Tag: Marriage

So, a couple of weeks ago, one of my nephews called to invite me to his wedding this summer. He’s been with his fiancé for seven years, has lived with her for the last six years, and has two children. The fact that he cohabitated with his fiancé and had two children outside of ma...

Welcome back to The Monday Memoir, where we have reached the second half of 2012. We are now in the weeds of my marriage break up and its place in my ministry as a priest in the Church of England. Last week, I discussed how I found out that my wife wanted to leave and set herself up in th...

There are more bad counselors than good counselors out there,” says my sister. I listen to her sage consult because she’s in the medical field. When my sister proffers this advice, I do not realize I will ultimately spend more than a decade in the counseling and research of lov...

You might have already heard of climate change being called the ‘threat multiplier.’ It’s a phrase coined nearly two decades ago by an American federal agency to capture how it amplifies cracks, imbalances and injustices already present in current society. ...

So, a couple of weeks ago, one of my nephews called to invite me to his wedding this summer. He’s been with his fiancé for seven years, has lived with her for the last six years, and has two children. The fact that he cohabitated with his fiancé and had two children outside of ma...

OK, companion, so you realize I’m separated and might be thinking … . ummm, much appreciated however I don’t require marriage counsel from you, Tracie. It’s alright, I get it.  Nonetheless, I did my absolute best with my marriage for more than 25 years, and regard...

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell is a beautifully crafted novel that delves into the complexities of relationships and the human desire for connection. The story revolves around the central character, Lily, a highly talented artist who finds herself questioning her marriage to he...

The modern dating landscape has seen tremendous changes as our world continues to evolve. We now enjoy a wide range of options for romantic prospects through dating apps and matchmaking sites. Likewise, our dating standards constantly change based on each individual’s experience. Choosing t...

Ijust got back from a ten-day trip to visit my in-laws in Hong Kong, and I feel like I need to take an equally long vow of silence to recover. Yesterday I was heartbroken to leave, but today the masking has caught up to me. Traveling is an enticing source of new stimuli for me, but it also takes ...

The honeymoon hit the peak of my chill. It was too good, and too quick, like teen years, coming of age sex. Monday’s back to reality dreary feel had me peeping the workload like a coffee table spill. I wanted the reflection of rooftop pools, refilling pina coladas, and late-night dance floor g...

The Roman Empire was marked by scandalous acts of adultery, forbidden unions, and intricate power dynamics. These marriages had a profound impact on the course of Roman history. The ancient Roman society was a complex web of relationships and hierarchies that were often intertwined with love, power,...

“I don’t want to have a baby. I want to live in San Francisco and go to graduate school there,” my wife told me. This was news to me. After 2 months of marriage things were not going well. They hadn’t been going well for a long time. It was naive of me to think getting mar...

In his book “Divine Sex”, Jonathan Grant writes: “A few years ago Christian friends of ours, after several years of marriage, came to see Esther and me to explain that their relationship had reached an impasse and that they could see no alternative but to end it. After a downward s...

Selective Scripture Slinging: In my relationship, I noticed scripture was weaponized when it suited my partner’s agenda. When your partner uses Bible verses as a tool for control, it’s a glaring sign that something’s amiss. Isolation Instinct: Being a part of a healthy Chr...

Jupiter is the karaka for wealth,education, children and marriage (for women).It is significator of 5 bhavas-2,5,9,10,11(7th house additionally in female horoscope).If Jupiter is strong then it signifies good wealth, past life merit,prosperity,progress in career and gains. If Jupiter is weak, then i...

If one can gracefully accept the changes which Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease brings, rather than fighting them, it can be easier for the person living with the disease, for his caregiver, and for those who love him. Easier said than done, but possible! This is a huge assumption if only ...

Numerology is a branch of astrology that predicts life prospects based on the numerology numbers derived from your name and date of birth. Love and Relationship Predictions Based on Date of Birth, Numerology stands out as the most reliable prediction method. With the help of numerology marriage pred...

Marriage is an important event that brings a paradigm shift in the life journey of every person. Since happiness, success, and other important aspects of life ultimately depend on marriage and life partner, everyone looks at marriage with great expectations. According to Marriage prediction ...

After the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the United States Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion urging the court to overturn other landmark decisions affecting the rights of individuals. One of the decisions Thomas mention...

Multiracials’ composition changed significantly after Loving v Virginia as most pre-Loving multiracials were interminority. Now most are half-White. Adjusting for the proportion of White women in the population relative to Asian women, “Black men are most likely to marry Asi...

This is an essay I wrote for my Classics degree at the University of Western Australia, apart from the images which I added specifically for posting here. If you would like to use or cite any sections of this essay, please be sure to use the below reference information provided at the end of the ...

In 1990, the Nobel Prize winning Indian economist Amartya Sen published an essay in The New York Review of Books estimating that the world was missing 100 million, primarily Asian and Middle Eastern women. The main causes were attributed to the rise of sex selective abortions, which began ...

What I’ve noticed about marriage as I get older is the wide variety of perspectives coupled with a growing acceptance for ‘unorthodox’ or previously unaccepted lifestyles. Generationally, the willingness to let others choose how to live their life and be free to love who they want ...

Do not overshare. Keep your mouth shut. Smile often.” My mother is going over the ground rules for everyone present. Her brother is smiling excessively, pure elation visible on his boyish face. My uncle is about to meet his to-be- bride for the first time. “The poor woman who knows no...

A few days ago, my husband me a question. The question was so far out of the norm I didn’t know how to respond. And now our marriage is changed forever. What was this question? What could the man to whom I have been married for almost twenty years ask me to shock me into silence? How did we...

Today, I have to go to a family get-together, and I really don’t like them. Ever since I was a kid, such events are a chance for my relatives to point out every flaw in me. You have gotten too fat. You should speak more. You should start working out and eat less. And it doesn&rs...

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