Sentences with phrase «of opening your marriage»

Daniel raised the idea of an open marriage after he had «felt some vital part of himself dwindling.»

As for concepts of open marriage where participants willingly agree to allow for affairs... In my opinion, it's not really a marriage anymore at that point.

Or maybe the suggestion of an open marriage if needs aren't being met.

And while the Academy Award - winning actress has appeared in People magazine several times, she was never on the cover for her views on the benefits of an open marriage.

I, of course, hope it means that the «alternative» status of open marriages will be reevaluated.

However, when the New York Times publishes articles on the joys of open marriage, it often gives short shrift to the very real pitfalls.

The ideal of the open marriage may be as much of a fantasy as an idealized monogamous marriage is.

Have some short exploratory ventures out into the world of open marriage.

I interviewed more than 50 members of open marriages, some of them a.

& we both enjoy the freedom of a open marriage.

The story of a couple who decide to experiment with the boredom of middle age by agreeing to a mutual six - month period of open marriage when they will both allow the other to have extra-marital sex — with a series of ground rules that includes never discussing it with each other.

So, is bringing up the idea of an open marriage a tough conversation to have with your spouse?

Not exact matches

«The anniversary has already opened old wounds for Camilla, people are being reminded of the fact that she was instrumental in ending this marriage that was described as a fairy tale,» said Morton, who has released a revised version of his book to mark 25 years since its release.

«You have a lot of pent up demand, and now there is a whole floodgate opening up for marriage and people wanting to take advantage of this [open] floodgate.»

They believe most marital problems can be solved through open communication, and conversely many whose marriages dissolved blamed lack of communication,» says Pillemer (and just about every other relationship counselor ever.)

Since its 2008 debut, the toy's innocuous curve has graced sponsorship banners for an annual sexuality conference at the University of Guelph and the feminist led Momentum gathering in Washington, D.C.. There, couples in search of a bedroom rejuvenator learn that open sexual communication — aided by the We - Vibe, of course — leads to stronger marriages and better dispositions.

But in that moment Orr opened the door to a nine - year struggle during which his marriage would end, he would take a company public and then sell it, plunge into depression, drop out of the workforce, and take another company public, all while searching for a way to be a good boss and a good person.

I've always wanted to be a business owner and opening a Pure Barre is a perfect marriage of my passion for dance, my love of teaching and the goal of becoming a business owner.

Tina Beattie signed an open letter in favour of same - sex marriage while the bill was going through parliament.

Wow here's what I have to say to that, its a great move might finally let ppl really be truthful to them selves and come out, there has been soo many incidents where pastor's gay, sneaking round with men eventhough they're married (no offense to pastors that may read this), lots of marriages have been broken cus of that, soo maybe this may encourage them to be open nice move obama

Such talk, and the open practicing of such marriages that followed, did not go over well on the national stage.

Nor is it fair to compel a child from a home that embraces historic Christian sexual norms to attend a school in which the teachers portray homosexual practice or open marriage as just one of many equally acceptable lifestyle options.

There is a particular focus: Rays of Mercy on...» You, The Family, The Universal Church, Marriage etc.; and the transformation needed: «Healing from... «e.g. Unforgiveness to Forgiveness, followed by an opening quotation, usually from a papal document or address.

By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor (CNN)- The ex-wife of a Republican politician alleges her then - husband asked if they could have an open marriage, so evangelical «values voters» rethink their support for him, right?

Such a development would fall outside the whole moral history of humanity that, whatever the diverse legal forms, has never lost sight of the fact that marriage is essentially the special communion of man and woman, which opens itself to children and thus to family.

The book is arranged around seven sacraments — baptism, confession, communion, holy orders, confirmation, anointing of the sick, and marriage — and today's excerpt comes from the communion section and a chapter entitled «Open Table.»

The Supreme Court, meanwhile, has declared the traditional understanding of marriage anathema, and left wide open many vexing questions about the standing of individuals, groups, and institutions who continue to uphold that understanding.

In an open letter, he went on to say: «As Christians we know it (heterosexual marriage) is God's plan; but it is God's plan for humanity, not just the people of God.

Thomas Pascoe from Coalition for Marriage and the former Bishop of Rochester Rt Rev Michael Nazir - Ali are among two dozen people to sign an open letter in The Times on Tuesday.

It does not share the fundamental Catholic convictions about sacramental marriage: an exclusive, lifelong union of man and woman that is open to new life, a faithful and unbreakable bond mirroring God's love for humanity and, specifically, Christ's love for the Church.

It is not impossible that in the not too distant future gay activism as we have known it will have taken its place in the history of popular culture along with wife - swapping and «open marriages.»

People often remark that I am «so open» online (usually with a bit of wonderment or «Oh, I could NEVER do that» particularly when I write about marriage)-- and I have to chuckle because if they only knew how little of my life makes it online.

We will teach as good teachers who resemble Christ, the Teacher.18 Then, we will effectively proclaim the joy of the good news of marriage and the family, asking married people to be open to conversion and to God's grace and mercy.

Others, regarding this issue as one of justice, would offer an expanded understanding of marriage that opens it civilly and sacramentally to same - sex couples.

The seven couples who had been married only a month were still in a «state of marital bliss» and were not open to looking in depth at their marriage.

The truth about marriage, for example — the lifelong union of one man and one woman, open to new life and the foundation of a family — is not something that will go away simply because the government of a nation, or institutions that it funds and promotes, want it to do so.

We hear terrible accounts of kidnappings, of rape, of forced marriage, and Open Doors is very active in working to assist those women who have faced horrifying situations like that and the work in area of women's empowerment.

The CNN debate opened with discussions on economic issues, but later veered toward faith - based matters like the role of religion in candidates» decision making, abortion, gay marriage — and how the United States ought to treat Muslims living within its borders.

Everything flows from the opening sentence of the book, an expansion of a 2010 article from the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy: «What we have come to call the gay marriage debate is not directly about homosexuality, but about marriage.»

Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior.

In this respect, they seem representative of couples with open marriages.

The opening of marriage is also a sign of the decline of childbearing.

But once (within marriage) generosity has been fulfilled in a particular couple (which only they can determine in conscience), need «each and every act of sexual intercourse» be open to the gift of children without destroying the symbolism of the conjugal act as complete self - gift to each other?

For most of the couples in Dominus's article, the decision to open a marriage is not primarily about sexual fulfillment.

He has devoted nearly 20 years to strengthening the infrastructure of heterosexual marriage, and he fears that the rise of same - sex marriage will open a floodgate of aberrations, such as polygamy and group marriage, and will destroy the role that marriage has in bringing women and men together for the sake of having sex and rearing children.

Richard Stein, an ordinand in his final year of training for ministry, described the process as an enriching one that led him to embrace a more evangelical theology than the one he had arrived with: «I came into college with a fairly open view towards homosexuality, and even said I'd be happy to perform gay marriages.

The form in which the answers to these questions have come is not so much that of systematic treatises as of concretizations of alternative philosophical models: the open classroom, gay marriages, tire commune, house churches.

Over the past year, a few friends and I have had an open conversation about the highs and lows of marriage — specifically how to make the most of the high times and avoid the low ones.

Unfortunately the religion that i follow the basis of makes everyone think that I am not open to the concept that I can be wrong, My religion says that i shouldn't believe in evolution but I do, My religion says that I shouldn't accept gay's, but I do, and my religion says I shouldn't have sex before marriage, but I do.

This marriage of critical and theological method opened the way for careful considerations of the myriad ways in which art has religious dimensions and religion is expressed and experienced aesthetically.