Marriage

Just the other day, I had a discussion with a friend about how difficult forgiveness could be. We discussed how people often say you should forgive others, as if it were that easy. After discussing the difficulties people face in forgiving their partners, we reached an important conclusion… Forgiveness may be difficult, but it is …

Have you ever seen couples who just seem to laugh a lot together? I am sure you have. Their relationships are usually so enviable. You just want to have a relationship like that. But the truth is that such relationships are not built on luck. They are built on intentional habits. Does this mean that …

Cheating is a painful betrayal of trust, and cheaters usually go to great lengths to keep their infidelity under wraps. This is because, on some levels, they are aware of the hurtful nature of their behavior and are afraid of their partner’s reaction to such a revelation. No one lies, gaslights, and manipulates better than …

When we hear the word “cheating”, we immediately think of physical affairs involving secret meetups, stolen kisses, and sneaky sexcapades. But cheating in a marriage goes way beyond that. Infidelity has been made out to mean physical and emotional cheating, but the true meaning of the word is “to be disloyal” or “betrayal”. You can …

Falling in love and saying “Yes, I’ll marry you” is very easy. I still remember my proposal like it was just yesterday. My husband, then my fiancé, outdid himself! It was beautiful and I was so happy. You couldn’t get me mad in that season of my life, I was just too excited. The aesthetics, …

I know this topic seems quite ironic.  You might wonder, “Why would a good marriage break down?” And normally, that should be the ideal, but if you’ve lived long enough, you’ll know that life isn’t always black and white; sometimes, it comes with a whole shades of grey.  In one of those shades of grey, …

Emotional intelligence is very important in our relationships. Growing up, people were more focused on how intelligent a child was. I was admired for my intelligence, but I didn’t know how to treat people. I think the first time I realized this was during my first year at university. I realized that I wasn’t sensitive …