Last Week’s New Jersey Supreme Court ruling played a major ripple effect on our articles for this week and even as we got ready for Halloween and recovered from it, the November elections and vote loomed ahead. Several states will make their decisions on new marriage laws, politicians and more. If that were not enough for you, we have the holidays looming ahead of us and that can have a dramatic impact on our marriages and our family lives.
So without further ado, here is our Marriage Blog week in review:
Saturday, October 28
In Marriage in the News: I Now Pronounce You Ex-Wife & Ex-Husband we took a look at the latest trend in divorce that includes a divorce ceremony to help couples officially end their marriages and provide closure. In Playing Off Each Other’s Strength Part 2 Sherry addressed the playful/serious couple and how that can be a positive in a marriage. In Marriage in the News – Ripple Effect we discussed the effect of the ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court was having across the country.
Sunday, October 29
In Marriage Exercises: Let’s Play a Game we talked about the time change the different games couples can play to help improve their marriage communication. We continued this series in Marriage Exercises: Couple Toons and how drawing cartoons and role playing can help a couple out. Finally, in Marriage Exercises: The Healing of Humor addressed how important humor is to both our health and the health of our marriages.
Monday, October 30
In Ladies, Who Do You Want we revisited the question of what it is we look for in a potential mate. In Post Nuptial Agreements, Sherry explored the concept of the post nuptial agreement that helps couples divide their assets in the event they decide to divorce. In 50% of Marriages Do Not End in Divorce we looked at the fact that the cup is half-full and despite all the negative publicity out there about the end of marriage, not all relationships end in divorce. In Marriage Tips: Assume Good Intentions we talked about how we need to not always assume the worse and that we can circumvent many misunderstandings by assuming good intentions.
Tuesday, October 31
In The Monster Bash – A Halloween Wedding we talked about planning a Halloween wedding and what you can incorporate into the ceremony. We followed this up with Halloween Honeymoons and ideas for where a couple may travel for a honeymoon following a Halloween wedding. Sherry brought us New Jersey, Marriage, Rights, and Effects and her own viewpoint on the ripple effect sweeping the country due to the New Jersey court ruling. We talked about The Best of October in the Marriage Blog, voters offered their input on the best article for the month of October.
Wednesday, November 1
In Ladies & Gentlemen, Welcome to the 11th Month of the Year we welcomed the month of November here and what we will be discussing this month here in the marriage blog. In Blending Holiday Traditions Sherry talked about hectic time a married couple may face in spending time with both sides of the family and addressing the different traditions that families have. She continued this in Sharing Holiday Responsibilities and how spouses can help each other get ready for the holidays. Finally, in Coping with Holiday Travel Stress we discussed what couples can do to help get ready for the car and plane trips they may be taking over the holidays.
Thursday, November 2
In Improve Your Physical Relationship, we talked about the ways a couple can improve their intimacy and the physical side of their relationship. In Would You Want Your Spouse to Remarry? Sherry asked the hard question of what would we want for our spouse should we die.
Friday, November 3
In Is Divorce What’s Wrong With Marriage? Sherry asked the question about no-fault divorce and is making divorce so easy to obtain part of the reason why couples are so quick to reach for it as an option. In Why Do We Call It the Ring Finger? we took a look at the different meanings of our hands, fingers and finger signals and why the ring finger is where we wear our wedding rings. In Are You the Ham or the Eggs? we asked about whether you are just involved in a relationship or really committed to it?
What was your favorite story this week?
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