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Save Your Marriage : How to Save Your Christian Marriage

Friday, July 31st, 2009 | Relationships |

It is a sad but true statistic that one out of two marriages in the Western world ends up in divorce. Among Christian conservatives, the statistic is one out of three. This is alarming. It appears that even among Bible-believing Christians, the divorce rate is not far behind the rest of the Western world. What is more alarming is that this gap is closing. As a minister, I would like to see a reduction in the rate of divorce especially among evangelical Bible-believing Christians. And I would ...
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Love and the History of the Marriage Institution

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Relationships |

Comedian Alan King once quipped that if you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books. While his remark may not have been intended as a serious attack on the institution of marriage, you know what they say about jokes--they're only funny if they contain an element of truth. In Anarchism and Other Essays, Emma Goldman takes a much more serious tone, attacking the notion that love and marriage are synonymous or that they even spring from the same basic human ...
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The Key to a Lasting Marriage

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 | Relationships |

Through years and years of romance novels, love ballads, and picture perfect movies, people have been brainstormed to believe that a perfect mate exists somewhere out there just waiting to be swept off their feet, or just suddenly ride in on a galloping horse complete with shining armor. But then again, after settling and being married for quite sometime, romance seems to fade a little in time, the spark seems to grow a little dimmer each time, and then the mate you have looked upon before as ...
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Why An Online Partner Could Be The Best Choice For Marriage?

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 | Relationships |

Selecting a mate should be the most crucial decision of our lives. But if it happens to fell in love we all are forgetting about any decision. We are like hypnotized, and even if our friends, family and even our ration is telling us that the person we love is not a good choice for us, we don't give any importance to this. All what you know when you are deeply in love with someone is that you want her/him to be with you, as closer as it could be, and as longer as it could be. What is the answer ...
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How to make Marriage Work while Being a Business Owner

Monday, July 27th, 2009 | Relationships |

One of the biggest challenges for women who run their own businesses while raising a family is keeping their marriage alive. It can be very difficult to find the balance between your work life and your home life, particularly while nurturing your marriage and your children. The key is to be open and honest with your spouse, and to keep the lines of communication open. Make it clear to your husband that you need his support, and that you need him to be open with you as well. Ask him to be ...
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Marriage Counselors

Sunday, July 26th, 2009 | Relationships |

Counselors are professionals whom we approach for advice when we encounter a problem or difficulty in our lives. Counselors depending on their area of specialization are of different types like family counselors, marriage counselors, and career counselors to name a few. These people are specialists in their respective fields and are equipped with the requisite experience and expertise to handle various kinds of problems. Coming to marriage counselors, they like all counselors are patient ...
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Chinese Marriage Traditions

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 | Relationships |

Chinese marriage is generally looked upon as an occasion for extending family. The whole process goes an elaborate marriage proposal and acceptance. Generally, middle man plays a great role in solemnizing the marriage. Marriage proposal comes from the boy's side. Marriage is considered important for continuing the ancestral line and creating alliances. Important parties in proposal and betrothal negotiations were the parents of the prospective bride and groom. When the boy and girl attain the ...
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Pursuit Of Happiness In A Marriage

Friday, July 24th, 2009 | Relationships |

Happiness is a precious gift. The pursuit of happiness should direct one to look within oneself and to the love that surrounds us. Happiness means well-being, sound health, and calm mind. Man is a social being and in spite of the nuclear society we live in today, all our relationships make us what we are. And one of the most important of them all is the institution of marriage. Marriage means commitment, love and understanding. More often than not the pursuit happiness ends in ...
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Honesty In Marriage

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 | Relationships |

Humans are not particularly honest creatures. We pretend we are, but really in the end, when we pile up all the individual little "I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings" lies, we aren't brazenly honest at all. Is this a bad thing? Is being honest with your spouse 100% of the time a really good idea? Aren't there times when we shouldn't spill our guts, not even to our spouse? Or should we pride ourselves on being completely honest all the time no matter what? Unfortunately, honesty isn't as ...
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SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE: The Three Keys to Saving Your Marriage

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 | Relationships |

"According to love stories, movies, and fairytales we are supposed to live 'happily ever after'. But what happens when Snow White develops a drinking problem? What happens when Robin Hood's long working hours start affecting his marriage to Maid Marian? What happens when Cinderella says she has 'fallen out of love'?" Over 2 million couples divorce every year, and many of those could have been avoided if those couples communicated and applied the effective techniques of modern marriage ...
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Marriage Counseling for Christians?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 | Relationships |

