marriage
Marriage is not so much a word as it is a sentence–a life sentence.
What The Best Break-Up Excuse In The Book Really Means
I knock on the door of my then-boyfriend's house. Little does he know in about thirty minutes will be exes. Awkward. It was that time for me. The days leading up to the big moment I spent wrestling over my feelings for him. Or depleting feelings as it was.
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans
Weddings of the World
Everybody loves a wedding. Well, okay... most people love a wedding at least. Have you ever stopped to think about how weddings and wedding ceremonies may be different when compared to the country you live in? Well, let's explore that with some quick facts about weddings around the world.
By Timothy A Rowland4 years ago in Humans
I Took My Wife's Ashes to the Beach Today
Hard to believe it has been close to six years since I lost the love of my life, my then wife Victoria. We had only been married for barely two years though our relationship spanned over fifteen (on and off, mostly on) prior to our marriage. The only reason we tied the knot after all that time was familial and societal pressure. I still view it as one of the worst decisions of my life and will hold a grudge against the institution of marriage, in its current western form at least, for the remainder of my own life because of it. It is not at all because I regret the choice of wife, I loved Victoria as much as any man can love a woman. Rather, it is because of all the baggage that came, and still comes along with it. The expectations, the lifestyle, pretty much everything about it rubbed us both the wrong way. And yet, because of pressure we did it, we got married. It was well on its way to ruining our relationship when I got very ill in 2015 ending up hospitalized for a month, three weeks of which were spent in the ICU, a result of a necrotizing pancreatitis which came from nowhere. I almost (did, depending on whom you ask) died in that hospital bed. Then as I was still recovering from that life altering experience, suddenly, she was gone. The details are too painful to relate here, but suffice to say I couldn't help her, did not help her when she needed it most, and so I lost her, forever. Of course I blamed myself, and still do, and I have struggled and continue to struggle everyday with the ramifications of that.
By Everyday Junglist4 years ago in Humans
Surviving an affair
Surviving an affair and dealing with the consequences of your partner's cheating is painful and upsetting. You probably feel like a huge wave of emotions has hit you. Most affairs destroy the victim's self-respect and lead to an inner crisis where they may even lose their sense of self-worth.
By Happy Life Official4 years ago in Humans
One Of Our Oldest Couple Friends Stopped Having Sex. Can Their Relationship Still Thrive?
I went for coffee with an old friend yesterday. I don’t see her often these days, but she’d asked to get together because she was going through some significant transitions. She wanted to bounce some of them off me.
By Chai Steeves4 years ago in Humans
The Simple Fix To Broken Relationships: Own Up To Your Mistakes
Sh*t happens in relationships. There are factors that affect a pairing that you can't control. If you didn't know this already, a pandemic has taught us this in spades. Sometimes, we're merely reacting to everything changing around us.
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans
How Being The Finance Manager Of My Household Saved My Marriage
Hey, my darling/husband aka baby, Do you know that I’ll always win? I’m destined to be a winner in this lifetime. I didn’t start nicely at life’s starting point but certainly, I’ll finish as one of the champions at life’s finishing line.
By Life Lesson4 years ago in Humans
What My Marriage Is Really Like Behind Closed Doors
Relationships can often be painful, draining, and uncomfortable — even though we may cherish them greatly. This is because relationships require us to crack open our most vulnerable selves — to unveil the parts of us we may not like or the parts we rush to hide.
By Michelle Brown4 years ago in Humans
