“A Severe Mercy”
Just one month into our wedding, I had an experience that changed my life. It was a weekday evening, we were in bed, restless and trying to get some sleep. For some reason, it was just one of those nights when neither of us could get there. Just as one
Critical Much?
There’s a certain tone that can be heard in a group of women. Maybe in a group of men, too, but I wouldn’t know. One woman will make a disparaging remark about her husband, then the others will chime in: such dopes, these men we married. I try to imagine
Monogappy?
Why that odd name? Well… it’s like monogamy + happy… first off. But, it’s also like mono (meaning “one”) + agape (meaning “unconditional love”). One Love. Which we kinda liked. That’s all. There’s one less thing to worry about.
Just Some Great Lyrics…
Love’s Recovery by the Indigo Girls During the time of which I speak it was hard to turn the other cheekTo the blows of insecurityFeeding the cancer of my intellect, the blood of love soon neglectedLay dying in the strength of it’s impurity Meanwhile our friends we thought were so
Don’t Make Him/Her the Adventure…
…embark on Adventure together! What I mean by that is, I’m really glad that I am not my husband’s adventure. I am not THE Big, Exciting, Fulfilling Thing in his life. Yes, our relationship is important to both of us, but we want to go on an adventure together. We
30 Days to a Better Relationship.
Okay that’s a joke.
A Little Pre-Date Action
Now, I don’t know if this idea would work for everyone… Several years into our marriage we realized that sex before an evening out works better than sex at the end of the evening. I’m not sure why it took us so long to figure this out. I guess it’s
Be Nice, Poopoo Baby Car!
When our son was just a little guy, he would sometimes get fed up with his older sister…as younger brothers are prone to do. For a brief period of time, he would respond to her bossing with, “Be nice, poopoo baby car!” Too brief, if you ask me. What he
Know That Emotion!
What emotional response do you have to conflict? The reason I ask is because early in our marriage, when we would have conflict, I would feel sadness and Rick would feel anger. Here’s how it would play out: We would have an argument. Then I would, hating the feeling of
Try.
This one’s gonna be touchy. I’m going to say it anyway. Ladies and Gentlemen both: try to look good for each other. I will now make a couple of sweeping generalizations: • Women seem to get turned on when their man does/says things to make them feel loved. • Men