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5 Marriage Secrets For Valentine's Day [EXPERT]
Make your man feel loved and wanted on February 14th and forever!

5 Marriage Secrets For Valentine's Day [EXPERT]

Tips that will improve your marriage for Valentine's Day and beyond!

Valentine's Day is the holiday for romance and romantic gestures. Why not take advantage of this day dedicated to love to improve your marriage? With a few simple switch-ups, you can put some practices in place that will improve your marriage for Valentine's Day and beyond!

Marriage and Children - Good vs. Bad Reasons and Consequences

Marriage and Children - Good vs. Bad Reasons and Consequences

Learn about the good vs. bad reasons for getting married and having children, and the consequences.

  "Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." - Oscar Wilde Hello. I want you to think for a moment about why you want marriage and children and why you think it's important. Meditate on it for a while, and you will realize that you don't really know why. And neither do most people. If you ask most people, they will simply say "because it's an important part of life" but they cannot explain WHY.

couple holding hands
Sometimes, you have to let your man take the lead in the relationship.

Wives, Do You Honor Your Husbands?

The Bible says wives should submit to their husbands. Does that still apply in a modern world?

It was a quick wake up call to learn that my husband didn't feel I honored him--and then I set out to learn what honoring your spouse really means. In a world where traditional values pull us women in one direction and modern notions pull us in another, are we really still expected to submit to our husbands?

Aphrodisiacs: Top 5 Foods of Love To Ignite Lust In Your Man!

Aphrodisiacs: Top 5 Foods of Love To Ignite Lust In Your Man!

Provocative peek: 5 must-have foods to put your lover in the mood from Culinary Expert Zoe Rogers

Aphrodisiacs: Top 5 Foods of Love To Ignite Lust In Your Man! By Zoe Rogers Believe it or not, your kitchen dishes up a world of romance, with all the main food groups: Lust, stimulation, potency, virility, seduction and pleasure. Any sensualist’s diet should include these 5 aphrodisiacs on their menu:

YourTango Experts Say "I Do" To Marriage Week!
A happy marriage leads to a happy life for you and your family!

YourTango Experts Say "I Do" To Marriage Week!

This week is National Marriage Week! YourTango Experts will help you celebrate the right way!

Did you know that February 7th to 14th is National Marriage Week? According to the National Marriage Week website, National Marriage Week is a collaborative effort to encourage many diverse groups to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build a stronger marriage culture, which in turn helps curtail poverty and benefits children.

Study Says Divorce Hurts Younger Couples More
The surprising facts about who is most affected by divorce.

Study Says Divorce Hurts Younger Couples More

Why do younger couples have more health issues after they divorce?

You'd probably think that a couple who divorces after being married for 20-30 years has a harder time getting past a divorce. But a recent study found that divorce is actually harder on younger people, who have been married for less time.

Defending Gisele

Defending Gisele

A Super partnership, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen

by Gregg DeMammos for 21st Century Man http://www.21cman.com Defending someone or something you love is powerful, but we look to comment on Gisele being outspoken like something else is more important, like the accuracy of her statement or her opinion creating some sort of scandal.

Is Your Marriage Feeling Dead This Valentine's Day? [EXPERT]
You can avoid the tombstone for your marriage.

Is Your Marriage Feeling Dead This Valentine's Day? [EXPERT]

Understanding your "dead spouse" is the key to bringing your relationship back to life again!

How do you "celebrate" Valentines' Day when there is that nagging feeling in the pit of your stomach that your partner somewhere back on the road of the relationship has died? One of the most difficult marriage counseling cases is the one where one of the spouses is dead. Marriages where parties are fighting are still engaging, there is still passion on some level. It is the spouse who is “dead on arrival” when it comes to relating in the marriage that brings a very challenging situation to the counseling room. If your spouse has recently suggested you look in the obituaries to find your marriage, read on for some great pointers to give you help and hope.

bride walks down aisle
Before you sprint down the aisle, make sure you're actually ready to say, "I do."

Are You Ready For Marriage, Or Are You Rushing Into It?

Love and infatuation can feel a lot alike at first, so are you really ready to exchange vows?

Before you start calling up wedding coordinators and venues, before you start looking for a dress and picking out a cake, put away your emotions long enough to ask yourself a few questions.

8 Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever

8 Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever

Men are different, They don't approach relationships with the same skills and techniques that women

The Secrets of Happily Married Men "Manly men rest assured: You can hope to become a better Husband without having to get in touch with your feminine side. . . . Lively and entertaining, this broad guidebook provides Haltzman's insights illuminated by Anecdotes from his Online discussion forum for married men."

The Email I Will Always Keep

The Email I Will Always Keep

A year after we were married my husband forwarded me an email that brought tears to my eyes.

About 6 years ago, a year or so after we were married, my husband forwarded me an email he had received from a friend.  The email had my husband’s personal message to me at the top and then the body of the email followed: It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.