“One of the hardest decisions you’ll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.” Right now I don’t know if it’s worth holding onto. A marriage so broken, so shattered, putting the pieces back together seem nearly impossible. My mind flashes back to when I was younger and I would hear my parents fighting in the room right across from mine. Money, sibling rivalries, lies, and deceit. I remember taking my favorite pink pillow from my bed and bringing it with me into my closet, where I’d bury my head in it and cry. I’d cry for hours, sometimes until I fell asleep. Most times…

Betty sits alone in the kitchen late at night, tearfully reviewing the current state of her life and marriage. Things looked so promising when she married Arthur after meeting at school! A modest home in the suburbs, two beautiful children, a small circle of friends, meaningful work as a school administrator, church picnics and potlucks—what more could she want? And yet, unbeknownst to even her closest friends, Betty has suffered for nine years as a result of Arthur’s longstanding depression. At first, she attempted to utilize her naturally cheery disposition to “jolly” Arthur out of his dark moods, but came to realize that Arthur’s gloom could not be so easily…

All you husbands, listen up! You probably have taken your wife for granted some time in your life. She works hard doing lots of things to make your lives better and happier. Have you complimented her lately? If you are not in the habit of giving your wife compliments, here are 21 compliments your wife is waiting to hear. 1. You’re right – I’m wrong Perhaps, this is the biggest compliment ever. It shows you are really smart because she is usually right about many, many things. 2. You look spectacular in that dress (or outfit) Be honest here! Women have a way of looking spectacular, no matter what they…

I always wanted a fairy tale love story. One of those where they leap on a horse and go off into the sunset and live happily ever after. One of those love stories where they don’t fight. Don’t get upset. Don’t say mean things. Don’t ignore. Don’t lose their patience. One of those love stories where the husband knows exactly what to say at exactly the right time. And of course where I, the wife, am flawless and I make absolutely no mistakes. Sounds intriguing, right? After being married for six years now, I have learned that men think a lot differently than women. In my fairly tale love story,…

Every wife wants her husband to find joy in their marriage. Here are 7 signs that indicate your honey is a happily married man. 1. Kisses He greets you with a kiss when he comes home from work. It’s not a run-of-the-mill, quick, peck-on-the-cheek kind of kiss. No. It’s a body-hugging, lips-to-lips kind of kiss. The lingering type that lets you know – without a doubt – he’s glad to be home with you once again. A sure sign he’s happily married. 2. Contacts When he goes away on business, he contacts you every day and lets you know he misses you. A husband who is happily married genuinely misses…

Life is about playing the cards we’re dealt. This world is based on appearances. Because of that, we tend to compare our lives to others and in the same time compare the hand of cards we were dealt. We can sometimes devalue our hand because it’s not as glitzy or glamorous as other people’s. We can wish to be someone else, or have the life they are living, without truly knowing what’s going on, just from outside looking in. Some examples of the cards we get dealt: “good” parents, “bad” parents, no parents, adopted, grandparents raised us, a single parent, or whatever. Another example of the cards we’re dealt: Being…

This is a follow up to my previous article, “I Did NOT Marry The Girl Of My Dreams“. If you haven’t read it, go ahead. I was out to lunch with a friend of mine who is living with his current girlfriend and he mentioned to me how he didn’t think they were going to make it to marriage because, “they weren’t on the same page.” And since this is such a cliched phrase, I wanted to know more. So I asked him to describe in what ways he and his partner were “off”. He went on to describe that they just wanted different things. You see, she had been…