Whether you’ve been together for 5 months or 5 years, whether you were still dating or married, whether you thought they were the one or you were still waiting to see… breakups are rough. There’s always high levels of emotions and hurt feelings involved and nobody likes the experience. But there are some things you …
Marriage
There’s something magical about being able to call the man you love your husband. It’s unlike anything else, like a partnership and belonging, someone who has your back, all the while building you up. It’s pretty darn special. Which is why it’s so important that you know your husband. Sometimes even more than he knows …
Back in my early twenties (waaaay back), I thought I had figured out what kind of mother I wanted to be. I thought motherhood was this thing where you feel in love with your child, you somehow magically knew what you were doing and everything just came together. Hillarious hey? What I wasn’t prepared for, …
Imagine what it would have been like to date 50 years ago. Just 50 short years. It wasn’t even called dating – it was ‘courting’. How official does that sound? My Nan tells me stories of how her and my Pop would exchange letters with each other, they would go to the local dance and …
Each year we start to see the barrage of Valentine’s Day marketing trying to get us to buy roses and chocolates for our loved ones (or even ramp it up a bit more and buy jewellery and diamonds). And each year it seems like there’s more pressure to buy more and spend more – like …
You’ll hear it time and time again, communication is key. And the reason it’s so cliche is because it’s so darn true. Ask anyone who considers themselves to be in a successful marriage what the ‘secret’ is and I guarantee somewhere in there will be communication. The lines of communication don’t magically open when you …
I’ve always considered myself to be a pretty peaceful person. I don’t particularly like drama or arguments of any kind. I try to keep myself out of any issues within my family or group of friends unless I absolutely have to get involved. I’m like a hibernating bear, just minding my own business and trying …
I’m extremely lucky to be married to my best friend. He’s the person I most love to be around, to hang out with, to explore new places with. So much of our lives revolve around food and travel together, my husband and me. And we have explored some fabulous places together. The other night we …
How do you thank your husband? No, this isn’t about serving your husband, or being submissive to him, or any 1950’s style relationship, this is about gratitude. One of the most fundamental, but so often missed, parts of a happy marriage. This isn’t a battle between who should be thanking whom. We should all be …
My life turns to shit a lot. It started right after my wedding. I had to delay my honeymoon to have my appendix out, then when we left for the postponed vacation, I got a fever that very day. My appendix incision was abscessing and the infection was in my blood, a condition known as …