Marriage: Settling for less 12 Articles

by Christine

This morning I asked my husband of ten years, "Are we going to get counseling for this problem? Neither one of us is happy." "If you need to get counseling you go right ahead. I don't have a problem, my only problem is ...read more

by Joann Rangel

Should we settle for less or should we settle for comfort, both the same question, yet two different answers! The answer for settling for less is easy; meaning your partner is not what you wanted but since they have stuck...read more

by Ann Marie Dwyer

In order to know if you are settling for less, you have to know what do you really want in a mate. The best beginning is not a specific list, but rather a generalized impression. If your description of your perfect mate be...read more

by Lori Mccowin

You couldn't convince me, even just 5 years ago, that I would be married today- and happy at that. I am a former serial relationship-a-holic. I've been in numerous relationships over the years- all of them lasting anywh...read more

by Sameena Khanum

Marriage DOES mean settling for less. But this isn't necessarily a bad thing. A better way of interpreting this phrase is 'compromise'. After all, you really have to compromise in any long term relationship, and that me...read more

by Edward Landon

Is less more when it comes to physical attraction? Quiz your divorced friends who happen to have that "hot" ex-husband or wife. What was their first and foremost attraction? As a young adult, it's safe to bet on the physic...read more

by Jaime Campbell

I have often wondered why we such pressure on ourselves to be a certain way, to be a certain person for certain people but behind closed doors sometimes only for our mirror to see we are somebody completely different. Whic...read more

by Hershey Hightower

I have been loving this man since we were both 19 years of age. I just don't know if I should stop here or go through the art of LIFE. We were so young when we first met. I can remember him not even being my type. He wasn'...read more

by Richard Clarence Dupuis

The Ideal Versus Reality Forget about such chimerical idealism as equality in relationships. Dating is one thing: You can drive till the wheels fall off. But if we're talking about marriage, the ultimate LTR, ...read more

by Laura Lamar

Settling for less during the course of a marriage means selling yourself short of what you deserve: a chance to be truly happy. As we grow older and continue to mature, I think that we begin to realize how precious and un...read more

by Krissy Edmond

Folks, I'd like to speak about the American Dream. No, I'm not talking about how your neighbors the Takamatas rushed through gunfire from Vietnam in a rusty Tab can across the ocean to suddenly become some upstanding right...read more

by William Peabody

OK lets see where to start.First I must say that people in general are confused.We all decide on what we like in a significant other,find that person,get swept off our feet and then after a little while we grow resentment...read more