Harsh Reality
by Wayne and Tamara.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. ...
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Game-Set-Match
Topic : Game , Set and Match
by Wayne and Tamara.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 ...
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Moms Legacy
by Wayne and Tamara.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 ...
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Causes Of Divorce
by Rene Graeber. Back in the old days in Mesopotamia, marriages do exist in a different form such that divorces were documented because they happen. Some causes of divorce at these times take account of adultery. Though since polygamy was a standard practice at thes...
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Common Marriage Problems, Loss Of Intimacy
by Terry Ross. It is amazing the number of couples that allow the intimate side of their relationship slide. Loss of intimacy is one of those common marriage problems that eat away at the very foundation of a marriage turning what was once a loving and fulfilling ...
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Marriage Problems, The Compound Effect
by Terry Ross. Have you ever noticed how little insignificant and unimportant issues can become a real problem in a marriage? So many couples fall out over something quite minor and then something else and then something else until all the small little issues beco...
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How To Save A Marriage
by Terry Ross. In order to be able to save a marriage you must want to and be committed to saving it. It's a bit like most things, if you take a half hearted, non-committal approach then the likelihood is that you've already become resigned to failure, you won't p...
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Why Seek Marriage Counseling
by Terry Ross. With so many marriages struggling with marital conflict and communication being a major cause of problems in a marriage it is no wonder that marriage counseling is in such demand.Couples often look to marriage counseling when they can no longer comm...
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