Why Conflict Is Essential for Your Relationship
Before I married my husband, I had a lot of ideas about the way a strong marriage was supposed to work. And because we loved…
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Why My Dream Home Is A Small Home
When people talk about their dream home, they outline the features that they want — a fireplace, a fenced yard or an en suite bathroom…
Why Does Emotional Labor Matter to Your Relationship?
Understanding the concept of emotional labor has changed my life and my marriage for the better. In her viral piece for Harper’s Bazaar, Gemma Hartley…
Why Our Interfaith Relationship Works
If someone were to tell my 15-year-old devout Catholic self that I would one day marry a Jewish guy, I would have balked. But, here…
3 Reasons Why Getting Married Doesn’t Mean Losing Other Friendships
Over the course of the past year, I’ve been preparing for my wedding by finding a dress, sending out invitations, and selecting vendors, among many…
I Got Married at 21. Here’s How I Knew I Was Ready.
When I think of how, on my wedding day, I was barely legal to drink my own champagne toast, it seems pretty bonkers that I…
The Benefits of Getting Married in My Early 20s
Just over a year ago, my wife and I celebrated 50 percent of our lives together. I called it our “fifty-percent-iversary.” We had been together…