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What Are Normal Ups and Downs in a Relationship?
by Anonymous What are normal ups and downs in a relationship? In this story, one dedicated husband shares his take on the ups and downs of marriage. I’ve been with my wife for 9 years, and married 6. We have two absolutely wonderful 4 year old children. I’m about to turn 29, and she will be 28 in March. In the beginning, it was as per usual with new feelings, and new emotions that neither of us had really felt before we had met each other. Sex life was amazing, and very often. This relationship was one for the ages, we bonded so well, and in-laws treated each like their…
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Marriage After Baby
by Anonymous An innocent, carefree relationship can become a strained marriage after baby comes. While a child enhances marriage in meaningful ways, it can also create distance between partners. In this story, our author compares her marriage before baby to her marriage after baby. As someone who grew up not being allowed to have sleepovers, the idea of getting to spend an entire 24 hours with a friend was completely exhilarating. Add to that the prospect of an eternal marriage to my best friend… well, that was mind-blowingly spectacular. Suffice it to say, getting married was the absolute best decision I’d ever made. The first three years of our marriage…
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What is Partnership in Marriage? Equal Partnerships in Marriage Are Not Always 50/50!
The specific percentages of labor division in a relationship are not important. What is important is how each person feels.
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Part 3: Being a Traditional Wife Married to a Feminist Man by Hayley
Is there gender equality in marriage? As the concept of women’s rights takes on new meaning every day, what is some relationship advice for couples? What should marriage roles today look like? Hayley shares her relationship advice for couples based on her experiences in a wonderful marriage. Relationship Advice for Couples: Feminism and Traditional Gender Roles in Marriage To the wife out there who feels like she is failing, you aren’t. Fearlessly challenge the expectations you place on yourself. Question “who” is determining what your life is “supposed” to look like, and what you are “supposed” to do. Is there gender equality in marriage? What are marriage roles today? Emma…
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Part 2: Being a Traditional Wife Married to a Feminist Man by Hayley
Our wivestribe.com writers like Hayley are here to confess marriage truths no one admits. Is it possible to be newlywed married and miserable? There are many reasons why you might be an unhappy newlywed. Here is Hayley’s story. The Wife Switch: Marriage Truths No One Admits My “Wife Switch” flipped when we got married, just over 4 years after that first summer. Equally responsible for our full-time student schedules, part-time work, and extracurricular activities, I somehow also assumed my supposed role of being responsible for the cooking, cleaning, and general management of our household. Irritability and frustration quickly filled the space of our dank cinder block apartment. Not knowing the…
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Being a Traditional Wife Married to a Feminist Man: Marriage and Feminism by Hayley
Some of us plan on being a traditional wife more than we realize. Others have a husband who hope their woman will enjoy being a traditional wife. What happens when a traditional woman and a feminist man come together? Can marriage and feminism work together? Part I: Before I Knew I Married a Feminist Man I’m only two months in and already failing at being a wife. The first year is supposed to be the ‘Honeymoon Year,’ so maybe this marriage is wrong. You’re supposed to be happy to do the dishes, plan the meals, and manage the household. If he has to lift a finger, I’m a terrible wife……
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Love and Marriage Advice from Someone who Married Twice! By Katie
If you want sound love and marriage advice, ask someone who has enjoyed two successful and happy marriages! I’m honored to be asked to write a little about an institution of which I’m quite fond — marriage. I love it so much, I’ve done it twice. The first time was for 28 years before the love of my life died of cancer, I am now married to the love of the rest of my life. We’ve been married a little over two years. I won the lottery twice with two completely different men. I’m here to tell you that Stephenie Meyer was right, you can be in love with…
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Two Worlds Collide: Couples Counseling Testimony by Anonymous
This marriage story is about two very different people with very different people who learn to unite as one with the help of couples counseling. If you need help finding couples counseling, it can be as easy as typing into google “couples counseling near me.” I want to tell my marriage story. I have been married for almost four years now. I dated my husband for a full year and knew him for about a year and a half before we got married. I always thought that if I dated someone for at least a year, the adjustment of living together wouldn’t be as difficult. Well, I was definitely wrong…
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Marriage Ebbs and Flows: Becoming a Stay at Home Mom, Anxiety and Depression Effects on Marriage by Amanda
Amanda shares the marriage ebbs and flows she has experienced with her husband. Transitioning from full-time work to becoming a stay at home mom put her and her spouse on totally different schedules. After a job loss, both partners suffered from anxiety and depression. Effects on marriage caused by mental health can be detrimental, but Amanda was committed to working through the tough times with her great sense of humor intact! My husband and I have been married for 10 years. On paper our marriage might look like this: 2 houses, 3 kids, 4 colleges, 5 boats, 9 vehicles, 10 different employers, and a few four wheelers and jet skis.…
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Forming a New Family: Living near In-Laws, Fighting for Time by Anonymous
Just over a year ago, my husband, our first child, and I moved to his hometown for his new job in the family business. My husband’s entire extended family — grandparents on both sides, aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides, their in-laws, great aunts and uncles, etc. — all live in this same area and see each other everywhere. They work together, send their kids to the same schools, invest in the same projects, and meet up at church on Sunday. When I was younger, it was just my parents and my siblings. We were independent, introverted, and happy to “do our own thing”. Living around so much family…
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