My wife and had an argument that we couldn’t resolve. It took us years to work this through. I had 29 years of singleness under my belt before our marriage and I had, over that time, developed certain habits that were consistent with bachelor life. I kept three piles of clothes of my floor: clean,…
My husband and I were having an ordinary lunch at a restaurant. Amid the clinking of cups and plates, he asked me a not-so-ordinary question. “Why do you think we’ve managed to avoid a lot of problems in our marriage?” I stopped eating, my fork raised halfway to my mouth, as I pondered his question….
I had some extra pep in my step on a recent morning as I was getting ready to have lunch with one of my mentors and role models, Christie. I hadn’t seen her in quite a while and always looked forward to her wisdom and encouragement. As we embraced in a giant hug, sat down…
A few years ago a young woman came up to me and shared that she was leaving her husband. I asked her why she was leaving, and this was her response: “I no longer love my husband. I just fell out of love.” Saddened, I asked, “How do you fall out of love?” She gave…
“You are not my number one anymore.” I sighed, and after saying this turned away from my husband to stare blindly out the passenger window. “I don’t think about you first, but really, I don’t even think about you anymore.” I fussed with the zipper on my sweatshirt, aware that tears threatened to roll down…
