Marriage Actually - An honest look at marriage

May 31st, 2007

Opposites attract…

We are the example that proves the rule. Truly. So very opposite. Keep that in mind as we continue to ramble on about ourselves. :) Until then, enjoy this video. We both remember when it was a brand new video. And when Paula Abdul was not most well […]

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May 31st, 2007

The problem with dating since high school…

…is that you might, one day, 15 years later, be cleaning out your attic and find notes from when you were having a fight. When you were 17 years old. And, though the argument was over a situation that will not come up again, you remember the feelings of insecurity that brought about […]

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May 30th, 2007

It’s Too Late Tonight

Kerri’s last post brought this U2 classic to my mind:

So much in this song that could be talked about here. I’ll leave the obvious lyrical connection alone, and instead ramble on about this bit here:
We’re one, but we’re not the same
We get to
carry each other
carry each other
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May 29th, 2007

Confession: Sometimes we go to bed angry

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.
Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Diller’s Housekeeping Hints, 1966
It’s one of the most common bits of advice out there, I think, for the married couple. “Never go to bed angry.” Well, guess what, sometimes we go to bed angry, or at least I do (I suppose […]

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May 28th, 2007

Carnival of Family Life #6.0221415 × 10^23

It’s our second time participating in the Carnival of Family Life, so I’m doubling the number of links! Having another marriage related post (Judgments are made by title skimming and selective reading.) didn’t hurt.
Raising4Boys touches on a subject near to my experience: youth soccer. Having played for 25 years, coached my oldest once or twice, […]

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May 26th, 2007

Marriage Quotes #2 and #3

The first for sentiment:
What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
And the second for giggles :) :
I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your […]

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May 26th, 2007

Holiday Negotiations

Happy Memorial Day Weekend, to all of you in the United States! According to estimates by the American Automobile Association, more than 80% of the 38 million Americans traveling out of town this weekend will do so by car. That’s up from last year despite record gas prices.
Why am I telling you this? Because I […]

By Bald Man -- 7 comments

May 24th, 2007

Communication in Marriage: Asking for what you want

Okay, so let me retell (as best as I can remember, and cut me some slack for my mom-brain, please) a story I heard/read/something a few years back. Might’ve been in Reader’s Digest or some such thing. Anyway…

The story goes that a couple had been married for many decades and it was their […]

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May 24th, 2007

A Marriage Under Duress

While most of what Kerri and I share here will undoubtedly be stories from our life, we will from time to time be branching beyond our own borders. We know lots of married folks. Some have been married for a couple years, some for many decades. Over time we hope to share whatever wisdom and […]

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May 23rd, 2007

Beware the only child…

Not to beat a dead horse (be thankful that I didn’t go searching for an image on THAT one), but I do have to share my little tiny bit of wisdom on the “marrying an only child” thread that Cory started. You know, for any of you out there that aren’t only children and […]

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