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...
There's some really hard stuff about marriage (that—gasp!—doesn’t involve our children) that we need to talk about, and it's not what you think.
The hard stuff I’m talking about happens between the passionate love-making and the drawn-out, ego-fueled fights. The...
“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....
This time last year I was ramping up to head to Mexico for my mom’s 60th birthday. Being one of four kids, trying to get us all in the same place at once is always a feat. We started...
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...
Going through divorce is nothing less than earth shattering. The life you once had is gone. The future you saw for yourself turned out to be a mirage. You may have an incredible community to lift you up through...
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...
It’s a common question asked of couples: So, how did you meet? I suppose our answer—"we dated in high school"—isn’t as common as one would think. According to one online survey, our circumstance describes no more than 14% of...
Hi, dads of the world, how's it going? Just throwing this out there... Mother's Day is coming up. I know it is probably not on your radar yet, but that's what I am here for! If the mother of...
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 certainly doesn’t look like much, but this little box was our home for many years.
It was our home when my husband and I became “Mommy and Daddy.” The home we were in when our little one took...
This month, I celebrated my 15-year wedding anniversary, and I know it sounds cliché, but I cannot believe we've been married that many years. Perhaps it would be better to measure the years in all the different hairstyles I've...
Every January brings mixed emotions to my heart. Five years ago, my dear husband became so ill he almost died. He had septic shock, a raging infection which caused all his body organs to fail. We found ourselves in...
To my little sister:
After the pandemic changed all your plans, it seems like we are finally getting closer to your dream day—the day that you will marry the love of your life and start a new family with him.
You...
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