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When my husband, Pete, and I were first dating, we laughed when we discovered each other's favorite Winnie the Pooh characters. Mine is Eeyore: the sweet, sensitive donkey, quietly munching on thistles and bemoaning the loss of his tail—again. Pete's is Tigger: the scene-stealing, eternally bouncy, silly orange tiger.
Clearly we'd chosen each other wisely.
As with all analogies, this one's not ...
Related Topics: Acceptance, Marriage, Compatibility, Marriage, Lessons, Personality
I Want to Grow Old With You
"Loyd, I don't need to take my cell phone, do I?" I slipped my purse strap onto my shoulder and looked at my phone in its charger.
"No, I have mine." He held it up.
"You won't leave me, right?" I smiled and poked his ribs.
"No way." He gathered me in his arms. "You took all the best of me, so come get the rest of me."
I buried my face in his chest and hugged him back. "Wow, that was good. Did you think ...
Related Topics: Aging, Faithfulness, Marriage, Commitment to, Time
Sex After Kids
Ted Cunningham: Corynn's birth was one of the single most important days of our marriage and lives. She was born around 8:30 in the morning on August 4, 2003. My wife was a trooper. I knew she was a strong woman, but her stock shot way up in my book after watching her battle through labor for nine hours. There were no complications, and I was giving Corynn her first bath by nine-thirty.
During bath ...
Related Topics: Marriage, Difficulty in, parenting, sex
A Great Date with Your Spouse
A dozen roses. Dinner at a dimly-lit restaurant. A weekend at a Victorian bed and breakfast. My husband has given me all of these things at one time or another over our 18 years together—in fact, we have a tradition of getting away for each anniversary, and that usually entails at least one night at a romantic inn.
But at times in our marriage these big-ticket romantic gestures were just not ...
Related Topics: date night, Dating, Food, Frugal, Fun, Romance
Beating the Bedroom Blues
Let's face it. Fantasies happen. No, not the kind of fantasies you're thinking about, but how about these?
- Zzzzzzzzz …. I'm so [yawn] sleepy!
- After I check off "have sex with spouse," to-do list conquered!
- Has she ever heard of a new position?
- Is that all he knows for foreplay?
- We really need to paint this bedroom.
- Is that the puppy/toddler/baby monitor breathing by the doorway? I thought I heard something.
Related Topics: Fulfillment, Fun, Intimacy, sex
Love Life Check-Up
We check our oil, our teeth, and our bed springs. We tune up our cars, our lawn mowers, and our weed whackers. But sometimes we need a love life check-up.
Answer these questions separately, then cuddle up with your spouse and discuss them. It should be an unhurried evening when you've been getting along and aren't having secret fantasies about new fishing gear or having the laundry all caught up. Prepare ...
Related Topics: Intimacy, Love, romantic, Questions, Relationship, with spouse, sex
Truer Test of Love
When it comes to decorating our house, my husband and I have a rule: The one who cares more about the decision gets to choose.
I made up that rule, and for more than 30 years it's worked for me—especially since my husband, Barry, never cared one way or another. However, now that Barry's retired and at home more, he suddenly cares deeply and passionately about things that never interested him ...
My Night in a Wal-Mart Parking Lot
"You did what?" my friend Dawn asked when I told her what my husband and I did for our anniversary.
I nodded. "Yep. Scott and I spent the night in our Explorer in a Wal-mart parking lot."
"On purpose?" She half-snorted.
I nodded again. "On purpose."
Okay, let me explain. Almost every year for our anniversary, Scott and I drive two-and-a-half hours to a small historic, tourist town just east of the Mississippi ...
Yes, It Is About Me
Several years ago, my mother called to ask if I'd heard the new Toby Keith song that was currently number 1 on the country charts.
"It's my life's song, my motto, my mission statement!" she informed me. "Let me play it for you." She placed the phone next to her speakers.
Out came Toby's words: "I want to talk about me, I want to talk about I, I want to talk about number 1, oh my me my."
My mom and I ...
Husband Appreciation Day
Back in April, the U.S. celebrated Husband Appreciation Day, a time for wives to reflect on the various ways their spouses enrich their lives. I love the idea—especially since my husband does a ton of things for me, which too often I take for granted. Little things, such as taking care of the yard work, fixing leaky toilets, making me coffee in the mornings, holding doors open, watching Dr. ...
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