Make love holy – not holy war!
When dating or marrying someone who practices a different religion than yours, the three most important things to practice are:
April’s Big 3 DO’S
1. Tolerance of differences
2. Compromise
3. Flexibility
Try it – you might like it…
If you’ve always celebrated Easter and you’re dating someone who is Jewish, you should […]

Tips On How To Survive Heart Break
10 Things You Need To Remember When Your Husband (or Wife) Leaves You …
1. I have worth. I am a decent hardworking person who tries to be kind and helpful. I had been a faithful supportive wife and done the best I could with my daughters in spite of […]

The Power Behind “I Love You”  THE FIRST WORDS A BABY HEARS The first thing that mothers and fathers say to their babies, usually at birth, is “I love you”.  For the next year those are probably the most repeated words that any baby hears, and sees the cooing, loving faces of adoring adults saying it to […]

How Marriage Affects Your Weight
Unfortunately, many women ‘get comfortable’ once they ‘get the man’—letting themselves go only to subsequently assume the position that ‘a man should love them for them’—not what they look like.  But herein lies the trouble with that one-sided attitude. Yes, the man may indeed ‘love you for you’, but he also […]

Inlaws
There’s only one key to handling in-laws, and it’s to lay the law down before problems ever arise. That means that the daughter or son-in law must start by not allowing meddling moms to interfere any more than they are welcome with the planning of the wedding, the decorating of the house, or the raising […]

 Violence in Dating
Not only are women staying in violent relationships when they’re not married—they’re in violent relationships before they’re even women! Data suggest that 25% of 8th and 9th graders have experienced dating violence. The reasons behind this phenomenon are still debatable, ranging from media influence to a breakdown in family, but one thing’s for […]

Achieving Intimacy
How to increase the level of intimacy in your relationship? Change your expectations—it’s the only way. Men, if you don’t know it by now, connect and communicate differently than women. What may come naturally to us (talking about our feelings, etc.) can be a struggle for them… just ask them how they feel about […]

Spotting Your Soulmate
Question: Do we have the same views on money and sex?
Money and sex. They’re the two most divisive issues in a relationship, and are sighted as the most common reasons for divorce. So when you’re making your list (and hopefully checking it twice) for the things you’re looking for in a partner, make […]

Is Cheating Ok?
I’m not sure that cheating is any more prevalent today than it has been in the past, but it has definitely become more acceptable. Why? Probably, in part, because we spend so much time, as a society, delving into the underbelly—the darker side of our lives and personalities—that we no longer feel the […]

Effects of Remarriage on Adult Children
Although feelings can be mixed when a parent wants to remarry someone other than mom or dad, the older the children are, the better. Once “kids” have been on their own–in some cases married themselves, and in all cases, having experienced the complexities of love and relationships–the better equipped they are […]