Tag Archives: marriage

Something Wonderfully Wrong

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
I met this girl who loved God and Shakespeare (in that order). She was smart. Creative. And as pretty as English china. Outwardly decorous, inwardly stubborn—Jane Austen meets the Rebel Alliance. I thought I’d found heaven.…

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The Juice of Life

Posted on August 18, 2018 by

I bought some tiny but delicious champagne grapes recently, and my wife accused me of eating “preemies.” You see why I could never have married anyone else?

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Monogamy Is Not Natural!

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

“Friends say to me a lot, ‘Monogamy is not natural.’  And I always, say, ‘Well, neither are toilets, but when you don’t use them, things get very messy.’” ~Andrew Gurland (creator of the TV series Married) My wife and I … Continue reading →

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A Happy Marriage

Posted on December 16, 2017 by

“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” ~Ruth Bell Graham Have you talked to your co-forgiver lately?

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Has Your Life Blown Off Course?

Posted on December 4, 2017 by

I recently wrote about a friend who has left his marriage and is unsure what he’ll do next. I haven’t been able to meet with him yet, and even when I do there’s no guarantee he’ll return. Meanwhile, my wife … Continue reading →

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The “I Love You” Game

Posted on November 10, 2017 by

I have a friend who’s unhappy in his marriage and is thinking of leaving. This is the conversation I hope to have with him. “What should I do?” he asks, not really wanting to hear the answer. “Put it to … Continue reading →

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Greedy Love

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

As of today, my wife Trudy and I have been married 32 years. I’m greedy for 32 more. Last week, without premeditation, we revisited many of the places that live in our memory. We’d flown to L.A. from our current … Continue reading →

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