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5 Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do”

Lizzy Christian
Articles, Dating, Engaged, Expectations, Faith, Practical, Relationships, Roles
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September 11, 2019

There are dozens (if not hundreds) of books and articles out there of extensive questions that you should go through with your potential mate. While they are all valid and important questions, I’m an I-love-questions-and-reading-articles kind of girl while my husband of almost ten years is a let’s-keep-this-as-short-and-sweet-as-possible kind of guy. While it is nice…

What I Want My Son to Know When He Starts Marriage

Paul Gibson
Articles, Engaged, Expectations, For Him, Practical, Q&A: Newly-wed, Relationship, Relationships, Roles
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June 8, 2017

As I contemplate what I want my son to know when he starts marriage, I pray and think through how to “raise him like a man.” But, I find myself asking, “What does that even mean?” I ask that question because I have many examples of men who influenced me growing up and they were…

Ode to a Stubborn Husband

Kitti Murray
Blog, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Expectations, Married, Relationship, Roles
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December 4, 2013

Thirty years ago, when I was a new wife, a friend told me, “If I really want to, I can talk my husband into anything.” A part of me was a little jealous. The part that would like to make Bill drink coffee with me in the mornings or sip a little red wine on…

How Devotions Almost Broke Up My Marriage

Jess MacCallum
Blog, Communication, Emotions, Engaged, Expectations, Faith, God, Issues & Culture, Married, Practical, Relationship, Roles, Spirtuality
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November 26, 2013

My wife and I came from very different spiritual backgrounds…and temperaments…and expectations. A bit of the “opposites attract” thing. So of course when we got married the idea of devotionals had totally different meanings for each of us. I was pretty much the straight-forward Evangelical of the crowd: we get up early (like Jesus), we…

The Real Happily Ever After

Bethany Brittenham
Blog, Dating, Emotions, Expectations, Issues & Culture, Married, Practical, Relationship, Roles, Sex
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September 26, 2013

When I was growing up I adored watching romantic comedies. You’ve Got Mail, Return To Me, Sleepless in Seattle, The Little Mermaid, these were my bread and butter. Movies like this made love look so fun, sexy, and easy. While they would depict love as “hard to come by” they made it seem perfect from…