Month: May 2015

Just For Fun: Funny Things My Kids Say

Sometimes talking about marital problems can be a bit . . . heavy. Just like in a marriage, keeping a good sense of humor can do wonders for your happiness together. So, occasionally, I like to post things that don’t really have much to do with marriage in an effort to keep things light (for more frivolity check out our other “just for fun” posts here.) On that note, I present you with some funny things my kids have said recently (all taken from my Facebook statuses in the past few months): I recently asked my kids what they want to be when… Read More

On Marrying Young and Making it Work

By Jasmine Jasmine is one who I knew I wanted to guest post on my blog right from the get go. Why? Well, first off she’s a journalist and a great writer. Second off, her and her husband Jake have the BEST love at first sight story I’ve ever heard. Third off, she’s the bees knees. Fourth off, she uses the term “bull honky” in this post (which I didn’t know she would beforehand, but I had a hunch she would surprise me with such awe-inspiring prose). - Celeste I’m 31 years old, and last December my husband, Jake,… Read More

Weekly Marriage Tip: Start Your Conversations With Love

Today’s marriage tip comes from Gottman’s The 7 Principles For Making Marriage Work. This book is full of fantastic marriage tips, so I’ll probably talk more about his research in the future, but one little tidbit that has stuck with me from his book was from his chapter about predicting divorce. He says if a conversation starts with a harsh start up, one laden with sarcasm or criticism, it will almost certainly end on a negative note. I found this statistic especially instructive: “96% of the time, you can predict the outcome of a conversation based on the first three… Read More

Making Your Time Together Count When You Both Work Full Time.

By Drew This post is part four of the series: How To Keep Your Marriage Strong When You Never See Your Spouse. We know how crazy a medical resident’s schedule can be- often working all night and then all day and then most of the night again. So now imagine BOTH you and your spouse are medical residents at the same time. Yikes. And then add a pregnancy and a baby in there somewhere. If anyone knows how to make a marriage work while never seeing each other it’s Katie and Drew. Sometimes when I’d be trying to get together… Read More

How To Grow Together When You’re Not Together Very Often

By Andrea This post is part three of the series: How To Keep Your Marriage Strong When You Never See Your Spouse. I’m so excited for you readers. You are about to read some excellent writing with some even better advice from my good friend Andrea. I grew up with Andrea (I’m trying really hard not to cave into my temptation to post an embarrassing picture of us circa 1999). She’s witty, she’s smart and she’s well-versed in the ways of bonding with a husband who is away a lot. Get excited readers. Get excited. This is gonna be good.… Read More