I can’t say enough about this book, the Secret Lives of Wives by Iris Krasnow. At first I just didn’t want to get into it. I mean, reading a book about how women made their marriages work, long-term, should be good, right? But, I was hesitant to read yet another relationship book that basically says [...]
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Book Recommendation: The Secret Lives of Wives
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Helen Fisher Explains Why We Love and Cheat
In this Ted Talk, Helen Fisher explains why we fall in love, are drawn to romance and cheat. She also says now is the best time for marriages to work. You be the judge.
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What Are You Doing In My House? Or, The Bug Post
We are not alone. We have been in our house for just under three weeks now and apparently we are encroaching on some very entitled members of the insect kingdom. Meet the wasp. We keep putting him outside. But, he (or his cousins) keep finding their way in. They just like to walk around. So [...]
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When Your Spouse’s Memories Don’t Include You
Here’s another strange part of getting married older. Realizing your spouse has a boatload of memories and past experiences that don’t involve you. When you are over 40 and merging your life with another, you come with all kinds of skills, knowledge, convictions and general experience. Good stuff. Except for one thing — most of [...]