Although we are not retiring, I now understand what women mean when they say, "I can't get used to him being home all day."
Here's is what not to do when your husband sits you down after 27 years of marriage and tells you that he has found someone else -- a 30-year-old, blonde Swiss pastry chef no less.
Unfortunately, finances are one of the biggest sources of marital tension. But it doesn't have to be that way. Want to get your marriage off on the right financial footing?
A certain beautiful princess once announced to the world there were three people in her marriage. I have to confess something along the same lines. Except one of the three people in our marriage has four legs and a tail.
Wife's Diary: Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my fri...
I met my husband in the early 1980s while we were in college. He was a DJ at the campus radio station and sometimes I would visit him during his shows. I can remember just how he looked sitting at the microphone flanked by two turntables and surrounded by four walls of albums.
My husband took our youngest son to visit a college out of town last weekend. I stayed home. Then my aunt came to babysit me.
If you've already got the perfect present for your hubby, let's hope it isn't on this list. This is stuff we just DON'T need...
We expect that our children will grow to resemble us, in looks and in actions. Our son has my husband's soul, our daughter has my spirit; they both have his eyes. But I never expected to grow to resemble him. Or him me. And it is this change that is the most surprising of all.
When it comes to being a wife in the twenty-first century, the traditional, sexless, long-suffering model is on the wane and a modern, independent, sensual version fills her place.
We entered our forties together and, after a few years, I fell apart. But he did not and it didn't seem fair. I thought we were in this together.
Once his marital status was on the table, I suddenly became self-conscious. I wondered, "Wait a second ... am I on a date?"
Heartbreak inspires art; make no mistake. Not always quality but certainly quantity. Many words are thrown at the subject, but only a small group of ...
During the last two years, I have had the privilege of making many new military mom friends. I have been so inspired by these incredible women -- their flexibility, their bravery, their loyalty, their commitment and their toughness.
In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Susan Gregory Thomas cites the Bureau of Labor Statistics when she writes that 40 percent of American women are the breadwinners for their families. Are you an alpha wife? Here are some tips:
What holiday gift do you get for your beloved, your partner, the person that you vowed to spend the rest of your life with? A paper shredder, appa...
I'm one of those people who never reads a book twice or doesn't like to see a movie again. But twenty years into my marriage, I broke my rule to re-read Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner.
I've enjoyed a love affair that has lasted over 30 years. Through clogged plumbing (both bodily and home related). Through dozens of financial roller coaster rides. And countless arguments, cocktails parties and orgasms.
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear two same-sex marriage cases, I'm wondering, like everyone else, what their decisions will be. I'm also wondering what I'll call the guy I've been with for 28 years, and the question has bedeviled me for as long as we've been together.
Thanksgiving is a time to let everyone know how much you appreciate them, especially your spouse. In the spirit of gratitude, we asked our Twitter ...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an exhausted mother in possession of a small child will, at some point in time, forget she's a wife.
Gray, wet and windy. And that just describes me. It also describes Sandy, who is due at my house in a few hours. I put out a welcome mat. It blows away.
As much as I preach about not being a bitch during your wedding planning, it's also important not to be a bitch during your marriage. And frankly, that was me this past weekend.
Those stories that we tell -- how we met, how he proposed, the birth of each of our children -- those stories are what connect us to each other and keep us remembering all (so much!) that we've experienced together.
Sometimes, people ask me what it’s like to be married to someone of a different race – especially when it comes to racial issues. My experience is...
