Having a strong marriage means that you connect with each other on a regular basis. This includes dating. When my kids were younger, having regular date nights was difficult, at best. More often than not, it just didn’t happen for us. Over time, we came up with some tips and tricks that helped us have […]
Grown-Up Girlfriends and Lessons in True Friendship
We’ve all experienced the ups and downs of friendship. Beginning when we were little girls, we’ve bonded with others over shared interests and have been devastated when certain friendships didn’t work out, whether due to arguments or simply drifting apart over time. We cherished the good and learned from the bad. Now that we’re adults […]
Finding Love Within and Without
February is relationship month and has Valentine’s Day right in the middle of it. A time to give love to those special people in our lives. But a prerequisite to loving others is to love ourselves first. As women, we can be very hard on ourselves; no need to make a list, we all know them. […]
Managing Long-Distance Love with a Trucker
After struggling through a series of not-it relationships and waiting for the right guy to come along, I finally met the man of my dreams. He’s reliable and sweet — and, until recently, gainfully employed. He lost his job nearly six months ago as part of a downsizing situation and is now seriously considering taking […]
7 Tips For A Real Life Happily Ever After
All little girls have dreamed of being swept off their feet and falling helplessly in love with their very own versions of Prince Charming. Whether it be after waking up from a hundred-year slumber, rising from the deathbed after biting into a not-so-fresh fruit, or reuniting with a lost shoe after dancing the night away, […]
Can Courting Customs Work in Modern Ages?
I was reminded of an old tradition with Courting Candles on the Homestead Survival Blog. The suitor would bring one of these candles with him to a young lady’s house and the parents would light the candle. Their approval of the young man, or comfort level with him, determined the length of the wick they […]
My Husband, My Best Friend: The Pros and Cons
My husband and I had been together for eight years of before we got married in 2010. We met when we were both college freshmen and have been inseparable since then. Over the years, we had our share of differences, given of course that he’s a boy and I’m a girl and we were […]
Minimize Blame and Get a Happier, Healthier Relationship
“If only my partner would talk more/spend less money/stop being so needy, our relationship wouldn’t have all of these problems!” Partners will often search for explanations for their ongoing issues, conflicts and failures as they try to make their relationships work, and come up with some version of this idea. The solution’s nowhere near this […]
