"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." –Marcus Aurelius
My wife and I – following the advice here – have been holding a weekly ‘marriage meeting’ for several months now. I’d like to share how that has worked for us. I’d definitely recommend it to any married couples, but especially young married couples who are learning to live with each other. Marriage is not…
Recently, I was talking to a friend of mine. He’s getting married soon, and is getting a little tired of the process of planning the wedding. He told me that he’s not sure that it is worth it because he doesn’t know how much more he would enjoy the ceremony than simply eloping or doing…
Let’s talk insurance again – this time, life insurance. How does it work, and who should have it? Life insurance is, of course, something you get because you are betting that you will die soon (or your wife wants to make that bet…). Just kidding. It is still based on life and death. Like all…
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin “You want to set a goal that is big enough that in the process of achieving it you become someone worth becoming.” – Jim Rohn In previous times, divorce was unthinkable. While recognizing that this was probably too…
“Stand true to your calling to be a man. Real women will always be relieved and grateful when men are willing to be men.”–Elisabeth Elliott I recently read the book The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida. The book is a series of 51 rules and explanations of those rules, designed to help…
Suppose you are taking the next step in adult life and getting married. If you followed the advice in a previous article, you’ve had a lot of the hard conversations. But now let’s talk about money, specifically. Should you merge your accounts? Or should you keep your finances separate? This can generate strong feelings, but…
Thinking about getting married – either to the person you are dating now, or just thinking that you are ready to start looking for something more serious? Here are a couple of interesting statistics to keep in mind as you prepare. First, there is no measurable increase in marriage success rate from living together before…
The biggest financial decision, health decision, and social decision in your life are all the same decision. They’re not where to go to school, or what city or state to live in, or what your career should be. It’s who you marry. The research backs this up – here you can see a summary…