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Why Facebook and Twitter Are NOT to Blame For Your Cheating Boyfriend
Remember when you first got on Facebook? It was so exciting, wasn’t it? At first, you added all the people you already talked to on a regular basis, whether from your circle of friends, chat rooms, instant messenger list, or website forums. ...
Someday, My Prince Will Come… Then We’ll Get a Divorce
Our ability to have a sustained relationship is slowly dying off. Divorce rates for 1st time marriages sit at 41%; second and third time arounders hit at 63% and 71%, respectively. I’m certain that hundreds–if not thousands–of...
Couple of the Month – October
EDITOR NOTE: When we first received the email from Scott Hayes, we were floored. It’s not common for a man to express his love for the woman for which he is involved. The email was so riveting. Scott expressed extreme love for the woman...
Dating Advice: 5 Tips for Single Parents Dating
If you are a single parent then you already know just how tough it can be to find time for yourself – let alone time for dating! However, there is absolutely no reason for you to spend the rest of your life just busying yourself with kids...
You Can’t Handle the Truth
A friend posted a scenario in one of the online chat groups I’m in. Basically, a man and a woman run in the same circles. He tells her he likes her style and the way she thinks. Suspicious, she asks “What do you want?” He...
The Absentee Parent
The moment when your child realizes that Santa is not real comes as a relief to many parents. It’s the same moment that they can now take credit for all of those wrapped presents under the tree. Sometimes the moment when your child realizes...
Upended, Then Blended: A Stepkid’s Perspective
My mother married my father when I was three. The problem? He wasn’t my biological father.
To most people, that would seem to be not a big deal. I mean, after all, I was three. But I had spent 3 years of my life a certain way–my...
Couple of the Month – September
The True Love Story of Delmar and Lisa Gore
The Year was 1988 and I was in the 7th grade for the second time. There was this young bull, (well let’s just call him David) who looked like the OLD Michael Jackson (Jackson 5 Mike). He wanted...
Does Staying for the Children Ever Work?
Many of us have already asked and answered that question. Our children are our most precious gift. We are always working hard to give them more than what we had when we were growing up. For some, that may include a stable, happy, two-parent...
Talking to Teens about Sex
Talking to teenagers about sex can be intimidating for both the parents and the children. If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t want to find out that your teenage daughter is sexually active. You want to keep her locked in...
The Effects of Arguing in Front of Children
“And God blessed them, saying, be fruitful, and multiply…” (Genesis 1:22).
This insertion is mentioned in the many different version of the Holy Bible. It is emphasized for us to have children and raise them together as a family....
Who influences Who?
For so many of us who have kids, we often times take the relationship with them for granted. Most people don’t even actively view the interactions with their kids as a relationship. If you were raised anything like me, it was generally...
Couple of the Month – August
“Maybe not every connection is a love connection…but how will you know if you don’t try!”
That’s how Aprille, a 34-year-old marketing consultant in Lawton, OK, felt when Jessie, who she met on an online dating site in September...