Marriage 30
This startup company will bet on your marriage and pay for your wedding for free. Just make sure your marriage lasts.
Ask anyone, on their wedding day, if they will last forever and they will all give you the same answer, “Of course!”. The optimism of life is at its peak. That’s what a new Seattle based company is banking on.
Swanluv plans to give out up to $10,000, per couple, for couples to use for their weddings. Free and clear…kind of.
The catch: if you get divorced you’ll need to pay every penny of it, plus interest.
When you … Keep Reading!!!
Is the New Female Viagra What We’ve Been Waiting For?
This week the FDA approved Flibanserin, also known as the “female Viagra” and everyone, men and women, are cheering. But should we be?
The new drug works a little differently from Viagra, by changing how brain cells respond to various neurotransmitters; its aim is to alter a woman’s sexual desire over time.
The FDA has rejected this drug a few times in the past due to it not being effective enough. But since the last rejection in 2013, no new … Keep Reading!!!
Ailing Father Surprises Daughter for Her Wedding
Since March, Andre Pearson has been hospitalized due to heart failure. His daughter had come to accept that her dad would not be able to travel across country for her wedding. But thanks to some amazing doctors and staff at the Mayo Clinic, and Andre’s own will power to get himself well enough, he was able to surprise her the night before the wedding and be there to walk Alexandra down the aisle.
He even got to show off his … Keep Reading!!!
Couple Dies in Each Other’s Arms after 75 Years of Marriage
Alexander and Jeannette Toczko (ages 95 and 96) had a life long love story. One that movies are made of. Both born in 1919, both born to immigrants from Poland. Alexander, affectionately known as Al, was the youngest of 8 and Jeannette the second youngest of 9. They met when they were 8 years old and their puppy love blossomed into to real love and a long, wonderful, adventure filled life together. Their life together was filled with love … Keep Reading!!!
10 Clues You Might Be Dating an Asshat, 5 Pointers on how to Elude Them!
Image and text by Shannon Colleary.
Have you been in love with an Asshat? No? Well that’s annoying. Sadly I’ve been in love with two. For approximately 70 dog years.
So I’ve become an expert in spotting and ducking them. Here’s my sage advice. My #AsshatCriteria:
1. He never does what he says he’ll do. He doesn’t call when he says he will. He doesn’t show up when he should. You frequently think he may be dead, then want to … Keep Reading!!!
Challenges Premarital Classes Should Include
The author Madeleine L’Engle wrote this about marriage: “No long-term marriage is made easily, and there have been times when I’ve been so angry or so hurt that I thought my love would never recover. And then, in the midst of near despair, something has happened beneath the surface. A bright little flashing fish of hope has flicked silver fins and the water is bright and suddenly I am returned to a state of love again — till next time. … Keep Reading!!!
Wedding Rings – I do or I don’t
by Rex
A little while back I posted my introduction as Chief Operating Officer for Jamie Grumet’s blog and her nonprofit organization, Raise It Up. A picture was posted on Jamie’s Facebook page of me with my daughter on my shoulders during a trip to see the Terre Cotta Warriors at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. Several readers quickly took notice (for whatever reason) that I wasn’t wearing a wedding ring in the picture. Comments started almost immediately about this … Keep Reading!!!
2 Elderly Women Marry After 72 Years Together!
Vivian Boyack, 91, and Alice “Nonie” Dubes, 90, have been together for 72 years. Proving it is never too late to follow through with one of life’s greatest adventures, the two were married this Saturday at the First Christian Church in Davenport, Iowa.
The Rev. Linda Hunsaker who presided over the ceremony and stated that, “This is a celebration of something that should have happened a very long time ago.”
As for the couple’s earlier years-
Their time together has … Keep Reading!!!
A Letter About Marriage From My Dad
My parents have been married for over 40 years.
And not a lukewarm relationship- people who don’t know them often ask if they are newlyweds due to the way that act towards each other
To my Favorite,
People always ask your Mom and I what is our secret to such a strong, loving marriage when they watch the way we love and interact with each other, and then find out later that we have been married for over 40 years. … Keep Reading!!!
Couple Married for 62 Years Died Hours Apart Holding Hands
Don and Maxine Simpson were married for 62 years and died together, holding hands. Just like in The Notebook, this real-life story reminds us all how powerful love and loyalty truly are.
A fairytale romance.
The Simpsons met while bowling several decades ago. They were married just a few years later. The family reiterates the fact that they did everything together. Their passions were international travel and being active and supportive in their local community. The couple shared their love … Keep Reading!!!
How to Cuddle
The Oatmeal created a step-by-step guide to cuddling. My husband has pretty much championed this technique.
Conversations with Brian- Ovulation
Brian walks in from a long day at work.
- Me: (Sitting on the couch) Careful!
- Brian: (Thinks he is about to step on something and fumbles to a stop) What?!
- Me: I am currently ovulating. I just read that women who are ovulating are most attracted to dominant men with masculine body types. I also read that women make themselves more attractive to men when they are ovulating…basically, I’m irresistible…Come any closer and you don’t stand a chance. This is
