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Cheating Paranoia

Written by: Silvia, on 01/31/2012
As a women who has been married for almost 15 years, I had a period in my life where I was extremely paranoid that my husband was cheating on me. I had just had our second child, and had decided to be a stay at home mom. Although I did my best to get dressed everyday, do my make-up, and not wear sweats to run my errands, I always felt like I was undesirable to my husband. That made me question our his loyalty and our entire marriage. Keep in mind my husband hadn't done...

Then and Now: When I was a kid I said I’d only get married once, and I still believe it!

Written by: Tara, on 01/25/2012
I remember being ten years old and curled up in my older brother’s bed, crying and praying that my parents would get divorced. It was a regular occurrence, my parents were always yelling at each other, throwing things and sometimes blows were even thrown. Most kids might have written off marriage, but not me, I knew that there was something better than what my parents had.Finding that something better seemed like it would take forever! When I was fifteen I thought I fo...

Valentine's Gift Tips!

Written by: Collette, on 01/19/2012
It's that time of year......The holidays are over, our New Year's resolutions have slipped by the waste side, and love is in the air.Valentine's Day is less then a month away and I found some tips to help those out there struggling with gift ideas. ICE recently did a blog post about their new SNÖ of Sweden collection, which would be perfect for warming the hearts of your special someone this winter!The collectio...

Awareness Month Nominee: Save the Elephants

Written by: brinka, on 12/04/2011
When you look closely at an elephant, you will see an amazing creature that weighs several tons and has something no other animal has -- a long trunk that can be used as an extra hand or for a shower on a hot day. Can we stand by and let these beautiful beings disappear from the earth? I say that we need an Awareness Month to call attention to the plight of elephants whose numbers are dwindling each year. First of all, elephant habitat is being destroyed. The forests and j...

Yes, I have my diamond ring, but that doesn't mean I want a toaster for Christmas

Written by: Karl, on 10/05/2011
As a newlywed husband, I know how hard it is to find gifts for my wife. She has the beautiful diamond ring, the wedding gifts that range from home decor to pots and pans. With the holidays quickly approaching, I started researching jewelry. I found a really helpful article from Ice's blog. If your a struggling newlywed husband like me, these tips will help you get her a great gift...that's not a vacuum or t...

The Key to a Happy Marriage; or Where the BLEEP are my Shoes?!

Written by: Megan_R, on 09/15/2011
I’m not what you would call a “morning person”. In fact, I’m the antithesis of a morning person. Each morning, I crack open my eyes just wide enough to view the alarm clock so very rudely pointing out that I had, in fact, five more minutes to sleep. Grumbling, I turn off the alarm before it sounds, swing my feet out of bed and tip toe to the bathroom, because if I walk like a normal person, Little Toots will hear me and immediate demand a diaper change. Inevitably, she’ll...

A Working Girl's Guide to Infertility and the Workplace

Written by: coachmichellebianco, on 08/25/2011
Anyone dealing with infertility knows what true commitment it is - the emotional and physical toll it takes on your body, your mind, the doctor’s visits, and the financial burden. And as if dealing with infertility wasn’t hard enough now add work and this becomes a dangerous combination to those who cross your path.Most people work because they have to not because they want to. Who goes to work because they love their job, enjoy getting bossed around, and then at the en...

Loving Twentynine

Written by: DecorandtheDog, on 06/07/2011
Hi! I’m Michelle from DecorandtheDog. I was pretty excited when Megan contacted me about writing for Stages of Life. What a fantastic idea for a website!What’s my current stage in life?My husband and I are 29 years old. We’ve been married for almost 5 years. I’m a pharmacist. He’s an accountant. We have a 4 year old Wire Fox that we are madly in love with. We might have human children some day. We might not. We’re living in our second home. We built b...

Newlyweds on a budgeting date.

Written by: jordyliz, on 04/25/2011
Well our budget date didn't go as well as planned. Initially.Since graduating from college and moving to this dusty state, I have been the sole person in control of my measly checking account to pay bills, pay rent, and spend as I wish. I am an event coordinator by day and while I have to run budgets for each of my events, I am by no means a financial guru. I love to shop and find good deals, and I have a very hard time paying for anything full price. I like to stretch my...

Take a Vacation to Ensure a Happy Marriage

Written by: bugcandy, on 04/06/2011
I read in bed nearly every night. Sometimes I read for work. Most of the time its for pleasure. Currently, I'm reading a book that covers off on both of those areas - Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell.I was 20 pages into the book when I came across a passage talking about marriage..."Marriages are buffeted by more important things [referring to an argument between a couple that was discussed earlier in the chapter], like money and sex and children and jobs and in-l...

