Love + Marriage

Quarantine is a lot of things, but sexy isn’t one of them. It doesn’t matter if you’re home alone, empty nesters, or home with a flock of children flailing about, sex just may not be on the brain right...

Alamo City Moms Blog is thrilled to partner with the Institute for Couple and Family Enhancement to help you maintain relationship satisfaction after parenthood. The following is a sponsored post, written by guest blogger Dr. Melissa McVicker. So you're...

Today we continue our two-part “Ask the Sexpert” series with Dr. Erin Ross, a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in sex therapy at the Institute for Couple and Family Enhancement in San Antonio. In today’s post, Erin tackles...

I was deeply angry at you, the first one. You, who had joined us on double dates along with your own husband. You, who knew I had just had a baby. How I truly hope that your husband doesn’t...

“Sir, it’s time to come back now.” I sat in the prep room with my husband as he nervously awaited his vasectomy. The doctor had just come in 10 minutes earlier to explain the procedure and what to expect afterward....

Ladies and gentlemen, if the movies Gone Girl and This is 40 have taught me anything, it’s that there are two types of marriages: the kind where you can joke about putting your spouse in a wood chipper, and...

The piñata is strung up. Balloons are inflated, and streamers are everywhere. The hot dogs and hamburgers are ready, toppings spread out in ice to keep cool. A giant orange cooler of Kool-aid is chilling. The cake has been...

The childhood memory of my dad walking through the door after being on-call all night is a happy one. We’d hear the garage door open, wait for the car engine to silence, and then hear his long strides coming...

Dear Husband, You can’t hide it any longer. You’re obsessed. You’re consumed. From morning until bedtime, it feels like you think of nothing else. Your wistful and glazed expression during dinner gives you away. Your absent-mindedness while giving our child a bath...

Of all of the humiliations I suffered when going through a divorce, realizing that I had no idea what the state of my finances were was high on the list. On the day that I filed, I sat before...

My husband and I are celebrating nine years of marriage this year. Those of you with double-digit anniversary numbers are probably rolling your eyes at me, and those of you with one or two years of marriage under your belts...

My pug Frankie had yet another near death experience this week. Frankie laughs in the face of cats with their meager nine lives. He’s enjoyed 18 and counting. This time Frankie ate a tube of intensive strength Desitin that someone...

Any fans here of those marriage retreat weekend getaways? As a marriage and family therapist, of course I think some of them are quite valuable, and I believe they can have their place in a healthy relationship. BUT, also,...

It's hard to talk about (or blog about) certain topics. We're launching a new series: True Life. Here is the first of many! Have you gone to counseling? You're not alone!   My husband and I have worked very hard to...