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87How to Get Out of an Abusive Relationship
I'm going to post the same caveat at the start of this hub that I did in my related hub, "Warning Signs of an Abusive Relationship", because it bears repeating: Although the majority of domestic abuse survivors are women, men often find themselves...
31 comments76Five of the Most Romantic Books of All Time
Even with the release of dozens, if not hundreds of romance novels each month, there are still some classic books that stand out from the contemporary crowd. As of this writing, fall is here and I'm starting...
13 comments71I Love Someone But They're Already Taken
When I first met my husband Alex, I was actually dating his best friend - who introduced us. The friend had a summer job out of state, and sort of, kind of, detailed Alex to "keep an eye on me." Can't blame him - I was in a new town, recently...
59 comments71The Best Ways to Say "I'm Sorry"
Apologizing after I've screwed up big time with my husband Alex is the just about hardest thing for me. Feelings of pride, self-righteousness, and self-defense are strong in me (duh!), and admitting I was wrong sometimes puts me in a too-vulnerable...
14 comments75How to Keep Your Family From Ruining Your Relationship
Even after we're grown and gone from the nest, families still have an amazing capacity to ruin our lives. To me, this capacity is most obvious in our relationships with outsiders, i.e., a dating relationship, an engagement, even a marriage. There...
11 comments67Love At First Sight: Does it Really Happen?
According to my husband Alex, yes it does. He swears he saw me marching down the street in an Earth Day parade, accompanied by some drummers and a humongous papier mache turtle (don't ask), and he just "knew."...
5 comments68How I Would Spend a Romantic Day With My Husband
Hey, just because my husband Alex and I are married -- and parents of a toddler -- doesn't mean we don't like to spend romantic times together! Married people need to go on dates, too! So, assuming his family...
1 comment70Slob vs. Neat Freak: Can This Relationship Work?
My husband Alex is not exactly a neat freak, but he is a clean freak. He can ignore clutter until every piece of furniture in the house is covered with stuff that isn't where it's supposed to be (usually the...
5 comments56Tips for Planning an Unusual or Original Wedding
In a perfect world, every wedding would be unique, interesting, and very reflective of the values, needs, and interests of the couple getting married. Sadly, ever since Queen Victoria's daughter got married, we in the English-speaking world somehow...
5 comments60Tips for A Budget-Conscious Wedding
Since the original request was pretty big, I thought I'd narrow the focus of this response, at least, and talk about ways to have an inexpensive yet memorable wedding. On the way, I'm sure I'll throw in a few...
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