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    by Carol Natoli

    Everyone thinks that they can change their spouse, and that is the mistake that many couples make. There is however, a difference between changing and refining! In time, one can make the other a bit sharper, classier, and...read more

  • 2 of 21

    by Michael F. Morton

    When trying to answer the questions "when and why do marriages go bad", you have to admit, that depends on the marriage. Some marriages don't go bad, and some do; these days most do. Only fifty-nine percent of the U.S....read more

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    by Dallas Munkholm

    A successful marriage is not happenstance. It requires serious commitment and hard work. Most marriages start on a high note. The emotion of the wedding day, the physical high of a loving, willing and regular sex partner a...read more

  • 4 of 21

    by Bonnie Ferrar

    Nearly half of all marriages will end in divorce. A frightening statistic and certainly one that can make you a little leery of walking down the aisle. But instead of focusing on how many marriages will end in divorce, may...read more

  • 5 of 21

    by Becky Webb

    Though it hasn't always been so we now live in a society where we feel like we are entitled to instant gratification. We want what we want and we want it right now. Unfortunately, that same belief has translated over int...read more

  • 6 of 21

    by Gypsies Smile

    When and why marriages go bad When communication is no longer a part of your every day living. When your living together, but in separate worldsMarriage takes work from both sides and it requires the full 100%. I ...read more

  • 7 of 21

    by Linda Burleson

    My dad was a wise man. He and my mother married in 1926 when they were both seventeen years old. Life was often tough during their union. Neither came from affluent families, and both understood the adage of "anything of...read more

  • 8 of 21

    by Erin Cook

    When a couple first gets married it starts off like a fairytale. Where the groom sweeps the bride off her feet and all their worries and responsibilities are temporarily put on hold. Maybe the first year of the marriage th...read more

  • 9 of 21

    by Susan Lower

    When a bride walks down the aisle and all heads turn, there is a mother in the front pew with tears in her eyes, sadness in her heart, and a smile at her lips. It is an experience every mother both dreads and hopes for at...read more

  • 10 of 21

    by Rich Rivers

    Marriage is a commitment, a sacrifice, a give and take process and most of all an institution that you and your partner must build. Marriage is not all a bed of roses but something more than pleasantness. There are times...read more

  • 11 of 21

    by Rob Purifoy

    Most of us know or have heard several main reasons why marriages go down a path of destruction which leads to divorce. Infidelity, lack of good communication, money problems, and absenteeism are just a few reasons that we ...read more

  • 12 of 21

    by Holly Rogers

    Til death do us part appear to be words with little meaning when looking at the statistics for successful marriages these days. Unfortunately too many people are jumping into life long unions before really giving it much t...read more

  • 13 of 21

    by BRICKSFIELD

    There is an old saying that Marriages are destined in Heaven . Is it so, if it is like that then why in recent times Divorces run parallel along with Marriages? Marriage is a divine agreeement between a Man and a Woman ...read more

  • 14 of 21

    by Timothy Vennell

    When and why does marriage go bad? What a question. I was married for a few years. In the beginning, everything was great. We defied all odds including people saying we would never last. We never fought, always worked tog...read more

  • 15 of 21

    by Judy Merrill

    A religious minister once wrote that there are 3 marriages in any life: the first is in the passion of youth, the second when we are mature enough to work together and the third is to grow old together. And isn't is wond...read more

  • 16 of 21

    by Kawelenga

    During the courtship period,men tend to act in the way that they think will impress us,by opening the doors,picking up clothes,cooking supper,heck and even paint your toe nails!Who am I kidding?it works!A year after the ho...read more

  • 17 of 21

    by Jennifer Atkins

    This is coming from a person with a little experience in this field. I'm on my second marriage and the first one lasted 19 years. There are at least 4 major things ones has to have in a marriage to help it succeed. Love...read more

  • 18 of 21

    by Aileen Garofil

    There is no such as Perfect Marriage. Not even a perfect relationship. If one thinks that he or she has a perfect relationship with his or her partner, then surely, whatever they are having is not working out. Marriage i...read more

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    by Carolyn Tytler

    For many people, June is the month for celebrating weddings and anniversaries. For Sandra this year, it marked the beginning of a separation from her husband of almost half a century. Sandy and Ted were married in the mo...read more

  • 20 of 21

    by Rafael Lopez

    The main reason marriages goes bad is because females don't understand males and males don't understand females. Both are different from each other. Males are made to analyze, invent and come up with systems. And the femal...read more

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