Marriage

The perils of marrying too well

16 September 2011 Marriage
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When I married the perfect man a dozen years ago, I felt pretty smart for not messing up the biggest decision of my life. He was and is intelligent, interesting, kind and funny. What I didn’t foresee was one small drawback: he kind of makes me look bad.

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How marriage is like pot roast

20 July 2010 Marriage

I once saw a marriage psychologist named Joshua Coleman (bless his heart, he wrote a book called The Lazy Husband) give a talk about the difference between men’s and women’s expectations of marriage.  Women want companionship, a life partner, security, et al.  But what do men want?  Two simple things (one easier than another to [...]

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