The start of a relationship is such an exciting and happy time. Everything seems brighter, you have a skip in your step and your heart jumps every time you hear your phone ‘ding’ in the hopes it’s your new love messaging to tell you they’re thinking about you. Nawww. I love the way relationships start …
Marriage
Read almost any article about ‘How To Have a Happy Marriage’ and you’ll find advice saying you absolutely must have a date night, and that date nights are the crucial element to making a marriage work. But the reality is, for many couples, date nights aren’t possible… so does that mean their marriage is doomed? I’m here …
Every holiday season we get excited about all the beautiful decorations, the family time, the gift giving… only to forget the stress and frustrations that came along with the holidays last year… and every year before that. Christmas can be a turbulent time for many, and while reminding your children that Santa only comes if …
It always frustrates me when people say to a couple ‘oh wait until you get married, it will all change then…’ There’s no doubt that there are some things that change after you get married, but it’s not like it’s a complete 180-degree spin that changes everything in your life. In fact, there are more …
“I just want my husband to be more romantic.” How many times have you heard that, or even said it yourself? But how do you actually go from wanting your husband to be more romantic, to having a husband who understands what romance means to you and makes spontaneous romantic gestures (it’s possible!!). It all …
I knew I wanted to get a divorce before I even got married. How crazy is that? I look back now and wonder what on earth I was doing but at the time I was so young, and I felt so stuck, and I figured I’d just wait it out and get divorced later. I …
Does the thought of talking to your husband about money make you nervous and trigger off your anxiety? Does it always lead to a disagreement? Money is one of the top reasons couples argue and fight. We are all bought up with different ideas about money, different values and different ways we earn, use and …
I looked down at the paperwork… ‘Single, Married, Defacto, Divorced’. I didn’t think I’d ever be ticking the ‘divorced’ box. But there I was, at 26 years old I was DIVORCED. When you picture how your life is going to turn out, while you’re dreaming up your great love story, divorced doesn’t usually factor it. …
No matter what part of your life you want to learn more about or develop, there’s a TED Talk to help you get there. I’m a massive fan of TED Talks, so naturally, when I wanted to learn more about marriage and relationships, I turned to finding TED Talks about marriage, relationships, love and everything …
There’s this amazing phase of a relationship when you first start dating. You’re getting to know each other, everything is new and exciting and fun! Weekends are spent jam-packed full of adventure and even the nights you spend snuggling on the lounge watching Netflix is something to look forward to. But somewhere along the way, …