Have been a widower for a number of years, after a wonderful 50 +
years of a good marriage.
Not exact matches
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.
It is fascinating, therefore, to go back and read St. Augustine
of Hippo's Of the Good of Marriage, written around the year 400, toda
of Hippo's
Of the Good of Marriage, written around the year 400, toda
Of the
Good of Marriage, written around the year 400, toda
of Marriage, written around the
year 400, today.
Mountaintop experiences are gifts, whole and complete in themselves: a
marriage where the love and delight stay kindled through the
years, children, friends old or new, a job that we enjoy doing and that contributes to the welfare
of others,
good retirement
years.
Of course if anyone looks up, «No man knows my history» by Fawn M. Brodie, or «Under The Banner of Heaven, or Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond,» as well as google different questions about mormon secret names, White Horse Prophesy, Mormons becoming Gods, God was once a man on another planet, mormon bigotry against Blacks, Joseph Smith and his 14 year old wife (WHILE he was still married to his living wife Emma) Helen Mar Kimball... I could go o
Of course if anyone looks up, «No man knows my history» by Fawn M. Brodie, or «Under The Banner
of Heaven, or Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond,» as well as google different questions about mormon secret names, White Horse Prophesy, Mormons becoming Gods, God was once a man on another planet, mormon bigotry against Blacks, Joseph Smith and his 14 year old wife (WHILE he was still married to his living wife Emma) Helen Mar Kimball... I could go o
of Heaven, or Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary
of Marriage and Beyond,» as well as google different questions about mormon secret names, White Horse Prophesy, Mormons becoming Gods, God was once a man on another planet, mormon bigotry against Blacks, Joseph Smith and his 14 year old wife (WHILE he was still married to his living wife Emma) Helen Mar Kimball... I could go o
of Marriage and Beyond,» as
well as google different questions about mormon secret names, White Horse Prophesy, Mormons becoming Gods, God was once a man on another planet, mormon bigotry against Blacks, Joseph Smith and his 14
year old wife (WHILE he was still married to his living wife Emma) Helen Mar Kimball... I could go on.
He has blessed with 3 children and a second
marriage with a
good man now going on 16
years of marriage.
As for
marriage, study after study has shown over the
years that from the point
of view
of the child it is the
best and most stable basis for the family.
While in
years gone by the kinds
of marriages held together solely by the tradition that «stability is the
best policy» often lacked intimacy, relationships held together solely by sex may be equally devoid
of intimacy.
All
of these shifts in the Western
marriage and family system have been
well documented over the last 40
years in the research
of Cambridge University social historian Peter Laslett and his colleagues.
God defined
marriage, eh??? —
Well... even if you believe iin the imaginary being... the «Bible» was written by men over many
years... in some cases we aren't really sure who even wrote the books that were chosen to be in it (there were a bunch
of writings not included)...
All had been married for at least nine
years (rates
of divorce peak in the seventh
year of marriage), had at least one child and had
marriages that both spouses considered happy, lasting and
good.
I joined the military after 4
years of marriage and our lives got
better and
marriage was a lot
better.
This presentation from Shauna Niequist at Q Nashville is absolutely fantastic — one
of the
best reflections on mutuality in
marriage and calling I've seen in
years, and a lovely tribute to Shauna's mother, Lynne Hybels.
Another preacher preaching what ever goes is ok with Christianity... If your going to preach Christianity based on the Bible, then you might as
well forget gay
marriages are ok... If you want to twist it around then thats up to you... Paul said, «The Berens were
of noble charachter because they didn't believe what they heard, but they took what they heard and confirmed it with the Bible... So its like the Yen or Yang... Its either Gods church or Satans Church... Can't be any other way... Do I hate gays, no... I have some very close friends that I have had for over 30
years that are gay, but I think they will be accountable for their life styles... Thats the thing about Christianity, we are held accountable, its not an everything goes belief... Its rules we have to follow... And rules we will be held accountable... So maybe this preacher needs to start a dfferent faith or religion... One where there are no rules and where its people are not accountable for their actions...
He condemns ho - mos - exuality even though it is a natural practice (feel free to disagree all you want, but that argument will go nowhere), and his idea
of a
good marriage is a 13
year old girl being given to a 40
year old man as payment for a land deal, with her bloody sheets being used as a receipt
of a
good deal, and if she isn't a vir - gin (she could have been ra - ped, or her hy - men could have burst while riding a horse or something) she is to be stoned to death on her parent's doorstep.
After 30 +
years of marriage, our sexual relationship keeps getting
better.
After almost 20
years of marriage with two teens, we can say that our intimacy is
better than ever.
2009 was the
year of viral dance videos, Christians mired in pageant scandals, reality TV
marriages, and church burnout thrown in for
good measure.
After almost 47
years of marriage and hearing about the pancakes my husband's father made him when he was little, I couldn't believe my ears when he looked at me tonight and smiled and said these look exactly like the ones my dad used to make and taste
BETTER!!!
As for me, I'm going to wait for Personal Trainer:
Marriage, so I can learn how to
better interact with my wife
of 23
years, Mary Jane; — RRB -.
You would think after over 25
years of marriage he would be getting
better at both those things!
Thirty six
years of marriage, four children, and five grandchildren later, he was still the love
of my life, my
best friend, my confidant, and my husband.
While I'm sure Boldt means
well — as a mom myself, we always mean
well — she may be forgetting that the couple, who announced their divorce this past July after 10
years of marriage and after having three children together — Violet, 10, Seraphina, 6, and Samuel, 3 — had been in marital therapy since allegedly splitting nearly three
years ago.
I've waded into the pool a few times since the end
of my
marriage almost 2
years ago, and honestly at this point, a lifetime
of being single is looking pretty goddamn
good.
