Our youth deserve a fun and memorable dating experience. I’ve comprised a list of cool yet inexpensive date ideas for teens and activities that are age-appropriate for adolescents. For the teens young adult couples (including those 18 and older but not legally 21), this post is for you. For the parents who are looking for
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A first date is your initial window to unveil not just potential connection but also compatibility, and there are certain, no-brainer topics that should be discussed on a first date. I believe in dating with intention. Because what is the point in getting to know someone you don’t plan on having stick around? It’s 2026,
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Oftentimes I think people view boundaries in marriage as freedom limitations, strict laws imposed on one another, or even a form of punishment. I find that telling when, in fact, boundaries – when used properly and lovingly – make a marriage stronger. Now I’ve written several other posts on boundaries, and while I have so
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How can you tell when someone’s not interested? There are many signs that leave us questioning someone’s feelings and intentions, but are they always obvious? Many times, these signs go ignored and leave us entirely blindsided by heartache. Unfortunately, disinterest is not always discerned or easy to detect. But by now, in 2025, these are
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Before my husband and I got married, we discussed how we would manage the finances. Mutually, we both grew up in joint households when it came to money, therefore it seemed the most natural to take the similar approach. While there are certainly more and others, these are the main ways my husband and I
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It’s 2025 – are you dating with intention? To date with intention is to date with a reason, purpose or end-goal. Typically this means to date with the intent for a relationship or commitment in mind. If you’re not sure whether you’re dating with intention or how to date with intention, you simply need a
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You went on a date, maybe it’s the first, third, tenth or more, and you’re wondering if you’re being left hung to dry? In more blatant terms, are you being ghosted after a date? And how can you know exactly? If you know me, you know that I don’t throw around the term ghosting lightly,
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From a woman’s perspective – why dating is hard for men We should start asking this more: does the most effective dating advice for men actually come from other men? Yeah, so? I’m a woman speaking on why men struggle with dating. Is that I have something to say a surprise, or is it simply
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This is for the men out there who desire headship status and to be (what we like to call) a true leader in marriage. I know I’m about to step on many toes, as I’ve likely done from the title of this post, but if your innate drive is to lead, provide and protect then
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This post is a little different from my ush because rather than blanketed advice, I’m sharing certain principles that improve communication in my marriage. You’ll hopefully notice a common theme, and I do my best to make that clear throughout. What I unpack here may not totally resonate with all, and many may turn their
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