Relationships
Being Single >
I complain all the time about being single. How lonely it is, how annoying it is to not have a dance partner, how sad I feel when I just want to curl up on the couch in the arms of someone who loves me to vent about my day. I see the perfect Instagram picture of a beautiful couple often times reading their bible, sipping on coffee, or working out together with the hashtag #relationshipgoals stamped in a comment, and it sucks every time.
"Almost" Relationships
“Almost relationships” can hurt just as bad when they end as real ones. The last few months I’ve been reading blog after blog about “almost relationships," clicking on them every time they would pop up on my newsfeed and although I was in one, I never thought mine would end up like it did for these girls.
Pre-Relationship Advice
Before I met my husband, I dated a few guys in college who just weren’t right for me. There were highs and lows, and during the low times, I could never understand why things weren’t working out. Looking back, there were a lot of things about myself back then that I am not proud of. Sometimes it seems that I am a completely different person from the person I was five years ago. The person whom I am now is very independent, knows what she wants, and has grown up… A LOT.
Beyond the First Year
Finding Prince Charming can be exhilarating. First is the dating life where both parties are on their best behavior, dates last for hours, and you can never seem to get enough of one another. Next, is the proposal, where he pops the big question; you are filled with excitement and joy at finding your true love and that he wants to spend the rest of his life with you as well. The engagement is filled with planning. Planning your life together, your wedding, and your collaborative dreams as a couple.
Getting Over Mr. Wrong
Breakups are hard…even the ones that we know are literally the best thing for us. And as we fight like hell to move on, we come upon the golden question…
“I know he was bad for me, so why do I still feel so deeply for him? Why do I still love him? I thought once I got back on track with the Lord, I wouldn’t desire him anymore…but the feelings just continue to increase-growing stronger and stronger.How long will I fight these feelings? I left him in the past, but he is still present in my heart.”
A Season of Singleness
To my fellow single sisters, do you have a case of the winter blues? As we transition from fall to winter, some of us begin to grow as bitter as the frigid winter air. Fortunately for you, I have your solution. All you need is a perspective as fresh as falling snow…and maybe some Vitamin D. Although winter brings frost bite, alternate side parking, and an increased utility bill, it also brings twinkle lights, the best shopping deals of the year, and Michael Bublé songs on the radio. Our stubbornness and negativity, often times, hinder us from enjoying the season.
Seventy-Five Dates
Relationship psychologists suggest that dates are not only a nice-to-have, but they're critical. Especially throughout marriage when time for dating grows scarce, it's more important than ever to carve out time to focus completely on each other, whether every few days, once a week, or every two weeks. But what does a date refer to, exactly? While many assume it means the little-black-dress and suit-and-tie out to dinner, that doesn't always have to be the case!
Signs He's Mr. Wrong
There are too many great guys out there to settle for a manipulative jerk... or even to settle for someone who isn’t a loser, but is just filling up a spot until you meet the right guy. That’s not fair to anyone, especially the nice guy who thinks you like him when you really don’t. Wondering if you need to head for the hills? If the following descriptions remind you of your relationship, it might not be a relationship worth having.
Build Up Your Husband
I recently read (and shared with my husband) an article titled 10 Ways to Reset Your Wife. Both my husband and I appreciated the content of the article but I felt that it deserved a rebuttal of sorts! So here it is, my 10 Ways to Reset Your Husband:
Waiting on Mr. Right
Author, blogger, photographer, and wife, Jordan Life is one of those girls you want to kidnap for an afternoon of steamy coffee and soul-bearing conversations. Her online platform - Soul Scripts - allows you to do just that (virtually, of course). The blog encourages women to pursue their faith over all else, and Jordan walks the walk and talks the talk, having waited on her Mr. Right.