First, I love y’all and your website and what you’re doing. You are living the hope we all have. You may have discussed this…but how did y’all meet? What was your relationship process/path like? Who pursued who? When did you “know” that you had met “the one” you were going to spend your life with? […]
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By Lana Moline I asked my husband out on a lunch date with the intent of interviewing him to find out something that I perhaps did not know. After many years of marriage, I will admit that my creativity has matured but in all of my years writing, this was my first time thinking of […]
By Margaret, Paul Ph.D. “I feel awful saying this,” Mary told me during one of our phone counseling sessions, “but I often wish my husband would die. I feel like a terrible person saying this, but I think about it a lot.” “I hear this fairly often,” I responded. “You are thinking this, not because […]
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By Tom King My wife and I recently celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. As I reflected on this, I decided to share my list of the top 10 things I have learned in 36 years, in no particular order. 1. We’ve grown up together. We all bring our unfinished business with us into marriage and it’s these developmental issues […]
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By Neysa Ellery Taylor Do you remember the movie “Love Jones?” What is that a smile? Yep, everyone remembers “Love Jones.” (If not, stop right now and order Netflix or Amazon or something and watch the movie NOW.) This often quoted, much beloved movie has tons of great lines. But tonight I am dealing with […]
By Ruth Purple If there’s one thing that I have learned in this life is you don’t own it. It ca be take away from you without notice or preparation. Therefore, never hesitate to show your affection and love. I remember not so long ago, my good friend Gina went to my office looking very […]
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By Amy Schoen What makes a good companion? Do you have what it takes to be a good companion to your love interest? Here are 7 ways that you can be a good life partner and companion to someone. Ask yourself these relationship questions: Do you have fun together and find you can be playful and light-hearted […]
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The Set-Up Six months before the actual engagement, Aaron told Maya to keep August 13, 2011 available because he had signed them up for a scavenger hunt in DC (a favorite pastime for the two of them). Over the next several months, Aaron contacted his close friends and her close friends to assist him in […]
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By Moushumi Ghose One of the biggest misconceptions about love is that love is shaped like a pie. We are raised from the time we were little tiny babies to believe that there is one “Mr. Right”, one “Prince Charming”, and one “soul-mate.” And while this may be a true assessment, this absolutist thinking sets us up for […]
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By Jenna Birch Here’s to all the women who are looking for that chivalrous, good-hearted guy. He’s out there – I’ve seen it. These are the things he does to make us swoon. (And to all those chivalrous, good-hearted guys, keep doing what you’re doing. We love you for it.) 1. Holding the door. The other day, I […]
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The Journey Of Us: How Ayize & Aiyana First Met & Started “Seeing” Each Other
/in Ask The Maat's Real Questions...Real Answers, Becoming One, Love & Marriage, Singles & Dating/byFirst, I love y’all and your website and what you’re doing. You are living the hope we all have. You may have discussed this…but how did y’all meet? What was your relationship process/path like? Who pursued who? When did you “know” that you had met “the one” you were going to spend your life with? […]
My Husband’s Confession
/in Love & Marriage, Sex & Intimacy/byBy Lana Moline I asked my husband out on a lunch date with the intent of interviewing him to find out something that I perhaps did not know. After many years of marriage, I will admit that my creativity has matured but in all of my years writing, this was my first time thinking of […]
Women Who Wish Their Spouses Would Die…Hmmmm
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Margaret, Paul Ph.D. “I feel awful saying this,” Mary told me during one of our phone counseling sessions, “but I often wish my husband would die. I feel like a terrible person saying this, but I think about it a lot.” “I hear this fairly often,” I responded. “You are thinking this, not because […]
10 Things I’ve Learned In 36 Years Of Marriage
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Tom King My wife and I recently celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. As I reflected on this, I decided to share my list of the top 10 things I have learned in 36 years, in no particular order. 1. We’ve grown up together. We all bring our unfinished business with us into marriage and it’s these developmental issues […]
Love Jones-ing
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Neysa Ellery Taylor Do you remember the movie “Love Jones?” What is that a smile? Yep, everyone remembers “Love Jones.” (If not, stop right now and order Netflix or Amazon or something and watch the movie NOW.) This often quoted, much beloved movie has tons of great lines. But tonight I am dealing with […]
Stop Taking Your Spouse For Granted!
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Ruth Purple If there’s one thing that I have learned in this life is you don’t own it. It ca be take away from you without notice or preparation. Therefore, never hesitate to show your affection and love. I remember not so long ago, my good friend Gina went to my office looking very […]
7 Questions To Ask Yourself To See If You’re A Good Companion
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Amy Schoen What makes a good companion? Do you have what it takes to be a good companion to your love interest? Here are 7 ways that you can be a good life partner and companion to someone. Ask yourself these relationship questions: Do you have fun together and find you can be playful and light-hearted […]
Aaron And Maya – “The Proposal”
/in Love & Marriage/byThe Set-Up Six months before the actual engagement, Aaron told Maya to keep August 13, 2011 available because he had signed them up for a scavenger hunt in DC (a favorite pastime for the two of them). Over the next several months, Aaron contacted his close friends and her close friends to assist him in […]
Love Is Not Shaped Like A Pie – 5 Ways To Love Freely And Fully
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Moushumi Ghose One of the biggest misconceptions about love is that love is shaped like a pie. We are raised from the time we were little tiny babies to believe that there is one “Mr. Right”, one “Prince Charming”, and one “soul-mate.” And while this may be a true assessment, this absolutist thinking sets us up for […]
Chivalry Is Not Dead! 10 Moves That Make Women Melt
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Jenna Birch Here’s to all the women who are looking for that chivalrous, good-hearted guy. He’s out there – I’ve seen it. These are the things he does to make us swoon. (And to all those chivalrous, good-hearted guys, keep doing what you’re doing. We love you for it.) 1. Holding the door. The other day, I […]