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Long-Distance Marriage: Making it Work

by on April 11, 2022
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I am in a long-distance marriage. Of all the things I’ve shared since day one on this blog about my experiences with marriage, you couldn’t have paid me to believe this would be one of them. I’d have thought you to be mad. Perhaps I am the one who is…

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What 7 Years of Marriage Taught Me

by on February 27, 2022
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On Valentine’s Day 2022, my husband and I celebrated the conclusion of our seventh year of marriage. It’s been seven years of beautiful companionship in matrimony, and nothing makes me happier than realizing that I love it and that our marriage is a truly happy one. There isn’t a single…

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Two Households: The Challenges of Family Life

by on January 21, 2022
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One of the most fascinating things that happened last year was splitting my family life into two households. This family life model is officially called Living Apart Together (LAT). Although the typical LAT circumstances are people who choose to live apart as a lifestyle or whether they are unable to…

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Don’t Be A Wife to a Boyfriend… Eh, Really?

by on September 24, 2021
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‘Don’t be a wife to a boyfriend.’ Don’t give your boyfriend husband privileges’’.’ Don’t act like a wife.’ Yaddi, yaddi, yadda. In this Internet age, I could point to a million blog posts, articles and memes telling women not to be a wife to a boyfriend. Hell, someone even wrote…

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Things Dating Couples Should Have ‘The Talk’ About Sooner.

by on May 17, 2021
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There are certain topics I believe dating couples should have the talk about sooner rather than later. For some reason, delaying important topics during the ‘getting to know each other’ stage has been romanticised to the point where individuals feel that it is too ‘heavy’, or ‘serious’ to discuss more…

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How to Create a Family Budget

by on March 24, 2021
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A family budget is crucial if you are serious about financial planning and stability for the family. I don’t know about you, but one of the major life lessons of the past year is that the proverbial ‘rainy day’ can actually be a monsoon. For many of us, providing financial…

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4 Myths About Marriage Debunked

by on February 17, 2021
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On Valentine’s Day, my husband and I celebrated six years of marriage which got me thinking about some things I can share about marriage as homage. Myths about marriage came to mind. Some things are shared time and again, to the point where people wonder if the pretty rose coloured…

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8 Stay at Home Valentine’s Day Ideas

by on January 31, 2021
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Looking for Valentine’s Day ideas for 2021? The international lovebirds day is looking a little different than we are used to in 2021. Aside from the fact that there is a global health crisis, we’ve all been careened into spending more time at home. For most of us, it will…

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Are You Single Until Married?

by on December 16, 2020
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I was listening to a podcast and the topic of discussion was centred around a young woman who said that she was single until she was married due to … Single Til Married?

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Ambition and Marriage

by on November 11, 2020
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Today (well, not today but on the day I started writing this blog post), as I toiled away spring cleaning the stove, a thought popped into my head. As per usual when these things happen, the thought nagged and refused to leave until I’d pressurized it and beaten it into…

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Own Who You Are

by on October 9, 2020
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Last night, for the longest time in ‘I don’t know how long’ I spent about three hours on Skype with two girlfriends. We talked. A lot. About many, many things including social media and perception. As the conversation grew wings and took on varying subject matters, I listened to how…

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What It’s Really Like Being Married to a Doctor

by on September 3, 2020
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Being married to a doctor is brutal. Even more so when said doctor is a resident. From the time my husband and I started dating, his professional path was something that I took honest consideration about, among other things. Not to be a brat, but as someone who was a…

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Disagreements in Marriage: How to Handle Them

by on June 11, 2020
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Do you guys argue? Of course, everyone wants to know how to handle disagreements in marriage. This is why I get this question a LOT. Partly due to the fact anyone who knows my husband or has been in any proximity to him knows his general demeanour and disposition. Of…

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Five Things I’ve Learned in Five Years of Marriage

by on May 4, 2020
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I thought I would share five thingsI learned in marriage that are unique to my learning experience with you guys. Going into marriage can be a scary thing. It’s life changing, after all. After signing those papers, you can never go back to being spinsters or bachelors if it doesn’t…

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Storytime: How We Met & Got Married

by on April 19, 2020
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Hey, loves. If you haven’t checked out out family YouTube channel yet, this is your chance. Here’s our latest upload about How We Met and How We Got Married! Leave a like, comment, share, subscribe and turn on the notification bell, so you are notified when we post!

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Own Who You Are

by on February 16, 2019
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Last night, for the longest time in ‘I don’t know how long’ I spent about three hours on Skype with two girlfriends. We talked. A lot. About many, many things including social media and perception. As the conversation grew wings and took on varying subject matters, I listened to how…

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What A Year, 2018

by on December 31, 2018
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I would lament on the fact that the year all but raced away, but I think we’re all very aware of it already.

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Life & Marriage Update

by on May 4, 2018
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Hey, guys! I know you can tell I have not been around WordPress as much as we would like, but you also know why. My book launch is drawing nigh and I really am just trying to stay afloat with everything. Between Siobhán, my book, the launch and making some family…

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To Propose or Not To Propose… To Your Man

by on March 1, 2018
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For a few years now, every so often a picture emerges on social media of a woman proposing to a man, and the reaction is almost always the same. Women shaming the woman for asking the man she wants to marry her. I for one find the practice so annoying.…

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Emotionally Taxing Friendships 

by on September 30, 2017
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 I had to separate myself from a person and situation that I believed to be more taxing than I would ever be able to tolerate or endure…

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Single Until Marriage?

by on July 19, 2017
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I was listening to a podcast and the topic of discussion was centred around a young woman who said that she was single until she was married due to the fact that men are not trustworthy and may be doing this, that, that and the third. This in and of…

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A Husband’s Perspective on Pregnancy

by on September 14, 2016
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I haven’t made a blog in quite some time. I’m more inclined to make some comments about football and write a long ass post about it. But nope…this is not one such post. So if that’s what you were expecting please leave now. If you’re interested in what I have…

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Pregnancy Update: My Husband is Pregnant Too!

by on August 13, 2016
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My husband is pregnant. Well, not physically. (Obviously) We are prone to forget that while our many symptoms as pregnant women are felt by us first hand,  our partners are experiencing it too and not less strongly, just differently. Be mindful I speak of supportive and committed partners, not ‘baby…

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The Modern Traditional Woman: The Married Individual

by on July 5, 2016
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My last article spoke of the The Modern Traditional Woman, focusing on the acquiring of a fulfilling career and family life. This piece is on that same woman from a different perspective. Marriage and being an individual.

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The Modern Traditional Woman: Having It All

by on July 2, 2016
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Sounds like quite the oxymoron, does it not? Perhaps, but it describes the woman who doesn’t want to be boxed in. (At least in my head that’s what it describes). The woman who doesn’t want to spend her life in the traditional role of being barefoot and pregnant. The woman…

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