Tag: Marriage
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Why your reality TV wedding will never be as magical as mine
Those perfect ‘reality TV’ weddings can never match up to the real thing. Because for all their glam and drama, they lose sight of the true meaning of a wedding: marriage. By Kirsty Bisset
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The 2nd wedding that changed how I feel about marriage
The words were beautiful, the ceremony was rich and full of meaning… It was a second wedding to make the bride, groom and guests think twice about the way marriage should be. By Sarah Rice
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The two things every couple fights about
We can’t tell you what the first thing is, because that would cause an even bigger fight. But the second thing is money – and who earns it. By Andreas Wilson-Späth
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Why we finally changed our minds & tied the knot
Love and marriage don’t always have to go together, but when they do, the world can change for the better. Lucille Abendanon, who vowed never to tie the knot, tells her tale of changing vows
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Till décor us do part
Does sharing a home mean sharing the same tastes in the way that home should be decorated and interior-designed? Well, yes, that would be nice. But in truth, marriage is all about going out of your way to accommodate different ideas about the good things in life, even if it means one of you has…
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Yes, I’m married, but I want to be free to be me
To marry is to meld two selves into one, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be free to be yourself. So next time you ask a married friend, “how are you?”, make sure you ask in the singular as well as the plural, advises Mary B
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An easy way to stop your marriage from exploding
We all fight. It’s simply in our nature as creatures of conflict. And sometimes, we fight about the pettiest things – toothpaste tubes, toilet seats, unfixed garage doors – that can quickly escalate into the biggest things. So take a deep breath and try this proven advice for getting out of an argument, and getting…
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Tying the knot challenges: Some common themes
Many of our Change Agents have written about the challenges they’ve had to face since tying the knot or making a permanent, long-term commitment with their partners. In the running up to our “Things to talk about before you put a ring on it”-Connection Session with Power 98.7 FM, we would like to highlight some…
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Why talking about money is still the big marriage taboo
If modern marriage is a partnership of equals, than why is there still so much secrecy, hesitation, and yes, bickering, when it comes to the simple matter of finances? Firstly, because finances are never a simple matter. But by sitting down to talk about them, there’s a lot you can learn about each other’s ways,…