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01/14/2019
My Husband's Note The best wedding I ever attended was on our 17th anniversary in 1999. The wedding was for a colleague, and the couple had shacked up for several years before they decided to get married. More >>

Tags: CommitmentMarriageWedding
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09/25/2017
My Hardest Goodbye I just want to cry thinking about it. I had to say goodbye to my daddy just a few months after getting engaged. More >>

Tags: Death of a parentFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildParentingRelationshipsWedding
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07/24/2013
Choosing Not to Have a Child I write you today with an extremely heavy heart. My husband and I made the decision the other day that as things stand we are choosing not to have children. More >>

Tags: DatingEconomyFinancesI am my kid's momJobRelationshipsWedding
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06/19/2013
Husbands Are NOT Burdens I had fallen into the stereotype of how a wife should act. I would come home from work and say that I was too tired for sex... More >>

Tags: JobMarriageSexThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsWeddingWorking
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06/07/2013
Why We Didn't Shack Up Before Marriage When my husband and I became engaged, we shared our news with everyone in our lives. People we knew who were happily married were excited for us. However... More >>

Tags: choose wisely - treat kindlyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyCommitmentFamily/Relationships - FamilyLiving togetherMarriageRelativesShacking UpShacking-UpWedding
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06/07/2013
My Hardest Goodbye I just want to cry thinking about it. I had to say goodbye to my daddy just a few months after getting engaged. More >>

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05/16/2013
How to Know You're Ready for Marriage You've dated around, had a couple of long-term relationships, and hopefully figured out which qualities are important to you and what makes a relationship work. Now you're faced with the inevitable question, "Am I ready to get married?" More >>

Tags: CommitmentDatingFamily/Relationships - FamilyFinancesMarriageRelativesReligionSexWedding
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05/16/2013
The Finer Things.... As a young bride I always imagined that by now we would be rich and we would celebrate with some romantic and extravagant vacation... More >>

Tags: AttitudeFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildJoyMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingValuesWedding
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05/15/2013
He Protected My Virtue My son met his wife four years ago. About a year into their relationship she asked me out to breakfast. She explained that I needed to know her past. She had lived with a boyfriend... More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildIn-LawsMorals/Ethics/ValuesMother-in-law/Daughter-in-lawParentingPersonal ResponsibilityPersonal ResponsiblityRelationshipsResponsibilityWedding
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05/03/2013
To the Bride and Groom Recently, my son married his beloved girlfriend. My short speech at the wedding was partly inspired by, and even directly mentioned - you. More >>

Tags: MarriagePersonal ResponsibilityWedding
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