How To Save Your Marriage
Topic : Save My Marriage & Save Your Marriage
Getting married (or beginning an intimate relationship) is, in a way, like starting a business you’ve always wanted to own or a university program you’ve always wanted to enter. It may be relatively ...

Surviving Life After Divorce
Topic : Surviving Infidelity & Surviving Marriage
After divorce, the most important thing you can do is to move forward sensibly. Here are ten steps to help you on your way back to a fulfilling life. 1. Think single. As obvious as it may seem, you'...

Confessions of a Professional Matchmaker
Topic : Matchmaker & Profrssional Matchmaker
Don't make these mistakes when searching for love online! "I spent my life searching for the perfect woman. I finally found her but alas, she was searching for the perfect man." Anonymous I was a pro...

Harsh Reality
Topic : Harsh Reality
Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 25, 2003 My wife and I married eight years ago. One month into our marriage she was diagnosed with a non-life threatening form of muscular dystrophy. ...

Game-Set-Match
Topic : Game , Set and Match
Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 21, 2003 I don't know whether to call it jealousy or insecurity. My husband and I have been married almost 30 years. Last year at my husband's surprise ...

Mom's Legacy
Topic : Mom's Legacy
Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 13, 2003 I am recently divorced from a destructive narcissist. His infidelity, coupled with a lack of remorse for the havoc caused to our family, was ...

The Essence of Infidelity
Topic : The Essence of Infidelity
Infidelity affects 8 out of 10 marriages in this country. This is a shocking statistic! What happens between the time the marriage vows are spoken and that first episode of cheating? It’s an ass...

"Women and Divorce: How Women Should Protect Themselves Financially Re..
Topic : Women & Divorce-Divorce advice for Women
Women who believe a divorce is a possibility or who think that their husband will be asking about getting a divorce at some point should put their emotions aside and plan "just in case" their intuiti...

Extreme Age Differences In Marriage Can Lead To Infidelity
Topic : Age Gap Relationships & Infidelity Relationships
“Extreme age differences between husband and wife may lead to infidelity” says author and infidelity expert, Ruth Houston, who was recently quoted in an article in the current issue of First for Wome...

Infidelity Advice: How Gifts Can Expose Your Cheating Husband
Topic : Infidelity Advice & How to catch a cheating husband
Beverley was ecstatic when she discovered a box containing a handcrafted, one-of-a-kind gold bracelet she’d been admiring at her favorite jewelry store. Thinking it was a surprise gift from her husba...

Christmas Gifts Can Be a Cheating Husband's Undoing
Topic : Christmas Gifts Can Be a Cheating Husband's Undoing
Have you been plagued by the nagging feeling that your husband might be having an affair? Well. Christmas is probably the ideal time to confirm your suspicions and perhaps find additional proof of...

Be Thankful for a Faithful Husband
Topic : Be Thankful for a Faithful Husband
If your husband is faithful, you have much to be thankful for. Faithful husbands are in short supply. While 3 out of 4 wives assume their husbands are faithful, only 1 wife in 4 can truthfully make...

Stop Divorce 101- How To Cope When Your Spouse Wants a Divorce
Topic : How To Stop A Divorce: Professional Counseling And Divorce Advice
Things often fall apart, and the center cannot hold, in the words of Yeats; this rings especially true with marriage. The issue of stopping divorce is a tricky subject to touch on, because, more than problems, it involves one spouse who wants a divorce and another who doesn't. Essentially one person wants to continue a relationship and the other doesn't; however, there are shades of gray, and that's where professional help comes in.

Are Prenuptial Agreements Really Necessary?
Topic : Divorce Laws And Attorneys: Prenuptial Agreements
In today's society, nearly half of all marriages will sadly end in a divorce. With such statistics, this has prompted many couples to sign a prenuptial agreement before making their way down the aisle.

All You Need To Know About Child Custody
Topic : Divorce Laws: All You Need To Know About Child Custody
Child custody and guardianship refers to the practical and legal relationship between a parent and his child, which includes caring and making decisions for the child. The concept of the terms 'custody' 'access' or 'visitation' have now been replaced by 'residence' and 'contact'. Instead of the courts stating that a parent has 'custody' of a child, the child is now being said to 'reside' with that parent.

Divorce Can Raise Bad Debt Levels
Topic : Divorce Advice: Laws, Costs And Increased Bad Debts
Married couples with bad debts have problems enough, but if divorce is in the air, things could be about to get a whole lot worse. When you consider that bad debts can be a cause for divorce it becomes clear that this is a big problem facing many people. You might think everything is split 50-50, but in real life, people have different earnings and have different responsibilities, and there could be only one name on certain crucial shared items like a mortgage or a loan.