I had developed a strategy, a near perfect strategy. It worked like a charm. I had noticed over the years that I was more likely to get my way if I played the submission card up front rather than fight it out. If my husband and I were trying to come to agreement about something,…
Recently I asked my fourteen-year-old daughter what her idea of marriage is. Her reply amazed me. She said that her idea of marriage is like ‘the supper table’! Below are some of the reasons she gave. I have taken her thoughts and expounded on them: The supper table is where we gather together It is…
A friend of mine commented the other day that the majority of my posts on Start Marriage Right revolve around divorce. I read through some of my posts and she is right—so this post is going to be different. I am going to share about my mom’s parents’ marriage. They were Afrikaans so we addressed them…
There’s this one thing I still expect my husband to fix. Years ago, as the practical outcome of an epic fight, I wrote my husband a not-so-epic poem. In it, I released him from the pressure to be God, to read my thoughts, to make perfectly nuanced romantic gestures on time, to protect my inner…
I love writing for StartMarriageRight.com. The tagline for SMR, as you know, is “Enjoy the Wedding; Love the Marriage!” We realize at SMR that far too many men and women see marriage as the goal, but only prepare for the wedding itself or perhaps the first year or so of marriage. They cover topics like…