Nor is it a «failed
marriage» — the 14
years my former husband and I were together had many happy moments and created two amazing sons, now young men, whom we were able to co-parent
well because we were kind to and respectful
of each other (
well, most
of the time).
While some may say that's because men their age aren't necessarily interested in women their age — and let's face it, when it comes to
marriages that aren't the first, some 16 percent
of the men are 10
years older or more than the little missus), there are a
good number
of women who just aren't interested in marrying again.
According to the Pew Research Center, four out
of 10 new
marriages last
year included at least one partner who had been married before, and a
good percentage who haven't yet are interested in doing so.
When Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's
marriage exploded a few
years (she was 15
years older than he), people said,
well,
of course — no man is going to stay with a woman as she gets old (although Demi looked pretty
good at 48).
It is a real
Good thing that many women were Not like this
years ago since Most
of them in the Past were very Faithful just like Most men were in those days which made many
Marriages last very long at that time since Most
Marriages are Not lasting very long today at all.
Act like you're divorced» a few
years ago, I distinguished the difference between acting single within a relationship — single people have a lot
of expectations, typically unrealistic, about
marriage, and that does more damage than
good — versus acting divorced, with all the benefits
of expectation - busting hindsight.
While no one can guarantee that your
marriage will be as happy and healthy as you hope — or expect — it to be, wouldn't you feel
better committing to all those
years together if you had a
better idea
of where your
marriage was going?
Included in the above are a few prevalent beliefs about
marriage: that it creates a sense
of ownership (
well, it's true — women were the property
of their husband for many, many, many
years); that it stifles freedom and independence (it has been called a «greedy institution «-RRB-; it enables couples to become «too comfortable,» and the label «wife» and the expectations that come with being a wife are troublesome for some women — especially woman who have been married before.
Oh
well, I guess that's what happens after 5
years of marriage!
Despite their
best intentions when they said their «I dos,» each
of their
marriages ended, and when they started dating and then married, blending families and many marital
years behind them (14 for Astro, eight for Danielle), they began to question a lot
of the messages they'd been told about
marriage and divorce, as
well as the one - size - fits - all answers «experts» and the self - help industry had for struggling couples.
Well, we are now 4
years into
marriage and I have retrained myself into a career where I make 5 times more than she ever made and she gets to stay home and take care
of the kids, etc, etc..
Marian, who has been in counseling for 10
of 16
years of her
marriage, said the
best thing about being married was: «The unconditional support I get from him.
I have been the primary source
of parenting information for my husband, and after some
years of marriage and children, that works pretty
well, though sometimes the responsibility feels great to me.
As Eli Finkel states in, The All - or - Nothing
Marriage, How the
Best Marriages Work, it's really hard for couples to maintain the same level
of interest and excitement with one person for
years on end.
Nor does it mean you have a «failed
marriage» — the 14
years my former husband and I were together had many happy moments and created two amazing sons, now young men, whom we co-parented
well apart because we were respectful
of each other (
well, most
of the time).
The
good news is that with some healthy communication and preparation for this phase
of your
marriage, the empty nest
years can be tremendously enjoyable and full
of new beginnings.
As for the dire warnings listed above: Our beautiful, strong, loving
marriage is in it's 25th
year; our children all survived cosleeping (our littlest, 14 months, is still safely and contentedly sleeping in our bed); my breasts are,
well, normal except for being a couple
of cup sizes larger at the moment since I'm breastfeeding, lol; our children are, in order, a 24 yr old pastor (our firstborn son mentioned in the story above who is expecting his first son!)
Hello every body my name is Cynthia Morgan, am from United Kingdom England, I just want to share my experience with the world on how Dr iayaryi, help me, I got my love back and saved my
marriage... I was married for 3
years with 1kid and we lived happily until things started getting ugly and we had fights and argued almost every time... it got worse at a point that he filed for divorce... I tried my
best to make him change his mind & stay with me because I love him so much and don't want to lose him but everything just didn't work out... he moved out
of the house because it was a rented apartment and still went ahead to file for divorce... I pleaded and tried everything but still nothing worked.
Learned that the hard way as
well, our first
year of marriage was all about me trying to pick fights constantly.
I'm also a mom I call myself a momma
of two and half children because I was blessed into a
marriage of, with the daughter already I have a step daughter who I consider a daughter, I don't say the word step she is 14
years old and she gets tired
of me constantly telling her the power
of the female body and how she
better breastfeed my grandbabies.
It's not unusual for the GOP in the Legislature to fare
better, but this
year those numbers are highlighted after the four Republican senators who voted for same - sex
marriage legalization benefited from the support
of deep - pocketed donors.
Among the many right - wing luminaries scheduled to speak at this
year's CPAC are: Sam Brownback, the pig farmer turned governor
of Kansas who recently stripped LGBT state workers
of employment non-discrimination protections, Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon turned professional Obamacare basher who compares
marriage equality advocates to supporters
of bestiality and pedophiles, and half - term Governor
of Alaska Sarah Palin who is
well, Sarah Palin.
In the first two
years of his term, his priority items have included fiscally conservative measures favored by Republicans, as
well as more liberal items like same sex
marriage, which was approved mostly by Democratic senators, with the help
of just four GOP votes.
It includes approving same sex
marriage seven
years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as
well as pushing through some
of the strictest in the nation gun control measures.
It includes approving same - sex
marriage seven
years ago, and more recently raising the minimum wage and enacting paid family leave, as
well as pushing through gun control measures that are some
of the strictest in the nation.
The
good news for same - sex -
marriage advocates is that the Senate Democrats in Albany have agreed to vote on the bill — at least by the end
of the
year.