A couple summers ago (the summer before The Pandemic, to be specific), I signed up for an eight-week marriage course. A friend had highly recommended it, and I was looking forward to it. Marriage is like a plant: You need to take care of it for it to thrive, but, like a plant (at least… Continue reading Creating A Deeper Connection In Your Marriage
I heard a story once about someone who was checking the references of a potential suitor. She called the young man’s rabbi and asked him, “Does this person have an anger problem?” The rabbi replied, “I don’t know. He’s never been married.” So, haha, very funny. But seriously, I don’t know if you’ve experienced this,… Continue reading Embracing Imperfection
One thing I’ve learned by blogging about marriage stuff is that everyone’s marriage is different. I mainly found this out through this post where I suggested what I thought were universal tips that would help with marriage. Boy, was I wrong! One reason why different marriage advice works for different people is that we… Continue reading The Perfect Marriage
No matter how fantastic a spouse may be, living with another human being is bound to bring the occasional conflict. Most of us are probably familiar with the toothpaste tube scenario – one spouse squeezes from the middle, the other from the bottom, and angst ensues. On the surface, this is a banal and even… Continue reading Keeping the Peace in My Marriage
Growing up in today’s world, little girls are constantly bombarded by ideas of what a husband should be like. A husband should be Prince Charming who sweeps his wife off her feet (usually after rescuing her from death by poison fruit with a magical kiss), or he should surprise her with a candle-lit home-cooked gourmet… Continue reading Perspectives of Marriage: Marrying Perfection
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