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5 reasons why it’s important to put your spouse before your parents
In order for marriage to flourish both husband and wife need to leave their parents and start a new home together. From that moment they need to be number one in each other’s life. That doesn’t mean they don’t love and care about their parents. It simply means that the top priority has now changed from parents to spouse. Here are a few reasons why this is so important 1. It shows honor and respect for your spouse When your husband or wife knows he or she comes before your parents, it creates a deeper marital bond. If a wife continually runs to her parents for counsel instead of first…
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4 key reasons why it matters to put your spouse before your children
There is a natural order in marriage. It begins with two people falling in love, believing that they are the most important person in the world to each other. As children come along they need to be cherished and loved but never more than your spouse. Then when they’re grown and gone, it’s back to just two people again. When these two remain in love, it provides a stability and a legacy for the children, no matter their age. The four key reasons Your children need to see how marriage works If you push your spouse down on your list of priorities, your children will believe that marriage isn’t all…
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7 important times to give full attention to your spouse
Marriage requires your undivided attention. Even though many other important elements of living have to be attended to, nothing is more important than your marriage. There are those moments in life when you need to give your full attention to your spouse. Here are a few of those most important times. 1. When you wake up in the morning Let him or her know right off the bat at the beginning of your day that he is vitally important to you. Start with a kiss and a, “I’m the luckiest person in the world to be able to wake up next to you.” Then make the bed together. We didn’t…
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10 Simple Ways to Make Your Wife Happy
While dream vacations and life milestones are important, it’s the simple things you do that make your wife happy. Show love and respect to your bride every day, and remind her why you were the best choice she’s ever made. Here are 10 basic tips for showing every day love. Remember: Happy wife, happy life. Introduce her with a compliment Saying something like “I’d like you to meet my beautiful wife,” or “Here’s my better half” goes farther than you may realize. Publicly recognizing her as your cherished partner validates that you love her. Embrace when you see her At the end of a long day conquering office battles and…
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8 Essential Keys to Being a Happy Wife
Here are 8 Essential Keys to Being a Happy Wife 1. A happy wife knows how to FLY (First Love Yourself). I know this is not the first time you’re hearing it, but it’s really important: you cannot be happy or love someone else in any relationship, if you are unhappy and unloving to yourself. It all starts from within. 2. A happy wife expresses love to her spouse. She shows her spouse love by having an attitude of gratitude. She tells him how much she appreciates even the smallest of contributions and support. 3. A happy wife respects her spouse. Regardless of differences of opinions, she never engages in…
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Male Fertility Drops 20% Starting at This Surprisingly Young Age
Everyone knows about a woman’s biological clock. It stops ticking at menopause, and along the way, it can make conceiving increasingly difficult (these are the factors that affect fertility). But when it comes to fertility, men have a biological clock too—and their age is especially important in couples where the woman is older than age 30. Those are the findings from a group of researchers led by Laura Dodge, ScD, of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts, in a study presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. According to a statement by Dr. Dodge in the…
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I Married My Best Friend, So I Don’t Need Anyone Else – Or Do You?
You married your best friend and you happily spend all your time together. There is no need for other people in your life now, right? Wrong. Relying on one person to be your life partner and only social outlet is not healthy for either of you. There are many benefits to having friends outside your marriage, and mutual friends that you and your spouse enjoy together. In fact, the healthiest and happiest relationships have a social component. Here are 5 ways having friendships beyond your partner can help. 1. Perspective Spending time with a variety of people offers new perspectives on life and its many ups and downs. You may…
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Don’t Let the Pursuit of Success Strain Your Marriage
Society places a lot of pressure on men to be successful. This comes with the expectation of being the providers, the breadwinners, the ones who bring in the big bucks. Not attaining this level of societal success can diminish a man’s sense of masculinity and worthiness of the role of husband and father. Today, the standard family is a two-income household with responsibilities shared by both parties. Although women make up more than 47% of the workforce and hold 52% of all professional-level jobs, men still feel compelled to fall into the historical role that society has created for them (Bureau of Labor and Statistics). This pressure can lead to…
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11 Essentials To Make Flying With Young Kids A Snap
Yes, flying with children can be a challenge. But, no, it’s not always the gigantic stop-and-really-think-before-you-go-through-with-this event many parents like to make it out to be. Do a frantic terminal, rogue luggage carts, judgemental passengers and the thousand other possible hiccups make the daily parenting battles a bit more strenuous? Sure. But if you’re prepared, it’ll all be fine. The key to successfully flying with kids boils down to three things: getting the airport early, planning ahead, and packing the right gear. (Also, extra snacks.) No, we can’t drive you to the airport or make sure you built in enough time to go to the bathroom before boarding. What we can…
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Man Proposes To Bride’s Sister With Down Syndrome: Will You Be My BFF?
When Will Seaton proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Schaus, he knew he had to include her sister Hannah as well. Hannah, 15, has Down syndrome and Ashley, who is seven years older, is a very protective big sister. “I told him we were a package deal when we started dating in 2010,” Ashley explained to ABC News. The couple met at a car show in Spencer County, Indiana. From the beginning, they invited Hannah on dates. Over the years, “the three of us became best friends,” Ashley told ABC. When Ashley and Will started talking about marriage last summer, they discussed how to include Hannah in some way. “We…
