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This Creative Family Photo Tells A Story Of Love, Loss And Hope
A creative family photo is giving people all the feels. Louisiana mom and blogger Chrissy Roussel shared a photo of her children with her siblings’ kids on Facebook. The photo shows the full set of 17 cousins wearing special T-shirts; each shirt has a number to indicate birth order and color to designate which children are siblings. Annabelle Rose PhotographyThis family photo is going viral. “The kids are growing so fast that we try to capture them all together whenever we can,” Roussel told HuffPost. “Since they’re all so close in age, we thought it would be fun to line them all up by birth order.” The mom said her…
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My Wife’s Badass C-Section Was… Badass
I was 24 when my wife Mel and I had our first child 10 years ago. Tristan was 2 weeks early because Mel developed preeclampsia. Her feet, hands, face — all of it — swelled up. At the time, I didn’t really know what preeclampsia was; I didn’t realize what it could do if left unchecked, and I certainly didn’t realize that it could cause doctors to cut into my wife’s stomach and take the baby out. In fact, I didn’t know that was even an option. I went into the whole delivery wrapped innocently in a white medical suit, mask, hat, and booties. Mel, on the other hand, was…
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The Best Date Ideas for Married Couples (and Why)
Out of the beauty of marriage arises the ease and comfortability that you begin to develop with your spouse. Slowly, you settle into an easy routine; wake up, go to work, come home, help the kids with homework and their activities, cook and eat dinner, go to bed, and repeat. Sometimes it requires a purposeful intention to disrupt the routine of life. An easy solution is a date night-a time when you and your spouse celebrate your love and replenish those burning embers to keep the fire of love going. Here are just a few recommendations. Dinner and a movie: This traditional date night option is a low-key way to…
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6 Tips For The Perfect Family Trip
The summer travel season is upon us and that means families will be hitting the road. If you have children, then your trip will be nothing like your romantic trip to the all inclusive resort where you had two massages per day and stayed hydrated on coconuts and Heineken. Rather than fruity drinks and tropical oils, you can expect sour milk in a sippy cup and an ammonia backpack that makes your eyes water when you open it to find that water balloon diaper you stuffed there ten hours ago in the museum. Forget the romantic dinners and the walks along the beach. You will enjoy left over yogurt puffs…
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The effects of cuddling in a relationship
[embedded content] Physician Dr. Roshini Raj explains the effects and benefits of cuddling. Love 101 is a new mini-series from Mashable and Bravo. Dr. Raj guides you through the effects of falling in and out of love. Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe
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5 ways to keep your husband permanently in Love with You
If anything’s hard in a relationship, it’s constantly keeping the affection of the person you love. Even though it may seem difficult, it’s not impossible. I like to think that “if there’s a will, there’s a way.” If you want something enough and you’re willing to work for it, you’ll be able to accomplish it. This applies even to love. Therefore, through experience and much pondering, I have come to the conclusion that constant attention is required to discover the little details that will help your partner fall in love with you daily. Here I share five points to help you keep your husband completely in love with you: Believe…
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10 Unromantic Signs He’s Crazy in Love with You
Who decided that candlelight and long-stem roses are the epitome of romance? I don’t know about you, but neither of those makes my heart skip a beat. Most likely, the things that make your heart melt aren’t “romantic” at all. That’s because love is rarely made from those polished, sweep-you-off-your-feet moments. Love is simpler than that. True love is all about the little things – they’re not romantic at first, but if you think about them for a minute, they’re better than any fancy dinner. Here are 10 unromantic things that show how much he truly loves you: 1. He sees you pick your zits Getting all dolled up for…
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The Fatal Flaw in Dating Advice
Most dating advice promises to lead us to lasting love, but erodes our chance of ever finding it. It relentlessly focuses on one thing — your attractiveness. In reality, the secret to success is less about your attractiveness, and more about your attractions. The list is endless: Learn to be irresistible. Play hard to get. Act confident. Become an alpha man. Attract an alpha man. Become a feminine goddess. Become a bitch. These tips shine with the promise of self-transformation, but embedded within is an ugly Trojan Horse — the belief that, when it really comes down to it, you’re simply not attractive enough. Seductive and compelling as it may be, this path is a decoy and a…
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8 Things You Shouldn’t Say If Someone You Love Has Depression
When your partner is dealing with depression, you want to be as supportive and loving as possible. But it’s hard to know what to say or how to help, especially if you’ve never experienced depression firsthand. Starting a conversation with your significant other is critical, but sometimes offering the wrong words ― while well-intentioned ― can do more harm than good. We asked experts to tell us some of the most damaging phrases people with depression hear from their loved ones and what more compassionate things you can say instead. Don’t say: “You need to get help.” Instead, say: “I’m worried about you and us. I love you and want to…
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3 Rules to Respect Your Love Relationship the Right Way
Love as a word is entirely fleeting. Only when the actions behind the words come into focus can the words begin to find their footing and begin to take shape. When we continue to take action toward strengthening that love and allowing it to prosper within the relationship: we’re loving someone the right way. When we take that love for granted or perform actions that potentially poison that bond and purity of our relationship: we’re loving someone the wrong way. Rule #1: Only be in relationships, you’re 100% into. Whomever you love deserves 100% of your heart. Most important: don’t make a relationship halfway. Don’t get involved in one unless…
