Marriage

First there was Hall Pass, now The Change-Up

August 8, 2011
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I think 2011 is going to become the year of the “let’s find the humor in being dissatisfied with marriage” comedy movies. A few months back there was Hall Pass, starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, and Christina Applegate. This past weekend The Change-Up opened with Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman. I still...

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Lessons Learned: The True Secret to Successful, Lasting Marriages

July 26, 2011
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The other day as I was listening to the radio I do believe the secret for successful, lasting marriages was revealed to me. You know the kind. Where the couple celebrates decades-worth of anniversaries (if they’re lucky enough), and if you asked both the husband and wife whether they’d marry their spouse all over again,...

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Tonight is the night the Lights go out

July 15, 2011
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This is a bittersweet week for finales. The big one grabbing most of the attention is the final Harry Potter movie. It’s the end of the Hogwarts era. But there’s another finale happening tonight: Friday Night Lights. I’m not much of a football fan. Other than growing up hearing Coloradans cuss about Texans when they invaded during...

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The “25 years may be all we get” comment

July 13, 2011
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Back in February Wayne and I took a cruise. We went on a new-to-us cruise line, Norwegian, which operates on Freestyle dining (no set table or time restraints for dinner). Even though we didn’t have regular dinner table companions like we’ve had on our other cruises, we still ended up meeting and chatting with some super nice folks....

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Dr. Neil Clark Warren really doesn’t think people shouldn’t get married

July 11, 2011
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Last week there was a big hubbub after the Huffington Post published an article by eHarmony founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren, “On Second Thought, Don’t Get Married.” Many news sources and blogs jumped on the story, with headlines that read such things as: eHarmony Founder Declares Institution of Marriage Dead Online dating site founder...

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The depressing truth about successful marriages

July 7, 2011
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The depressing truth about successful marriages

The other day I was watching Comedy Central and a comic was on talking about relationships and marriages. I wish I could remember his name and what his exact words were, but I sure remember the gist of his act. It’s left me sort of depressed ever since. He started out quipping about how...

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I’m all for a taser app as proposed by Kit at Blogging Dangerously

June 21, 2011
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Listen up all you app developers. Kit at Blogging Dangerously has an idea for app that you could market to wives. Among others. It might also appeal to parents who have kids that don’t listen to them. Maybe even bad bosses and/or undisciplined employees. Basically, you’ve got a hot market for anyone who’s ever needed...

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If your marriage was a seed, what would it look like?

June 10, 2011
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If your marriage was a seed, what would it look like?

I got to thinking about what kind of seed my marriage would look like the other day when I sprinkled the last packet of seeds in my raised garden bed. They were green onion seeds. “Huh. So that’s what green onions look like as seeds, eh? Interesting.” Then I looked at the labels marking...

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A few lessons learned after 25 years together

May 18, 2011
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I saw the following status update on my friend Rachel’s Facebook page today: Husband and Wife Week — If your spouse is one of your best friends, who works hard for you, who has been with you through thick and thin, who loves you when you’re at your worst, and whom you are PROUD...

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TMI and hurt feelings: The hazards of blogging about marriage

May 10, 2011
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Yesterday one of my girlfriends sent me a message saying my blog surprised her. She wanted to know if Wayne read it and what he thought about it. She pointed out that I share a lot of personal details and many don’t present Wayne in a flattering light. I wrote back that he doesn’t read what I...

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