Relationships

It’s no secret that marriage takes work. After all, we’re only human, and humans make mistakes, have bad days and sometimes even forget to load the dishwasher (again). Nevertheless, some couples are able

Abu Hafsah Abdul Malik Clare once said in regards to marriage, that “when marriage is made difficult, premarital relations become easy.” That statement itself is a testament to the egregious problem that

We’ve all read those articles, “50 Ways to Make Your Husband/Wife Happy”, “7 Ways to a Great Marriage”, “11 Ways to Survive Marriage and Not Get Bored to Death”. We’ve had our elders hand us pearls of

Once there was a very handsome, pious, well educated young man, whose parents emphasised for him to get married. they had seen so many marriage proposals, and he had turned them all down. The parents thought

Let me begin by saying, this article isn’t going to change anything. I don’t think for a second that Muslim women will stop marrying the creeps in this list no matter how much I write about them. But for

We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise — Raquel Welch The notion that “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage” is still widespread, but the arguments against it are gaining strength. Addressing such arguments requires clarifying what we mean by profound love. The Recent Connection Between Love and Marriage

Eight years into our marriage, it still sends little shock waves through people when I mention this. There are sometimes oooohs and aaahhhs, eyes get bigger and rounder, and I can almost see folks wanting

Research shows that practically every dimension of life happiness is influenced by the quality of one’s marriage, while divorce is the second most stressful life event one can ever experience. Yet nearly

Right now I’m sitting in a hospital. I am waiting for my husband, Joe. He is gowned and unconscious, undergoing a surgery called a discectomy, where they cut a teeny tiny hole in his lower back and shave

Ever wish you could read your husband’s mind? Western culture encourages husbands and wives to talk to each other and discuss things. However, in many Muslim cultures, men are raised to be stoic and tight-lipped.

A group of young kids were asked how do you decide who to marry and here are the results which are pretty amusing. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like,

Having been married only a year and a half, I’ve recently come to the conclusion that marriage isn’t for me. Now before you start making assumptions, keep reading. I met my wife in high school when we

So not every guy proposes with lip syncing, rolling cameras, and a choreographed entourage. Yeah — so what if your dad didn’t? He just pulled that beat-up Volkswagon Rabbit of his over in front of Murray

Because of high expectations about the early marital relationship, borrowed from past life and also from films, couples end up feeling hurt. Life is not a bed of roses… How many times did you read or hear

On a blustery weekend this past February, 26 people met at the Cenacle Retreat House in Chicago to reflect on the religious dimensions of marriage. Nothing unusual about that. What was unusual about this

I had tried really hard up to that point to hold it back, honestly. I wanted to tell her on the first date, but I knew that would probably be weird. I still remember her reaction. She kind of gave me

A recent article in the New York Times highlighted the importance of a couple agreeing on the type of financial lifestyle they wish to live before things get serious in a relationship. Questions such as

THERE comes a time in your life when you have accomplished all the general things according to people’s criteria and a position on the invisible advisory board for public service opens up for you. Now,