Advice
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World Champion Barbecue Expert Shares His 6 Secrets For The Perfect Grill Out
Standing in front a hot grill, flipping, basting, searing, and smoking, is a summer ritual. But it’s also a bit of a pain in the ass. Because the successful backyard barbecue, the one that leaves every guest speckled with rib sauce and rubbing their belly, requires the chef to spend a day in front of the fire away from the festivities. Just ask Barbecue Hall Famer Myron Mixon. One of the country’s most respected pitmasters, Mixon has four Barbecue World Championships, four restaurants, three TV shows, three cookbooks, and a cooking school. And while he the adores the high art of open-flame cooking, he understands the burden. “A lot of…
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The 10 Secrets Of Happy Couples
They might be 30, or 75. They come in all colors, shapes, sizes and income brackets. It doesn’t matter how long they’ve been together. Whatever the demographics, when you see a happy couple, you just know it! How do these couples stay in love, in good times and in bad? Fortunately, the answer isn’t through luck or chance. As a result of hard work and commitment, they figure out the importance of the following relationship “musts.” Because few couples know about all of the musts, I think of them as the relationship “secrets.” Happy Couples and Their Secrets 1. Develop a realistic view of committed relationships. Recognize that the crazy…
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10 Little Things That Make A Great Husband
We all want to live happily ever after, but no one gives us a rule book for how to do that. But here are some tips for how to be the best husband. We didn’t think it would be this difficult, right? You know… marriage. The Disney movies and chick flicks make it seem so easy. Find someone who’s cute and you like to be around, date for a while, propose, and then ride off into the sunset. Easy as pie! Well, maybe not. Whether you are a newlywed or have been married for decades, you know that marriage can be challenging. But you know what? It doesn’t have to…
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Sleep In Ladies: Study Shows Women Need More Sleep Than Men
Get ready for bed, ladies. The complexities of a woman’s brain have science saying that women need more sleep than men. Jim Horne, a Professor at Loughborough University in England says “For women, poor sleep is strongly associated with high levels of psychological distress and greater feelings of hostility, depression, and anger,” and “These feelings were not associated with the same degree of sleep disruption in men.” 8 Hours? Not Necessarily… The usual eight hours per night isn’t right for everybody, as seven hours of sleep is enough for most people to function normally. However, Professor Horne has found that women’s brains are “wired differently from men’s and are more complex, so…
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The Real Reason Why Parenting Sucks
This morning, my child was yelling at me through the bathroom door. She wanted me to do the dirty work for her, convinced she might miss something. Half of me wanted to yell and scream at her, telling her that she’s more than old enough to wipe her own backside. The other half of me wanted to just end this argument by going in and capitulating. I’m sick of the phrase “Pick your battles.” What does that even mean when parenting feels like a constant stream of battles? It doesn’t just feel like a constant stream of battles, it is a constant stream of battles. That’s the real reason why…
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According To Psychologists, Couples Who Argue Love Each Other More
“You two bicker like an old married couple,” is both an observation that people make about friends who regularly argue, and a sort of backhanded compliment. After all, you can’t really argue that way without knowing each other for a very long time and having a certain understanding between the two of you, right? Well, actually yes, according to a new series of studies by psychologists. After psychology groups performed tests, it became clear that many couples who argue may have a healthier relationship than those who don’t. Do you and your partner argue a lot? Let us know in the comments section below. Multiple Studies Done In The US…
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14 Signs You’re the Best Wife on the Planet
Being a wife is not an easy role, especially being an awesome wife. But chances are, if you’re doing these 14 things, your husband knows he has the best wife in the world. 1. You get excited about his successes He gets a promotion at work, completes his training for a triathlon or learns to cook lobster. When he’s excited about accomplishing something, you’re happy too. You know you’re an awesome wife when you get as excited about your husband’s achievements as your own. 2. You watch his favorite movie (even if it’s dumb) You’ve seen it a zillion times, and it’s still not funny, but you keep watching that…
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If Your Husband Does These 10 Things, You Hit The Jackpot!
Did you hit the marriage jackpot? If you did, you have a husband that does tiny things that make your married life particularly lovely – like these 10 things. If these signs sound familiar, you made the right choice by marrying him. 1. He says “I love you” often Those three words are easy and simple, but they go unsaid too often in some relationships. If your husband voices his love often, he not only is clear about his affection but he also isn’t afraid of communicating his feelings. 2. He loves his mom Your mother-in-law was the first woman your husband lived with and loved. If your husband loves…
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19 People reveal the secrets to a lasting marriage
Keep dating each other.“Dating is an important part of keeping the relationship healthy. If you are not dating, start. Make it simple. Go to the park and eat sandwiches. Talk about good memories and future plans. Don’t talk about work, breakdowns, or difficult issues.” —Jay Pyatt Don’t just love them — like them.“After the intoxication of love and lust wear off, do you like the other person as a person. Seems obvious you have to like who you marry, but many get carried away in the romance and whirlwind events of engagement and marriage and find out later they actually wouldn’t pick their partner if hypothetically there was no attraction…
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How To Seduce Your Spouse Daily
When we are trying to seduce someone, we use many ways to draw attention to ourselves, especially women. She wears her best clothes, uses her favorite perfume, offers a dazzling smile, asks her friends what she should do to get “that guy” to like her, and she often daydreams of that guy whom she believes could be her “prince charming.” From the moment that we make our dreams become reality, dating consists of smiles, hugs, kissing, long walks, talking, taking pictures together, and so on. Basically, it is the time when we get to know each other. When we turn from wondering to truly knowing that this is the man…
