Stronger Marriages

To those seeking a lasting, loving marriage – consider getting more involved in your religion. A new report, which was created in a joint project between the Institute for Family Studies and the Wheatly Institution, found that the recipe for a happier marriage could be found in faith. The study’s authors looked at over 5,000…

Faith-based marriage enrichment program Worldwide Marriage Encounter recently announced the 2019 longest married couple winners. WME selected DW and Willie Williams of North Carolina who married August 17, 1937 in Newberry, South Carolina. They will celebrate their 82nd anniversary this year. “We are truly honored and privileged to recognize the Williams’ for their long marriage,”…

Every Sunday, our family takes some time to have fun and relax. We call it Sunday Funday. This could be something as extravagant as staying in a hotel over the weekend and splurging on an adventure or something as simple as having a BBQ full of music, laughter, and great food. This past Sunday, we…

It’s commonly believed that men think about sex every seven seconds but a new study now says this is just a myth. Men are more likely to have football on their minds than sex. The survey by Illicit Encounters showed that 64 percent of men think about football more than sex. Eight percent of those…

Have you spent time online dating or IRL dating recently? If so, you have no doubt encountered people saying/typing/texting that they are exclusively looking for “friends with benefits.” I can’t count how many Tindr and OkCupid bios I have swiped past that included something along the lines of: “I don’t want a relationship right now,…

Despite there being a small army of dating websites and apps, finding a happily ever after is not easy these days. In fact, more than half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34, prime dating age, do not have a romantic partner according to the General Social Survey. This is a record high.…

“Homewrecker.” “Man-stealer.” “Skank.” We have heard them all before. A man cheats on his wife or girlfriend, and it is somehow the other woman’s fault. Witness how fans of celebrity news have been in a meltdown over whether Jordyn Woods is responsible for “stealing” Tristan Thompson from Khloe Kardashian or the media circus surrounding the…

Valentine’s Day is often seen as the ultimate holiday for couples. After all, the holiday is all about romance, passion, love and all those things that are associated with happy relationships. All the hype around Valentine’s Day, however, can put a lot of pressure on you and your significant other to get it right the…

It is my longing that makes me love you intensely, For I yearn to be loved from the heart. It is my eternity that makes me love you long, For I have no end. – Mechtild of Magdeburg, German mystic of the Beguines, 1282 Love is mystical in the sense that science is not yet…

Do you find yourself being stressed out with your current and past relationships? Do you wonder if you are with the right person in terms of your current relationships? It can be very difficult to be in a happy relationship nowadays. It is not uncommon to hear that your friends or coworkers just got a…

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