Category: The virtuous marriage
The Virtuous Marriage series: lessons on virtues like order, moderation, and resolution, applied to married life.
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Step Moms: Respect Must Be Demanded (But Not By You)
Post written by Blended Family columnist Melissa Gorzelanczyk of Peace & Projects. Earning your step kids’ respect can be a struggle. Sometimes, being there for them and spending time together…
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3 Reasons to Beware of Porn
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Mark Chamberlain, Ph.D. of Love You, Hate the Porn. Today’s twenty-somethings have been exposed to more pornography, and research is showing that…
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The Ultimate Family Bootcamp
Leo Babauta (Zen Habits) and Sherri Kruger (Zen Family Habits) have opened registration for their The Ultimate Family Bootcamp, which starts April 14, 2011. This bootcamp is for families of…
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Where are you when it comes to marital drift?
If you’ve been married longer than a couple of years, you’ve likely experienced bouts of marital drift. Times when you both seem disconnected, apart, or simply out of sync. So…
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Winning the Chore War
Post written by mom and parenting columnist Susan Heid of The Confident Mom. A few weeks back you may have seen fatherhood columnist, Dean Mehrken’s post titled “Paying Kids For…
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The Art of Healthy Selfishness
Selfishness gets a bad rap. Part of living a simple life involves being selfish. Living involves selfishness. Just look at one of the most selfish beings on the planet ……
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The Best Way to Date Your Spouse
Post written by dates and romance columnist Sean Marshall of Family Rocketship. Let’s pretend that you’ve got a hot date with your spouse coming up. Let’s also pretend that you’re…
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5 Ways to Know It's Time to Quit Your Job
Post written by money and career columnist Dustin Riechmann of Engaged Marriage. There are few things that affect our home life and our marriage as directly as our work. In…
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Can you really be selfish?
One of the things I believe strongly in is “nobody can take better care of you than you.” To some, this initially sounds selfish. Seeking my desires and needs must…
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Huge Simplify Your Family Life Sale
Family life can be chaotic, hectic, busy and even down-right crazy at times. It can also be routine, ho-hum, boring and monotonous. No matter which extreme, or wherever in between,…
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Ask the Readers: Uncertainty vs. Unhappiness
When given the choice between uncertainty and unhappiness, people will choose unhappiness. In other words, people would rather live with what they know, even when they don’t like it, rather…
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Paying Kids for Chores?
Post written by fatherhood columnist Dean Mehrkens of homeSTRONG. Do you or do you not pay your kids to do chores around the house? It’s an argument as old as…