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Help! My Spouse is an Introvert
Recently someone asked how they (as a major extrovert) can make sure their girlfriend (an introvert) is comfortable in different settings. This is a great question! First, let’s shake off an old...
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Aiding and Abetting
I plead guilty. During my first major jury duty case, I learned what it meant legally to aid and abet someone. In fact, we did find the defendant guilty of aiding and abetting a murder. It was quite...
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The Importance of Receiving and Giving
We often hear the adage, “It’s better to give than to receive.” It’s true that it is great to give! Not only does giving, or serving, help other people but it helps to get our eyes off of ourselves as...
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Recognizing Abuse in Relationships
Amy and Ben had been dating for a few months when what she termed the “incidents” began. They got into a heated argument, and he grabbed her arm so hard that it left a bruise. The verbal assaults he...
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Sex Talk: Preparing for Your Wedding Night
The wedding night is fraught with anticipation and expectation. How can you best approach sex for the first time? Practice makes perfect, right? But how can you prepare for your wedding night when you...
View ArticleFour Ways to Help Your Husband Recover from a Job Loss
With the declining economy, losing a job is more the normal for most families than working with the same employer for 20-30 years. So when a job loss happens for whatever reason, including lay-offs,...
View ArticleA Few Lessons I Learned After We Said “I Do”
Marriage is quite an adventure. When you say “I do,” you have a timeline in mind of how your marriage and relationship will go. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your marriage is to say goodbye...
View Article10 Crucial Lessons in Our First Ten Years
I can hardly believe I’ve been married to my stud of a husband for ten years. He was 19 when we got married and I had just turned 20. I want to tell you that it’s been ten years of bliss, but any...
View ArticleWith a Little Help from Our Friends
My (Marty’s) mother kept a poem by an unknown author on her fridge, Life is sweet because of friends we have made, and the things which, in common, we share. We want to live on not because of...
View ArticleLove is a Song
“Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong, so I’ll have to say I love you in a song.” —Jim Croce Most of us find it difficult to express the emotions that at one moment excite and...
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