For the Sake of the Marriage, The Minister Had to Go

Written by: kathpfeiff, on 04/04/2011
Marrying each other later in life, my husband and I were mature enough to find a pretty good match. Or so we thought. I was so confident, in fact, that when we were planning our wedding and the minister informed us that second marriages rarely work, and we should tell each other all our secrets immediately, I fired him. I also fired my mother because her plans for our wedding were too demanding. We ended up getting married outside an old cabin, with little structure and ev...

Community.

Written by: jordyliz, on 03/08/2011
[size=3][size=4][size=6][size=7][size=6]I have been yearning for community ever since I moved to this dry, desert state three and a half years ago. Which, as a side note, seems impossible that it's already been that long. It seems like just yesterday I was in my college rental house running out of my room yelling to any of the three roommates that were there that I had just accepted a position in Arizona. Arizona? I was ready and willing to try something new on for siz...

Healing from Loss

Written by: faithfulwriter, on 03/05/2011
When someone you love dies, the sadness consumes you. Nothing can prepare you for the pain and for a while, nothing can comfort you. Fortunately, the pain does eventually stop paralyzing you and life begins again. Monday marks a year since my father died, and I can honestly say that I'm doing much better than a year ago. However I woke up this morning at 6:33 am, about two hours earlier than I usually do on a Saturday, and all I could do is think about my father and how I mis...

The longest eleven minutes of my so-far-married-life.

Written by: jordyliz, on 02/10/2011
Let's just start with the fact that the day started off with me putting on jeans that I quickly realized were still wet from the dryer that apparent didn't do it's job. That is the worst feeling at 7:30 a.m. when you're in a rush and already cold from the shower and you really don't have time to think of another outfit option.But I digress.About a month ago, I started feeling nauseous. As soon as I ate, I felt sick. It lasted for two hours, went away, and then I felt ...

Marriage is a juxtaposition.

Written by: jordyliz, on 02/09/2011
Marriage is a juxtaposition: two people placed side by side in this thing called life.In my house, we practice juxtaposition. We practice because it doesn't always come easily.My husband gets home from work about an hour after I do. Since I've been sitting at home for an hour anxiously awaiting his arrival, I naturally get excited when he comes home. In my dream world, he would lift me off the ground, we would swing around and kiss hello and then he would juxtapose himsel...

Gracefully married.

Written by: jordyliz, on 02/09/2011
Marriage itself is a lesson on grace.My husband and I are two messy and imperfect people trying to love each other as best as we know how. That doesn’t always look pretty. It’s only been half a year since we said our vows but grace has been abundant. It’s hard to love someone completely if there’s too much room in our heart taken up by loving ourselves.As much as my husband and I love each other and are committed to one another, there are times when we don’t show it well....

We're normal, I think.

Written by: jordyliz, on 02/09/2011
Chris and I have been married for four months next week. It's been a long transition, full of expectations that have or have not been met, with surprises and lots of figuring things out and learning new things everyday.The third and fourth month have seemed to be especially trying. I guess that we are finally getting settled in to our place and can no longer keep ourselves busy with unpacking boxes or moving furniture around. Our schedule has seemed to stabilize and has bec...

Learning Forgiveness is Key

Written by: snicoleabdou, on 01/19/2011
"I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one." ~Henry Ward BeecherI am trying out this concept of true forgiveness... and I have to say, it feels nice. In our society, it really does not make a lot of sense to most people - to take something/someone and totally wipe the slate clean after pain or heartache was ex...

Closet Romantic

Written by: snicoleabdou, on 01/18/2011
The truth is, I am a closet romantic. It's true.I have always believed in love. Always. Sure, there were a few times I got a little cynical.For example, my first marriage. The wedding was beautiful, romantic, perfect in every way. Traditional white dress, big cathedral, 5 tier cake, champagne, candle light, pearls and white roses... all the elements for romance were there. One thing was missing - the actual romance.I did try on several occassions to make the b...

Unexpected Divorce

Written by: Fran, on 01/17/2011
Every week I write stories about my husband who died of colon cancer two years ago. For the story purposes, I call him Hero (of course he is my Hero.) Before I met the Hero, he had married a girl he had met where his mom worked. She was sweet, impulsive and not very thoughtful. They were married about 3 months,when she had a back injury from a car accident she had been in. She could not work, which meant the Hero had to quit school to work and care for her. The end res...

