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12/11/2012
Losing My Virginity When I was 18, I thought I was 'all grown up' and part of the way I wanted to prove it was to have sex and lose my virginity. More >>

Tags: AbstinenceDatingMarriageValuesVirginity
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12/10/2012
Making a House a Home ...After my husband proposed to me, we began saving every extra penny each of us was making. By our first anniversary, we had saved up enough to purchase a modest size house, with mortgage payments we could afford, even if my husband lost his job and had to work for minimum wage. More >>

Tags: DatingFinancesMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsSAHM stay at home moms
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12/07/2012
Training for a Marathon Is Like Training for a Marriage I've thought for over a week to email you and then my husband brought home 6 red roses tonight and I knew I needed to write you. This is maybe one of five or so times my husband has brought home flowers for me in the 11 years we've been together. More >>

Tags: DatingMarriagePre-marital CounselingRelationships
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12/06/2012
Relationships Make You Grow Hooking up, shacking up, or having sex with someone within 20 minutes of meeting them does nothing to help you grow. These types of behaviors stifle you and set you back. Only relationships help you grow. More >>

Tags: choose wisely treat kindlyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingFriendshipsHooking upMarriageSocial Issues
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11/29/2012
Schedule Husband and Wife Time Together Though it has been 37 and 32 years respectively, since our babies were born, I was intrigued by your comment that some parents find it hard to find time to be intimate after their baby is born. More >>

Tags: Date nightDatingFinancesIntimacyRelationshipsSAHM stay at home momsSexSex after children
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11/28/2012
Post-Baby Intimacy I have been happily married for over 25 years now to my best friend and we did struggle with intimacy after both our children. I will admit it was mostly me. More >>

Tags: Date nightDatingFinancesIntimacyRelationshipsSAHM stay at home momsSexSex after children
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11/28/2012
Marriage Traditions are Silly After Shacking Up Recently, you had a call from a young woman who had a hard time getting her fiancé to help with planning their wedding. You mentioned a tradition that young women don't even think about today which is being carried over the threshold. More >>

Tags: DatingRelationshipsResponse To A CallTraditionsWedding
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11/27/2012
My Husband is the Most Selfless Person I Know When my now-husband and I got engaged (but were living 12 hours apart until I finished my last year of college), I was driving a car that was on its last tire! More >>

Tags: AdmirationAttitudeBehaviorDatingMarriageMorals/Ethics/ValuesRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal menRespectValues
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11/26/2012
Nightmarish Dream Weddings The economy is really bad, and it's not going to get better anytime soon. Because finances are such an issue, practicality is especially important these days. However, a lot of people still have delusions of grandeur about certain things like weddings. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentCommitmentDatingFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFamily/Relationships - FamilyFinancesFriendshipsMarriageRelativesWedding
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11/12/2012
Proper Caring Again I purchased your book, "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" seven years ago. It changed my life -- for a while, that is. As easy as it was to be ashamed of my behavior and change my ways, it was just as easy to fall back into the regular pattern and routine of my regular ways. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDatingHusbandRead On-AirRelationshipsRespectThe Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage
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