Financial Challenges
- Considering Divorce, Family Dynamics, Financial Challenges, Infidelity, Love Languages, School and Work, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Therapy
How to Deal with Addiction in a Relationship
by Anonymous This anonymous author shares her battle to save her marriage. What began with overworking led to family problems, drugs, guns, cheating, and zero quality time. This author didn’t give up. Both she and her husband put in an extraordinary effort to save their marriage… My husband and I have been married for almost 13 years and we have 3 kids. As of right now our marriage is still a little rocky but we are learning as we go. Every hour. Every day. Every month. Every year. I will try and sum up what we went through, and are STILL going through. When Your Husband is Addicted to Work…
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What Makes a Marriage Great
by Mardrease Here at Wives’ Tribe, we believe that marriage makes us better people. So, here’s Mardrease’s experience with what makes a marriage great. What makes a marriage great? My husband served almost 10 years in prison. When he got out, he had a room in the basement when we met. He felt he couldn’t do certain things because of his record and I felt I couldn’t do things because of my bad credit. I lived a life of absolute STRUGGLE by choice. I went homeless chasing a dream, ruined my credit before 19. Became a mother at 19. Had my cars repossessed. Lost everything to my name. We both…
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Toxic Marriage: Debt, Secrets, and Betrayal
by Anonymous Have you ever been in a situation where you feel something is WRONG? You have no burning proof, but a gut feeling? Read K’s story on how she learned to trust her gut, rely on family, and make the decision to leave a toxic relationship. Heading Into a Toxic Relationship One of the most exciting parts about finally being married to someone who had been my best friend since I was fourteen was changing my relationship status from engaged to married & changing my last name from my maiden name to his. Toxic relationships usually start off the same as any relationship does: happy and exciting. Because I…
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Closer to You: Who Should Go to Marriage Counseling? Things to Improve Marriage, Toxic Beliefs about Marriage
by Kaylee Have you ever wondered who should go to marriage counseling? Kaylee shares her experience with non-crisis marriage counseling. She believes that everyone has toxic beliefs about love or themselves. If you’re searching for things to improve marriage, consider attending marriage counseling with your spouse and exploring your own toxic beliefs about love or self. Things to Improve Marriage: Therapy and Self-Help My hubby and I are best friends. He still makes me light up like a Christmas tree when he walks in the room. Our problems have brought us closer. We have fought, both of us, to make it so. There are many things that have helped us…
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Child Loss and Different Ways to Mourn by Robin
Are you and your spouse struggling with the loss of a child and having difficulty coping? Do you know the best ways to support yourself and each other during tragic times of sadness? We encourage our readers to visit Save The Marriage and begin this tried and proven experience to strengthen their marriage. When you find that person in your life that you’re willing to spend the rest of your life with, there is no other feeling like it. So much about your personalities and characteristics are similar, but you’re not naïve, you know that there are differences as well. I have been married for five years next month, and…
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Managing Money in Marriage by Caroline
Finances are something every couple has to tackle. There’s no way around it. Even if you make millions, finances have to be discussed for a strong long-term marriage. According to a new survey by Ramsey Solutions, money fights are the second leading cause of divorce. Going into a new year is the perfect time to evaluate your financial goals with your spouse and make sure you set yourself up for financial success in 2020 and beyond. In this article, I’m going to discuss how to start budgeting and what that conversation looks like in my marriage. I’ve been told my marriage looks perfect (I can assure you it’s definitely not)…
- Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, Cultural Differences, Dating, Deciding to Marry, Dishonesty, Family Dynamics, Financial Challenges, Marrying Young
Finding Strength Part II: Marrying Outside the Temple, My Spouse Doesn’t Know the Real Me
While it’s not advice that I’d recommend to most, the truth is that running away from my problems worked. There were a few rough weeks as I scrambled around finding ways to survive. Luckily, I was hired on the spot after an interview at Vivint Smart Home. I started working in their customer service call center which helped me save up enough money to buy a car and a bed. A few weeks later I was able to buy a bedding set for that bed. From there, my life continued to fall into place. Living in Utah, I quickly realized that I would have trouble fitting in if…
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Losing Myself in Marriage by Anonymous
Losing self esteem in marriage is more common than you may think. Your world is changing, and you may be seeking approval from spouse or others. This anonymous writer shares her experience with losing self esteem in marriage. Losing Self Esteem in Marriage I definitely wouldn’t say that I have low self-esteem. If anything, I could probably dial down how highly I think of myself… or at least how I present the way I think of myself. I’ll explain a little. I have always felt odd getting compliments from people, so when I do get one, I always agree with them: “Yeah, I’m amazing” or “Yeah, you will miss me…
- Arguing, Blending Families, Family Dynamics, Financial Challenges, Military Wives, Raising Children, Roles, School and Work
Two People Giving 100%: Blending Families in Marriage and Adjusting Back to Civilian Life by Madyson
When Madyson married her husband, they had a few hurdles to face. They faced explaining their private elopement to family, having a child together, and searching for work after adjusting back to civilian life. Blending families in marriage can be challenging, but her spouse happily took on the role of “bonus dad” to her daughter. Translating their military life to civilian life tested the integrity of their marriage, but they found a way to push past the stress and arguments. Marriage is a partnership, a life of living with essentially your best friend, and a life of fulfillment. I’m married to the love of my life, my best friend, the…