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02/21/2013
Overcoming the Familiarity of Dysfunction Thank you for teaching me how to be a wife. I was raised by a single mother who had 4 children and had a horrible outlook on men, so I never had an example of how to treat a husband properly. More >>

Tags: Being a good wifeCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceDatingHusband's GirlfriendMarriageRead On-AirRelationship
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02/21/2013
How I Made Sure I Was Marrying the Right Person Be friends first. Make sure you take time to talk over and discover what each others' values really are by observing how your intended lives their life as opposed to what they say. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDatingHusbandMorals, Ethics, ValuesRelationshipsRespect
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02/21/2013
How I Knew My Husband Was a Keeper I met my husband on a blind date arranged by one of his close friends who was also a work acquaintance of mine. He was very polite and treated me with the utmost dignity throughout the night. More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingGodHusbandRaising Boys to MenReal manRelationshipsReligionSAHM stay-at-home momThankful
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02/20/2013
Women Need to Respect Themselves In my opinion, men do not court women like they used to because some men have lost respect for women. More >>

Tags: CommitmentDatingMarriageMen's Point of ViewMorals, Ethics, ValuesRead On-AirSex
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02/14/2013
How to Be a Good Son-in-Law Why is being a good son-in-law such a big deal? Well, statistically speaking, we see a significant drop in the divorce rate when men get along with their wives' parents, especially their fathers. But even more importantly, it affects kids. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDatingFamily/Relationships - FamilyMarriagePremarital CounselingRelationshipsRelativesRespectRole modelValues
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02/14/2013
Why I Fell in Love I was used to boys telling me what I wanted to hear and always doing the socially expedient thing. Then along came Nick. More >>

Tags: DatingFeministMarriageRaising Boys to MenReal manSocial Issues
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02/11/2013
Hey Baby, What's Your Credit Score? I believe the answer to having a happy, long-lasting marriage is relatively simple: More >>

Tags: BudgetCourtshipDatingFinancesHooking upMarriageMoneyPre-marital CounselingSocial Issues
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01/31/2013
Life Lesson about Dating As a young man I never dated until I graduated from college. This was in spite of my parents encouraging me to find myself a girlfriend. I just didn't think I wanted the hassle of a girlfriend, since I was really struggling to pass my engineering classes. More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingDisappointmentMarriageRelationships
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01/30/2013
My Father Found My Husband for Me My father did not approve of any of the boyfriends I had. He didn't have to tell me this because he would just give them a silly or absurd nickname, and then never really acknowledge their existence. More >>

Tags: DatingFathersHusbandImportance of FathersMotherhood-FatherhoodRead On-AirRelationships
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01/21/2013
Dating Rules Here are only a few of the responses we received from listeners who answered the question, 'What dating rules did your parents make you follow when you were a teenager?' More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - TeensMarriageParentingRelationshipsSexTeens
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