Posts Tagged‘marriage’

Making the Most of a COVID-19 Wedding

The year 2020 would’ve made a beautiful wedding date had it not been for COVID-19. The pandemic has ruined hundreds of thousands of couple’s plans to tie the knot, and as the crisis rages on into 2021, there is no sign of weddings returning to normal any time soon. No one knows exactly how long gatherings will be restricted for, but for some couples, waiting an extra year to say ‘I do’ just isn’t an option. Having a COVID-19 wedding will certainly be memorable in its own right, but it needn’t be any less magical than a wedding pre or…

Ways to Deal with Marital Problems without Involving Your Kids

Source: Unsplash | Isi Parente When you fight with your partner, you want to keep the children out of it if possible. You don’t want them to feel like they’re getting blamed for what happened. Whether it’s a financial problem or other issues, you have to find a way to keep the kids out of the picture. Never fight in front of them or even tell them how they became a part of the argument. It can be challenging especially when you live in a small house. You want to settle your problems, but your kids might overhear everything that…

The Life you Both Want: Paving the Way For a Successful Marriage

What does it take to be good at marriage? Surprisingly, there’s no real secret. All it takes are a few common-sense rules. It can take a lifetime of maturity and growing up to truly get good at these rules, however. Communicate with empathy and kindness Couples have been admonished for decades to communicate more and listen more, but it doesn’t seem to help them. The problem, often, is that people have trouble understanding what it really means to do these things. To communicate isn’t necessarily about never hiding anything. If you need to keep a couple of things to yourself, you…

Minimize Financial Fallout: How to Plan for a Divorce

Although divorce is common, it’s a topic that people are loathe to talk about. Going from married to unmarried can be traumatic for everyone involved. Despite your anguish, divorce is not the time to stand still. Family life may never be the same, but your entire life doesn’t have to come to ruination just because you called it quits on your marriage. Before you get divorced, there are several financial considerations you must deal with, no matter what. Speak with an expert Although your divorce attorney may be well versed in the legal aspects of the dissolution of marriage, she…