Love + Marriage

If someone had taken a picture of me during my time in an abusive relationship – there would be just me, a smiling, young coed, trying to find her path to success at a nationally renowned university. There would...

After enduring this abuse for so long, I had finally ended it. But my emotional suffering didn't stop there. Then, one afternoon I returned to my apartment with a friend to pick up my mail and check on things. My...

Have you ever taken a parenting class? Yeah, me neither. I mean, who has the time, right? We all have our own instincts, and then there’s the fact that we were raised by somebody. Plus, if any of us...

There are many ways to be a good friend and just as many ways to be a bad friend. When a friend’s marriage is in turmoil it may be your instinct to stand back. After all, bad marriages are like...

  When I first met Kevin, he told me that he didn’t believe in Valentine’s Day. I thought to myself, it’s not Santa Claus, you don’t have to believe in it to get me the mandatory bouquet of roses and...

We reversed roles, temporarily. It changed my perspective and quite possibly saved my marriage. This is one mom’s story of understanding stay-at-home parent life.  Let me start by saying I give stay at home parents mad props. Like seriously. Handling...

What is normally a happy, satisfying, sentimental time of year can feel drastically different the year following a divorce or separation. Many people are anxious or sad when thinking of what "new" holidays will feel like. Whether the separation...

Falling in love with my husband was the easiest thing that I've ever done. He was handsome, kind, and apparently following some sort of manual on winning my heart. For one of our first dates, he showed up on...

In the spirit of Halloween, I want to write about a spooky and downright terrifying subject. The word mother-in-law. A word associated for centuries with ancient creatures of darkness. I believe that there is nothing scary about the word,...

I was aimlessly scrolling through Facebook one day and saw a friend post about The Five Love Languages. She and her fiance took a test online to determine how they each preferred to express and receive love. I thought...