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Do Marriage Preparation Classes Work?

As many of you know I’m a big advocate for marriage preparation classes. But do they work, that is the question? The other day I received an e-mail giving me a link to an article about a study regarding marriage preparation classes. Thanks to Amanda Verzello for sending this to me. The article looks at whether marriage preparation classes work. The article didn’t appear to come to a definitive conclusion. It was very much yes and no. Yes, in the sense that in the majority of cases, it did improve communication between couples. To my mind anything that improves communication … Continue reading →

Marriage Tips: Unrest

Every married couple encounters problems, from small difficulties to life altering events. It’s how each person, and the couple as a whole, deals with conflicts and turmoil that makes the difference between a strong marriage and one that is barely (if even) surviving. Marital unrest can quickly lead to distance and to the temptation to look outside the marriage to have needs met. It can also lead one or both spouses to look for ways to end the marriage. Work through your problems, seek help if necessary, and try not to dwell on negative aspects that you cannot change. The … Continue reading →

Planning a Wedding- Part 3

Part 3 of wedding planning is here Wedding Dress If you are getting it made you will need to have it organized early. Some dressmakers and companies will tell you 7 months are not long enough so a lot depends on how long the engagement is. Or you might decide to buy one ready made. I did this when I married. I saw a dress I loved that was a bit different. I tried it on. It needed only minor alterations. It wasn’t expensive. I lay-byed it – the first dress I tried on. A friend hired her wedding dress. … Continue reading →

Are Your Boomerang Children at Home?

This phrase cracks me up, honestly – the idea of a boomerang is that you throw it; it curves out and then returns to your hand. We send our children out like boomerangs all the time – sending them to school, sending them to a friend’s and sending them out to play and we do want them to return, but when we send out our young adults to get married, to go to college or to live independently – it’s not necessarily what parents have in mind to have them return home again. Boomerang Kids Can Affect Your Relationship When … Continue reading →

Sleeping Together or Apart?

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Interesting topic of discussion, I read an article about married couples spending only 1/3 of their lives sleeping together. Sleeping apart may indicate lower marital satisfaction, but it can also indicate just wanting to get a good night’s sleep. In the first few years of a relationship, couples are willing to sacrifice comfort for intimacy and after five to six years, the couple is more interested in a good night’s sleep than they are in intimacy. This can be a problem. According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than one in ten married Americans sleep alone. Of those with less … Continue reading →