Where there’s a will there’s a pun about getting a will
Regular attendees to the sideshow that is this blog will know that I’m on a crazy, under-appreciated, and never really totally understood journey to burrow to the bottom of the wedding universe and see if there’s any meaning left at the bottom of it. The...
How driverless cars will positively impact marriage
I’m the hopeless romantic/cheerleader for marriage. I see so much good come from it, I am lucky enough to enjoy one myself, I think better marriages make for a better society. I reckon life is really good when you hook up with an awesome person. So as I was...
Marriage Monday: Mixing family traditions
Every family has it’s own traditions and culture, mixing those in a new marriage can be triky. Anabel tackles the big issues of celebrating Thanksgiving with a European partner.
Marriage Monday: Let’s talk about sex, bay, bee
Sex and marriage, are you getting any or enough? Why? How? There’s a million questions and answers here but mediator Anabel tries to answer Amy’s question on sex.
Marriage Monday: On joint bank accounts
Joint bank accounts for engaged, or newly married couples, can be a tipping point into full commitment, but you don’t have to have joint bank accounts, or do you?
Marriage Monday: The Gospel of ‘Hey Jude’
When The Beatles recorded the song Hey Jude, Paul McCartney hit a bung note and dropped an F-bomb mid-recording and you can still hear it today around the 3 minute mark in the song. Hey Jude is widely regarded as one of the best songs this planet has ever recorded, it...
Marriage Monday: Communication
Lack of communication is the number one cause of relationship breakdown. So I’ve got a challenge for you today.
Marriage Monday: does love have anything to do with it?
Marriage, by definition, is a union between two people. It’s got nothing to do with love, on a technical note.
Most unpopular things for engaged couples to talk about
I ask a psychologist and pre-marriage counsellor what the most popular thing engaged couples don’t talk about is, and what can they do about it?