Not every marriage is perfect, even a Christian one. Christian marriage counseling is a therapeutic strategy that many Christian couples embark on because of relationship woes. The bible teaches against divorce and in order for some Christians to keep their marriage going, they may need to try something new. The purpose of this spiritual counseling is to help Christian couples in troubled relationships learn to understand each other and God in a better way. Christians can be influenced by a ...
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Planning For Your Perfect Marriage And Honeymoon

Monday, July 20th, 2009 | Relationships |

marriage is a beautiful event in your life, which you take great pains to plan. It marks the beginning of a lifetime with someone you love. A fantastic honeymoon is the perfect way to start this journey of a lifetime. Be it a quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle or an invigoration action packed trip, you can be sure of finding just the right destination which will make your honeymoon vacations memorable. Hawaii has been the most popular wedding destinations in the US. The tropical panorama, ...
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Is Your Marriage Causing Your Depression?

Sunday, July 19th, 2009 | Relationships |

Rather than look at the causes of depression as though depression were a fully understood condition, let's look at it in manageable segments. Exploring and understanding risk factors related to depression can go a long way toward making decisions about treatment and acceptance of a bout of major depression. Also, as everyone is different, so too are the factors or causes of any one case of depression. For one person depression may have a side effect of increased sleep and fatigue, while ...
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Obstacles To A Christian Marriage

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 | Relationships |

Marriage is an institution as old as the human race itself. It started in the Garden of Eden with our first parents. God blessed Adam and Eve: "Increase and multiply and fill the earth" (Gen. 1:28); and God's fundamental laws with regard to marriage are well expressed by Adam: "Wherefore, a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh" (Gen. 2:24). Thus, marriage can be defined as a life long union between a man and a woman who are lawfully ...
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Marriage Proposals: Creative Ways to Pop the Question

Friday, July 17th, 2009 | Relationships |

Is it the right time to ask your special someone The Question? Whether standing on two feet or on bended knees, making your marriage proposal can be a very scary and exciting event. And you'd want to get it right, too. About 60% of engaged people say their proposal could have been better. If the hopeless romantic in you wants the perfect pitch, here are some creative ways to pop the question: Tongue tied? Let a jigsaw puzzle say what you want. This is one of the many creative ways to pop the ...
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Saving a nearly broken marriage: is the divorce inevitable?

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 | Relationships |

Do you feel like your spouse is contributing as much to the marriage as an old broken down car? The first couple years of marriage are usually relatively painless, but as time goes on, the couple starts to get back into their normal routines and eventually they stop meeting each other's "Ultimate Expectations". Along with that "little voice inside your head". You know that one. It's the one that says, "Why should I have dinner ready when he comes home, and what has HE done for ME lately? He ...
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Save My Marriage

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 | Relationships |

With the right information you can save your marriage today ! Millions of marriages are in a state of turmoil and may in fact be close to a complete collapse. The result of a collapsed marriage is divorce, a broken home, children that live with part time parents, loneliness, financial hardship and a host of other issues. If you are looking for an answer to the question of can I save my marriage, the answer is yes. The fact that you are searching for an answer is the first step to saving your ...
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How to Save My Marriage to a Cheating Spouse

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | Relationships |

One of the most common questions facing marital partners today is the question of whether their spouse is cheating. Many women and men choose to remain in a state of denial, afraid to learn the truth and bear the pain. I am here to tell you that there is good news even if you find out that your husband or wife is cheating on you. The good news is that if you have proof of a cheating spouse you then can make a decision of whether you want to save your marriage. If you want to save your marriage, ...
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How Marriage Counseling Helps

Monday, July 13th, 2009 | Relationships |

People can feel emotional distress and have problem when their marriage is in trouble. Anxiety, anger in marriage, conflict resolution and communication skills for couples are involved in a marriage with problems. Any person in a similar situation can find how marriage counseling helps using online help or going to a therapist. Marital help is not an illusion; committed therapist having experience in this field can help the partners to improve their communication skills; their support can lead ...
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Marriage Counseling: Will It Solve Your Unhappy Marriage?

Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | Relationships |

No wonder almost two million married couples file for a divorce every year. When taken for granted, marriage can be a commodity that can be easily destroyed. When divorce began to be more prevalent in society, professionals come up with an idea to solve this growing problem. The idea of therapy for an unhappy marriage was established as an accepted practice in the 1950s. The primary goal of marriage counseling is to maintain an unwavering married life for couples. These counselors believe that ...
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What You Need To Know Before Marriage Counseling

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 | Relationships |

Everybody can give you useful advices before during a marriage preparation, but none of these advices is totally correct. Premarital factors will tell you if you should marry or not. If you have a serious relationship, should you keep the situation as it s, pursue marriage or break-up? Before marriage counseling can give you the right answers. Scientists have found more than ten factors that predict future marital status. There factors are forming the marriage triangle; the main factors are ...
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Save Your Marriage -- Lose the Identity!

