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Marriage is hard enough when all the conditions are right. In a perfect world that is. I believe in a healthy community of like minded individuals Conversations surrounding the experiences and maintenance of healthy marriage and marriage destined relationships as a millennial woman.

girl talking in the phone in long distance marriage

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Long-Distance Marriage: Making it Work

by Shandean 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…

Kemoi and Shandean Reid - What marriage taught me

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What 7 Years of Marriage Taught Me

by Shandean 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…

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Two Households: The Challenges of Family Life

by Shandean 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…

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My Family Christmas Tradition, 2 Families, 10 Christmases

by Shandean on December 23, 2021

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This year, my husband and I celebrate our 10th Christmas together. It encompasses the one Christmas tradition we have made over the years. This, our…

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

by Shandean 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,…

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

by Shandean 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…

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How to Create a Family Budget

by Shandean 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…

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4 Myths About Marriage Debunked

by Shandean 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…

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8 Stay at Home Valentine’s Day Ideas

by Shandean 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…

Are You Single Until Married?

by Shandean 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…

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Ambition and Marriage

by Shandean 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…

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Own Who You Are

by Shandean 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…

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What It’s Really Like Being Married to a Doctor

by Shandean 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,…

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Disagreements in Marriage: How to Handle Them

by Shandean 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.…

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Five Things I’ve Learned in Five Years of Marriage

by Shandean 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…

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Storytime: How We Met & Got Married

by Shandean 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Orgasms; Intense, Faked and… Non-Existent?

by on June 23, 2017

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As you can tell by the working title, this is one for the grown and sexy, so you know what (who’s) time it is. As…

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Aphrodisiac; Chocolate, Strong Back or Dancehall?

by on May 29, 2017

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I suppose the by the title, you are aware that it’s me, Trina. As usual, I wait for a topic of discussion to come up…

‘Ownership’ above ‘Equal Rights’?

by on May 13, 2017

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Hey there folks, it’s T(Tea/Trina) time! This week’s banter is again on a dancehall controversial subject. Dexta Daps and his short film, effectively erasing all thoughts…