Before deep-diving into this post, I first came up with a brief, rough-draft list. This list mounted well into the 20-something, yet I narrowed it down to the top 10 uncomfortable reasons you should not get married. Eeek. BUT, this post really isn’t all you think it will be. When I say uncomfortable reasons, what […]
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Is it safe to say we tend to fall in love, or love someone, for the wrong reasons? Part of me thinks we know it, too – yee-ouch. And then we’re disappointed when Love fails us because we placed our faith in the most unpredictable, unstable aspects of what we believed to be Love. Yeah,
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I’m lifting the veil for some of ya’ll when I say social media can – it’s been proven it HAS – absolutely wreak havoc (and even destroy) your relationship. And I mean this *gently* because many of you are out there performing, fantasizing, idolizing, and acting day in and day out in your virtual world
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Relationships are work. I hear this time and time again, and while a part of me agrees, there’s a lot of context in that statement that can leave a bad taste in the mouth. In every sense, relationships ARE work – otherwise, they wouldn’t mean much. The same way I can say, “Your job is
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Every married couple should have boundaries with family and the in laws. Welcome to your laundry list of boundaries with in-laws that you and your spouse should have in your marriage. Scratch that – need! Family boundaries apply whether you are married or not, because your personal and relational boundaries are still important. Let’s not
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Notice how easy it is to find content that is always circling red flags in relationships? Now I’m not saying they’re not important to watch out for, but if you’re nose-deep in seeing the bad you might be missing or looking over the good right in front of you! Often times the red flags we
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If the title of this post brought you this far, you were likely thinking: A. “Um, duh, yeah! Let me see if there’s anything new I can take away from this.“, B. “Hm, interesting, this is new to me – I need to know more!“ or C. “Uh, why should I “fix” something that isn’t
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Did you know you form an attachment style early in childhood? In fact, there are multiple forms of attachment (healthy and unhealthy), but that’s not where I’m going with this post. And while attachment and Love are fairly interconnected (especially in relationships today), they are actually distinctly different and often confused. THAT’S what I want
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Besides the usual ‘How was your day?’ in the mix of your conversational routine with your spouse, are you making a point to connect with your spouse every day? Hopefully, ‘How was your day?’, is the bare minimum. It’s not that the mundane questions aren’t thoughtful and connection-focused, but you know who else likely asks
…regardless if you believe your relationship is thriving. See, because that’s the crazy, crazy part – while all is seemingly perfect on your end, the fact is that may not always be the case for your partner. Couples are ingrained with the notion that they are supposed to be able to tell one another anything
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