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“We Are a Work-In-Progress” (A Marriage Story)
The following is a guest post by author Sheila Blanchette. I too met my husband in a bar. In Boston. Across the street from my apartment. The night was over. The musicians, an Allman Brothers cover...
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“She’s got my back, and I’ve got hers.”
The following is a guest post from a man who is a husband, father, doctor (& wonderful writer). So thrilled to have this male perspective here. The evening of our 5th anniversary, my wife and I...
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What My Therapist Said About Marriage
I had an early morning appointment with my therapist yesterday. I see her once a month at this point and truth be told, it feels like an indulgence because there are no real crises at the moment (thank...
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4,003 Days of Laughter (& Counting)
The following is a guest post from Meg Buckingham of A Chicken Wish. I met my husband when I was 18 years old, so freshly out of my protected bubble that I hadn’t had time to unpack all my bags in my...
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The Marriage & Sex Question
I’ve been writing and thinking lots about marriage. I’ve been collecting and sharing your stories. I’ve been asking questions on Facebook, even marginally daring ones. The other day, I asked: How...
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The Best Thing I’ve Done For My Marriage?
It was a Saturday night. We went downtown for a late dinner. It was a nice night so we sat outside. The restaurant we picked was part of a super trendy hotel. As we nibbled on kale salad and artichoke...
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“All of a sudden, everything was different.”
The following is a guest post from S, a reader and friend, who would like to remain anonymous at this point. When there was only silence where there should have been a heartbeat I was alone in the...
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Why Do Married People Cheat?
Tonight I’m hosting author Jane Green for a Happier Hour literary salon in my home. Jane has penned many internationally bestselling novels and her latest bestseller Tempting Fate will be the focus of...
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11 Insights from Jane Green
On Wednesday evening, I hosted a Happier Hour literary salon here with bestselling author Jane Green. Oh what a night. It was a packed house and we jammed in my yellow living room and talked about...
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Without a Net
This is a guest post from friend & writer Wendy Bradford. We watch Dateline religiously. The spousal murders are our favorite stories. We sit next to each other on the sofa, giving sideways...
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The Marriage-Children Paradox
I’ve been thinking about something. Two somethings, actually. Marriage and children. About how these two things are so intimately bound at this point for me, and for so many of us. We are in the...
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33 Ways to Make Our Marriages Happier (Part 1 of 3)
I’ve been thinking about and writing about marriage for the past few weeks as part of my Here Year project. Truth is, I’ve been thinking and talking about marriage for far longer than this. Since the...
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33 Ways to Make Our Marriages Happier (Part 2 of 3)
{Photo yesterday & today from the brilliant Philippe Cheng} Yesterday, I shared my first eleven Ways to Make Our Marriages Happier and Lindsey shared her wonderful Here Year post The Habits of the...
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“Do You Think We’ll Make It Another Year?”
The following is an anonymous guest post from a reader & new friend. Last summer as our anniversary approached, my husband asked a question I did not expect, but could have predicted. With hope...
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33 Ways to Make Our Marriages Happier (Part 3 of 3)
In case you missed them, here are the first eleven and the second eleven. Today, a final installment in this series of marriage-improvement tips. I’ve been very careful to mention that these tips are...
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Big Night Out
The following is a guest post from writer & comedian Jason Good. Jason’s book This Is Ridiculous This Is Amazing: Parenthood in 71 Lists is now on sale. A year ago our parenting method could have...
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On Social Media & Marriage
Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. Instagram, too. Social media. So many of us are immersed, enthralled, obsessed. But what does this thing, this odd ether, this ineffable urge to not only live our...
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That’s All
The following is a guest post by friend & writer Amanda Magee. Our anniversary is this Saturday; it will be eleven years that we have been the Magees. It will be fifteen years since I told Sean...
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Marriage Is Fun!
The following is a guest post from friend & writer Gale Patterson. Like many of you I have followed along intently on Aidan’s discussions of marriage this month. Marriage can be very private...
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19 Interesting Articles on Love & Marriage
Curious about Marriage? Click away… 1. Masters of Love (The Atlantic) 2. Good Enough? That’s Great (Daniel Jones, The New York Times) 3. Things That Will Destroy My Heterosexual Marriage Long Before...
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