Marriage: Beyond the big day

by R Marie Taylor

Maybe more marriages would last for life... In 2008, the average couple in the UK will spend twenty-two thousand pounds on their wedding. Maybe more marriages would last for life if they didn't start off in debt. It doe...read more

by Linda Braymiller

LIVING ON LOVE. . . . SHE MARRIED ROMANCE As Taff walked down the aisle she met the gaze of her bridegroom who was waiting at the altar for her. They were the perfect couple and they f...read more

by Carrie Ann Williams

As young girls, we dream of our wedding day, in great detail. The colors, the smell of the flowers, all the way down to the number of buttons on our wedding gown. We dream of waking up in our husband's arms, the days are ...read more

by Jennefer Taylor

Everyday is a new adventure when you are married. Everyday. Believe me. The idea that you are going to be with someone for a lifetime is enough to make anyone nervous (it made me crazy). I had never lived with anyone ap...read more

by Che Hurt

I know now why second marriages have more success than the first. The first time you get married you are obviously younger, usually between 20 and 30, idealistic and emphatic about the wedding day. You spend endless time...read more

by Talyna Wilson

Let's face it, people change. Everyday we change. You may not realize it is even happening, but it is. You go from being that cute happy just found love couple who's day is filled with nothing but romance on your mind an...read more

by Jennifer Swisher

Divorce today is as common as having a computer in the house. People know that they can get out when things get tough. Many people give up before their marriage even gets started. They think it should be easier. There are ...read more

by Hgomez

Having been married for 10 years, I can say that the easiest day of being married is the day in which you stroll down the aisle. While the wedding day seems to be packed full of details, fright, and nervousness, it will be...read more

by Ellen Schmidt

I'll just go ahead and admit it, with the disclaimer that I do consider myself to be a "modern" woman: I couldn't wait to get married. I wish it was possible to pinpoint one individual moment that spurred this pronouncem...read more

by Loi Yi Tan

From the day you say "I do", it signifies a fresh beginning of your life - the union of 2 FAMILIES. For those who believe that marriage is between 2 people, you're in for a rude shock, unless you intend to "divorce" all...read more

by E. Miller

Opposites can attract and live happily ever after, this after 5 years of marriage I know with certainty. I met my husband and it was 'instant' love. We were immediately taken by each other and resolved to be together f...read more

by Janet Matthews

On the big day I grabbed his hand to put the ring on it and shouted out loud,"Which finger?!" Once I got past that, we have had a wonderful relationship for thirty years. It's like the relationship between Jessica and Rog...read more

by Susan Bryant

The dress is beautiful. The flowers are perfect. The seating plan is bearable. What could be more complex than planning a wedding? Answer: Living a marriage. Your wedding day is the best day of your life, you are telling ...read more

by Hanna Rantala

After many sleepless nights, fights and fusses over napkins and color schemes and thousands spent towards a single day - yes, it was finally my wedding day. This day I had dreamed of since I was a little girl. I was goin...read more

by Amanda Devlin

Marriage. It is what you make of it. It is a process that requires two people giving 100%. I always tell my husband I would have the highest self esteem if " I could see myself through his eyes". Our marriage is wh...read more

by Evan Pratt

So marriage. In America it's the absolute meaning of love. That's at least what most people think, but when you pop that question guys, what you're really asking is, "will you scream at me and nag and then eventually divor...read more

by alex mann

The looks of disbelief when you say that, yes, it really i s your third wedding anniversary, and no, you're not joking are starting to wear thin... We didn't even marry that young- 25 is 9 years after the age of consent, ...read more