When you become a parent, so many people say that your children are the most important people in your life. And I totally get that, I really do. After all, they are proof that your heart can still exist outside of your body. You never know a love quite like it, so fierce and animalistic. …
Marriage
When planning out my life I didn’t exactly envisage ‘divorced by 26’ to be part of the picture. If I’m completely honest I didn’t really think I’d be married by then, but it seemed like everyone else was getting married and I selfishly wanted to look ‘young’ for my wedding photos so I didn’t completely …
This is a guest post from a contributing writer. I was never a great wife. Sure, I stayed home with the kids, made dinners, went on dates, told my husband I loved him (often), and was intimate with him almost every time he wanted to be. But I never showed him that I wanted him. …
There’s no magic bullet or secret formula to the perfect relationship. They all work in different ways and despite what your horoscope may say, compatibility doesn’t just come down to when you were born or sheer luck. Relationships aren’t easy and anyone who says they are is either lying or delusional. That being said, there …
Sometimes it’s because you have kids that date nights are hard to come by. Other times it’s because you’re strapped for cash and the idea of paying $50 to go and see a movie is just absurd. Finding date night ideas that won’t break the budget can be tough – after all, you still want …
Relationships are wonderful things. They can empower and inspire us, they can bring us joy and they can challenge us. They are even one of the elements of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, a motivational theory of psychology that talks about our basic needs in life – which means relationships are essential for our survival. There’s …
In the early days of our relationships, everything is so much fun, it was all exciting, and you can’t imagine anything ever going wrong. But as time goes on, things change and you start to get to know each other better, both the good and the bad. A healthy relationship is built on trust, mutual …