Marriage is beautiful. It is a sacred bond between two people who vowed to love each other through good and bad times. Some couples fulfill these vows because their marriage was built on love, trust, and mutual respect. As sacred as the bond of marriage is, there are certain actions that can terribly affect and …

Perhaps the institution that gets the most pieces of advice is marriage.  From your favorite aunty, your friendly neighbor, to your go-to rom-com, there is always something to hear about what to do and not to do in marriage.  This is probably not surprising, considering how sensitive marriage is.  Therefore, solicited or not, people feel …

Some time ago, I hung out with some of my friends from church. At some point, we played a game called “Spin the Bottle.” I must add that while we asked pretty intimate questions, we didn’t ask those crazy questions that usually accompany such games. Well, someone asked me a question that got me thinking. …

“We need to talk” Everyone in relationships has heard or said this at some point. When you are on the receiving end of this, there is usually this nervousness that comes upon you. Just four words, but they carry so much weight. I used to hate hearing those words because they usually meant something was …

Respect! The one thing in life everyone desires, but only a few get. What makes people respected in life? They say that respect is reciprocal, but I find that this is untrue, as respect isn’t some goodwill. I mean, even goodwill isn’t necessarily reciprocal. I have seen people who respect others never get it reciprocated …

Marriage isn’t the paradise it is painted to be. Beginning with the Disney animations we loved so much as kids, so much effort has gone into creating the unrealistic impression that marriage is all about “happily ever afters.” Kids grow up watching these movies and forming several unrealistic expectations about marriage. In reality, there are …

According to statistics, almost 50 percent of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce or separation. Now, it is easy to see this as just numbers and believe that you will never be one of them.  The problem is that this is not enough to keep a marriage.  I also wish that …