“Presently, 40% of all first marriages in this country end in divorce. 60% of all second marriages and 75% of third marriages fail as well.” –Dr. Gary Chapman Marriage: Where is the Fairy Tale? »

You have made the decision to contact a marriage counselor. The next question is “How to choose the right marriage counselor?” The success of your counseling experience will relate directly to your compatibility with your counselor. How to Choose a Marriage Counselor »

If you’re like most people, you probably entered into marriage with a number of unchallenged assumptions in place. These assumptions may have been about what marriage is and entails, about love, or about your spouse. While you may have already bumped into reality concerning some of your assumptions, you still may be operating with others firmly in place. Marriage Advice: Seven Marriage Myths You Can’t Afford to Ignore »

How to Attract a Man (Who Will Make You Happy for the Rest of Your Life!)
By Terry Hernon MacDonald

“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”–Somerset Maugham How to Attract a Man »

Everyone has heard about mail order brides but very few people actually know what they are and how it works. Here is a brief overview of the mail order bride business.

During the 1980’s entrepreneurs and business men from many Asian countries like Thailand and the Philippines set up businesses to introduce American men to eligible women. They printed glossy catalogues with brief biographies about the women and distributed them. The American men were encouraged to start conversations with them through the mail. If the relationship progressed the American men usually paid a visit to her in her native country. If a romance blossomed they couple was eventually married and moved to the United States. What are Mail Order Brides? »

Trust is the basis of all human relationships. Trust can be thought of as a thermometer that can measure the positive and negative nature of a relationship. The more positive one feels about a person, the higher the trust level associated with him/her. Trust in Marriage »

People are looking for life-long relationships in the most peculiar places. There’s the favourite haunt – the hotel. Here, the optimists imagine they’re going to meet a partner who never drinks or swears, apparently having accidentally stumbled into the hotel while seeking directions to the nearest church. Love on the Internet »

Is there nothing more romantic than taking the last name of your husband-to-be, or do you see it as a bureaucratic-form-filling-out-nightmare? Do you wish the world to know you’re married just by seeing your names side by side, or do you fear every achievement up to that point will be forgotten as your name vanishes into thin air? Was your single life one embarrassing event after another and you welcome this new ‘identity’, or is his name about 15 more letters than imagined possible? The Name Blame: To Change or Not to Change »

Simply put, intimacy is more than sex or making love. It’s more than the physical or even emotional connection you feel with your partner. Intimacy involves a soul connection between two people. Intimacy, What is It Really? »