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Archive for August, 2007

Romantic ways to propose

Posted by Hope on August 30th, 2007

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!There are many romantic ways to propose to your girlfriend.  I’m sure many of you have heard of the old classic, pop the question on a billboard routine.  Of course you have to make sure she’s looking at the […]

I love good romantic quotes and marriage quotes so here are a bunch for you to use at your leisure.  Make up a special card for your honey.  Or write the quotes down in little notes and leave them all over the house for him or her to find.  It can be a great treasure […]

Menopause and a Sexless Marriage Make Poor Bedfellows

Posted by Hope on August 30th, 2007

I once read a story about a man whom happened to be attending a conference and the speaker was very pro-women’s lib and very feminist.  During her speech she worked herself into a fervor over how a sexless marriage was nothing to be ashamed of, a woman shouldn’t feel obligated to ‘fix’ her menopause so […]

Married Couples and the Laundry

Posted by Hope on August 28th, 2007

They say that ‘7 days of laundry makes one weak’ and it can also be a source of much contention between married couples.  We all know about the age old war between the sexes over household chores.  It can be hard enough for a new couple to get used to each other’s cleaning standards, not […]

Romance Novels: Candy for the Brain?

Posted by Hope on August 28th, 2007

I was just speaking the other day with a woman about all the different kinds of books she loved reading, however, she didn’t like romance novels.  Some people have a very negative view of these romances, which I can understand.  Way back when, romances were filled with stereotypical characters, damsels in distress and dominant alpha […]

Romantic Ideas can Keep those Fires Burning

Posted by Hope on August 25th, 2007

When was the last time you actually bothered to think up some romantic ideas to surprise your partner?  I’m not just addressing the men, women get kind of lax about the romance side of their marriages as well.  After standing side by side for ten, twenty or many more years brushing your teeth each night […]

Marriage counseling is not bad news

Posted by Hope on August 24th, 2007

It occurs to me that a lot of people out there have a rather leery view of marriage counseling.  Why this is so, I can easily imagine.  When a couple admits they are involved in marriage counseling it’s also an admission that they are going through a rough patch, having some problems, maybe even have […]