Many people go on dates on a daily basis. They are great fun and allow you to meet many amazing people, who can become great friends if you don’t have a romantic connection. You can date in many ways, face-to-face, online dating or using local chat … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Planning The Perfect Engagement Proposal
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Are you ready to take the next step in your relationship and get engaged? If so, congratulations! This is a very exciting time. But, of course, with any big life moment comes some pressure to make it perfect. And when it comes to engagement … [Read more...]
When Your Foreign Spouse Wants To Live With You
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Maybe you got married abroad, or maybe you just so happens don't get married domestically and your foreign spouse moved back home for some reason. They might not have become a resident, or you didn’t apply for them to join you in the right way, etc. … [Read more...]
His, Mine and Ours: When Your Spouse Is Finding Success Outside the Home & You’re not.
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What does it mean to be successful? A huge paycheck, happy kids, a dream house or your own business? What if one spouse is financially successful and the other one is the support? Are they both successful? I thought it wouldn’t bug me. It didn’t … [Read more...]
An Interview of a Lifetime – Sitting Down with My 11-year-old Daughter to Ask Me Anything
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I have never been interviewed. A couple of months ago I wrote an article about my bucket list and shared my dream of meeting Oprah. I think about it frequently while showering. In the same way that some people practice their singing or have arguments … [Read more...]
Aging With My Daughter: The Dirty Details
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It’s happening. The moment in my life that I have been dreading is finally here. In 5 weeks I will turn 35, the age that I thought my mom was for the entirety of my childhood and my own child needs to know about puberty. These two major milestones … [Read more...]
Raising a Son: From Boy to Man
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When the day finally came to find out the sex of our baby during my first pregnancy, I can admit I was hoping for a girl. Boys have always intimidated me. I grew up with one brother whom I love, an absent biological father and a stepdad who, after … [Read more...]
When It’s Too Late For Baby Number Three
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Before I met my husband, I wanted exactly zero kids. I had no desire to deal with screaming babies, toddlers who hid in clothing racks or teenagers, like me, who hated everything about their parents. There were times in my life when I babysat … [Read more...]
Faith And Marriage: How To Find God Without Your Spouse
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My husband and I talked about a lot life situations while we were dating including having kids, working, combining incomes, integrating our families and religion. While we had both left the LDS Church in our youth, there were pieces that still held … [Read more...]
Lucky 13: Four Crucial Tips I’ve Learned for a Happy Marriage
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I haven’t made it to the point in my marriage where people ask me how the hell we did it for so long. We are only 13 years into this journey, so while we aren’t newlyweds anymore, we aren’t blowing people’s minds with four decades of silent car … [Read more...]