Friday, July 10th, 2009 | Relationships |

I identify myself with a variety of "roles" in my marriage: I am respectful, a good communicator, and I'm supportive. These all sound great and they easily come to me. There are other things I can list that fall into the "not so great" category: I am not "good enough", I am self-absorbed, and I'm critical. I'm sure you could come up with two of the same kind of lists. You might think that if only you could get rid of the messages you tell yourself in producing the "bad" list, then it would be ...
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Calgary Marriage Counseling

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 | Relationships |

Calgary marriage counseling centre is allowing couples to explore different ways to ensure a successful marriage. World renowned committed therapists are offering the best solution to every couple. New interactive forms are making the counseling easier and more attractive. Calgary marriage counseling is presenting professional and experienced therapists really committed to keep families together. Their goal is to strengthen the foundation of a family. Calgary marriage counseling is building ...
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Marriage's Best Good Deed!

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 | Relationships |

In or out of marriage, you've heard the saying - 'You are your brother's keeper'. But how many married or courting couples realize just how much it applies to them and their relationship? That each of them is indeed responsible for their partner on an emotional level they probably never contemplated when they took their marriage vows before assembled witnesses. For the truth is, if they feel bad, you feel bad. And sure as heck, the relationship feels bad! Here's another question - what happens ...
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All The Secrets Behind Pre Marriage Counseling

Monday, July 6th, 2009 | Relationships |

Almost all therapists are strongly recommending pre marital counseling. Getting married without pre marriage counseling can be risky; the couple's goal is to be really happy in the long run. Professional, skill based pre marriage counseling reduce the risk of divorce and lead to a happy marriage; it can also reduce the stress of the pre wedding period and ensure the partners that their dreams of a happy marriage can be realized. Pre marriage counseling is preparing the partners to strengthen ...
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Find Out The Secrets Behind Marriage Counseling Retreats

Sunday, July 5th, 2009 | Relationships |

Professional counselors are recommending interdependence as what almost all happy couples have been able to achieve, as a reciprocal relation between partners. A balance between partners is possible to achieve and this is the best way to have a happy marriage and friendship relations with your spouse. Honest and committed counselors' will always find the best advices for marriage counseling retreat. The partners must care about each other all the time; never forget the main events in your ...
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Ten Tips to Save Your Marriage

Saturday, July 4th, 2009 | Relationships |

Getting married is the easy part - keeping a marriage together is the hard part these days. With work, the kids, stress, soccer practice and homework, it tends to get hectic - so here are ten tips to keep your relationship comfortable, loving, caring one. 1. Make Time - Life is tough, hectic, and unpredictable. With all of the every day stress and pain, it's hard to make time for one another. But everything seems insignificant if your marriage falls into pieces. You have to make the time to be ...
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Sacred Marriage

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 | Relationships |

People often think of relationship in terms of "convenience," but what could be more inconvenient than having every fiber in your body touched by the timeless gifts of passion and love? Passion is not only one of the greatest gifts of life, but one of the strongest bonds of a relationship. In the early stages of a relationship, we experience attraction and infatuation. The passion born out of those stages can be intoxicating. As Rumi said, "If infatuation is madness, then I want to be crazy." ...
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HOW TO DEAL WITH COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN IN YOUR MARRIAGE

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Relationships |

It happens to the best of us. Communication is such a fickle thing, and the lines of communication can become blurred every so often, especially when feelings are involved. Even those who think that they are immune to the confusion of conflict can find themselves drawn into a communication breakdown when they least expect it, and chaos ensues. This happened to me on the weekend, and to be quite honest, it took me by surprise. Even those of us who are better equipped than many others are not ...
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DO YOU STILL ATTRACT EACH OTHER AFTER MARRIAGE?

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 | Relationships |

Do you recall going out on your first date? Weren't you so excited that it took you hours preparing yourself because you w anted to look your best? You tried changing many times looking for the right clothes to wear, back and forth in the mirror until finally you felt great, all set to go and in perfect shape. How many wives have said that they had a waistline of 22 or 24 in their wedding gown. But over the years they just started to get out of shape especially after having babies. They want to ...
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