A Devastating Divorce (or was it?)

  Contributed by Jennifer Hooper

When my girls were five and six, I looked at my friend’s life and observed (despite the divorced part) her life was kind of great. 50% of the time, she was free to be a real person, not entrenched in the roles of “mom” and a “wife.” Wrapped by a blanket of guilt, I felt mildly envious.  I consoled myself by knowing that “at least my family is intact.” 

Fast-forward 10 years. I’m divorced, and my teen daughters divide their time between my house and their dad’s. I hadn’t seen that coming.

20 Marriage Tips Everyone Needs to Know

When we found this we knew we had to share it with you. This was written by a man who just got divorced after 16 years of marriage share the advice he wishes someone had given him.   
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#3) FALL IN LOVE OVER and OVER and OVER again. You will constantly change. You’re not the same people you were when you got married, and in five years you will not be the same person you are today. Change will come, and in that you have to re-choose each other everyday. SHE DOESN’T HAVE TO STAY WITH YOU, and if you don’t take care of her heart, she may give that heart to someone else or seal you out completely, and you may never be able to get it back. Always fight to win her love just as you did when you were courting her.

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Kiss Me

 

 Contributed by Deb Neuman

 

Kids say the darndest things.   Not long ago, I was engaged in a conversation with my 7 and 9 year old niece and nephew when they decided they wanted to talk about why I didn't have a boyfriend and offer me some advice in the love department.  They started to make a list of the qualities I should look for.   I played along and listened as they thought carefully and wrote down the following:

"He has to be cute and funny - he has to be smart - he has to like your family (us) and cats - he has to like cats."   My niece added, "He should have good teeth and brush them.   Then my nephew added, "He has to be someone you want to kiss - or he'll just be your friend - not your boyfriend."   He was absolutely right and the results of new research prove how right he was when it comes to the importance of that kiss!