In some instances, traditions may not only be different, but they will also conflict with one another. Your families have different ways of doing things. And both of them want you to do it their way. Before you know it, your families will be like the Capulets and the Montagues. This will put a huge strain on your relationship. We all start out thinking that…
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Are you Letting your Expectations Ruin Your Relationship?
You may not even realize you have certain expectations until you find you keep finding you’re disappointed. Everyone has expectations but you may be expecting too much from your partner, and this can cause serious problems in a relationship. There are aspects of a relationship that are non-negotiable but when it comes to your expectations, you may find they need some adjustment, or they can cause resentment, anger and bitter disappointment. Expectations trap you in the past You may have grown up in a home where your father handled all the finances. You unconsciously expect your husband to do the same and you become very frustrated with him when…
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The Relationship Between an Empath and A Narcissist
When it comes to human interactions, we always seek to classify people. We try to place them into these neat little boxes that contain labels which will later be used to help identify people along with their accompanying personality traits. This type of classification makes us feel like we can predict how people are going to act and thus we can prepare ourselves for the various interactions that we may have on any given day. Two of these labels have become very important of late. These being empath and narcissist. It is very limited to think of people in such a black and white manner. But, we can say that…
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Husbands Who Are Absolutely Killing it at Marriage
Each relationship is completely different, and something that works for one couple will not necessarily work for another. That being said, the question that is going to be presented is not going to make your relationship work overnight. Maybe it won’t work out at all. You want whipped cream? I’ll give you whipped cream. When he was stuck in the craft store, he sent out an S.O.S. And this guy in IKEA just gave up. It’s poetry in motion…or on the fridge. How one man told his wife he shrunk her sweater. And their creativity in keeping the candy “safe” knows no bounds. He makes a valid point. With…
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15 Brutally Honest Comics Reveal What Happens When You Get Too Comfortable In Your Relationship
If you’ve been in a relationship for so long that you can’t even keep track anymore, you know that things aren’t exactly as new, mysterious and exciting as they were when you first met. In fact, they’re downright weird and disgusting sometimes. It’s all a sign that you’re truly comfortable with the person who’s been sharing your space all these years, though. California-based comic artist Mary Park understands this experience on a spiritual level, and she’s telling her long-term love story – the good, the bad, and the slightly traumatizing – through Murrz, an illustrated girlfriend extraordinaire. Though she just started the series back in June, Park has already amassed…
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Artist Captures The Happiest Moments Of A Relationship In A Set Of Amusing Illustrations
Instagram / @crislane_passos True love is rare, and couples who find it are some of the luckiest people in the world. Brazilian artist Crislane Passos wanted to showcase a loving couple in her artwork, so she created Max and Julia. The relationship illustrations that feature these characters show a loving, if slightly imperfect, couple. Crislane Passos has created many relationship illustrations showing the everyday life of her characters. Whether they are comforting each other, arguing, playing, or just being together, Max and Julia are obviously two people who really love each other. Passos obviously understands what goes into a truly loving relationship. These relationship illustrations show that two people, no matter how…
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30 Funny Pics That Show What Husbands Have To Go Through When Their Wives Are Pregnant
Childbirth is nothing short of a miracle, but as you can see from this list compiled by Bored Panda, the whole nine months before it can be a little, well, up and down. Some women get random food cravings while pregnant for example. Like pickles. Or, you know, Dr Pepper with Vanilla, Miami Sunrise Slush with Nerds candy, Supersonic Breakfast Burritos and Mozzarella Sticks…all at the same time. Others like a little “extra space” in the bed, regardless of how much space her partner might require, and some pregnant women get tired of carrying that bump around all the time, even if that means taking a nap in the most unlikely…
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19 Worst Relationship Tips That You Should Not Listen To
Relationship articles are a dime a dozen. The internet is positively littered with them. Everywhere you look there are people telling you what makes a relationship great, how to make your relationship great, what you shouldn’t be doing in a relationship, how you should act, and how you should feel. The list is literally endless. While there are some good bits of advice out there, mostly it is a load of garbage. It is written by people who do not know what they are talking about. By people who do not realize that every relationship is different and that there is no secret to a lasting relationship. You can go…
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10 Marriage Memes for Wednesday
#1 Dad made a fishtank for Mom. #2 Marriage prank: Husband tries to scare his wife. #3 Asking husband to pack the lunch. #4 Husband with the maturity level of a 13 year old school boy. #5 When you lost the battle with your wife. #6 Whenever Dad is five minutes late coming home. #7 Road sign for married people. #8 Funny kids demonstrate what the real marriage life is. #9 That hilarious bath pillow #10 When wife asks you to eat healthier food.
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What Is the Secret to A Lasting Relationship?
There is this concept called fate. It is quite an elusive concept, there is no solid evidence that it even exists, and yet it is a concept which has been perpetuated by movies, books, plays, music, and even society. What would you say if you were asked to define fate? Would you say something along the lines of how if something were meant to happen then it would happen? But, who determines what meant means? Who decides when something is meant to happen? A deity? The universe? If you subscribe to this way of thinking, then it is safe to say that you believe that there is some plan for…