Growing up in Creative Chaos

Written by: snicoleabdou, on 01/17/2011
Some of my friends grew up in a good old fashioned southern home. Mom and Dad (which they more than likely referred to as Mama and Daddy) with a few brothers and sisters, barbeques on the back porch with Lynard Skynard and the Allmand Brothers playing on the boombox, grandma bringing over the pound cake and a big Georgia Bulldog flag hanging on the front of the house. I did not.Words like set & lighting design, acrylics and charcoal, toe shoes and leotards, ink wells ...

Goal Setting for Married Couples

Written by: Karl, on 12/29/2010
To our married readers...I wanted to share Stage of Life's free, universal goal setting worksheet for married couples.Whether you use it as your "New Year's Resolution To-Do" list or as a tool to kick off fresh start with your marriage, this 10-step worksheet will help get you proactively thinking about the goals, possibilities and opportunities ahead.[b][url=http://www.stageoflife.com/Portals/0/MyLifeRewards/Store/Stage_of_Life_Goal_Setting.pdf]View and print the Goa...

Thank you John (and Fedex)

Written by: websailor, on 12/18/2010
My wife and I had to drive into Reno (about 60 miles NW of our home) for an appointment in mid-morning this last Friday. It was lightly snowing and it looked fairly safe but we decided to drive our pickup because it is big and ugly and safe looking…bad decision. I didn’t really consider how light a pickup truck is in the rear section and how slick the roads were going to be. The Truckee River runs through a canyon just East of Reno and Interstate 80 is route...

All I Want (to Give) for Christmas.....is an Edible Dish!

Written by: ElleoftheBall, on 12/04/2010
I am determined to make my husband something incredibly tasty for dinner by Christmas. His favorite thing in the world (well, besides me, obviously) is a delicious meal. While on our honeymoon, he took as many pictures of the food as he did the beautiful scenery! So with that in mind, I’ve decided that I am going to become an amazing cook; despite the fact that my cooking success rate since we’ve been married is 2 in 10. And, no, this dream of chefdom has absolutely n...

Simple rules for a happy marriage?

Written by: christinalouise, on 11/14/2010
I'd say so.I just finished reading "Stop Calling Him Honey... And Start Having Sex" by Maggie Arana and Julienne Davis.It's an interesting book.Arana and Davis are clearly writing for heterosexual women who feel like their sex lives have got... maybe a little stale. There are a lot of references to your relationship with "him" and the significant other is often referred to as a "he."And the advice Arana and Davis ...

I stopped calling him "honey"...

Written by: christinalouise, on 11/09/2010
And it feels weird.And sometimes I find myself not calling my husband anything at all, just so I can avoid calling him "honey." I'll pick up the phone when he calls me at work and just say "hey." [Grimacing.] I know... I need to stop that.I guess it feels strange because I've been calling my husband "honey" for years. It's quick and easy (though, admittedly, not as quick and easy as calling him by his one-syllable name). And it seemed like the thing to do since my par...

You are what you eat.... and apparently, so are your kids and grandkids.

Written by: christinalouise, on 11/06/2010
You are also what you don't eat, and all of your bad habits.... and so are your kids and grandkids.Michael Skinner, a molecular biologist at Washington State University, has determined through various studies that your life experiences can permanently alter the genes in your eggs and sperm.This Newsweek article explains Skinner's study ...

Sorry babe, I'm not eating plastic tonight.

Written by: ElleoftheBall, on 11/02/2010
I'm starting to panic.Lucky for me, I have been riding the honeymoon train for the past month. We are headoverheelsyoucandonowronginmyeyesever love. Everything over here is like a Disney Movie before the evil (insert your favorite scary token Disney villain here) comes to town. However, I am a fairly logical woman and know that I am not going to be able to walk around with a golden aura for long. We’ve been dating for four years; he knows what I’m really about. I am g...

Whats in a name?

Written by: DarkStar49, on 11/02/2010
This weeks Editor piece was very well stated! I have to agree with you that some 'nicknames' or 'pet names' can well be a little less than desirable. The topic had me doing some thinking today. When I think of the many nicknames or pet names that I have heard, been called, made inference to others throughout my life, it becomes obvious that in many circles, nicknames and pet names seem to hold some kind of societal acceptance. To make it easier and less mind boggling, I w...

Wisdom from Weird Places

Written by: christinalouise, on 10/31/2010
"There are 24 hours in a day, so it shouldn't be hard to make sure you spend at least one of them with each other."-Ozzy Osbourne in Rolling Stone's new "Ask Dr. Ozzy" column...

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