The Five-Year Marriage is a ground-breaking new concept for marriage. Every five year the couple spiritually ends one marriage and begins a new one – with new agreements and goals
Relationship Reset Many of us might be feeling frustrated or resentful of our partner now that we’ve been quarantined for a few weeks with them. It’s probably time for a relationship reset: https://annmariekelly.com/2020/04/10/tips-for-resetting-your-relationship/ How to make your relationship […]
Read More April – Fresh Starts
Yesterday morning, when Joseph and I tripped over each other at the sink after breakfast, he noticed how I tensed up. He laughed and said, “I bet you’ll be glad when I’m back to leaving the house at […]
Read More Your Marriage in Covid-19
Is Covid-19 causing you and your sweetie to get on each other’s nerves? It’s not a surprise – we aren’t used to being in such close quarters all the time. Someone recently told me, “I just can’t look […]
Read More Does Your Relationship Need a Reset?
Watch: Unspoken Agreements in a Relationship What are unspoken agreements and how to talk about them: Don’t Live Silently in an Unhappy Relationship! In No Sound, No Fury, No Marriage, Ms. Pritchett described her twenty year marriage of […]
Read More March – Relationship Communication
This month’s Philadelphia Magazine’s (April 2021) features The Five-Year Marriage® – contract marriage. It’s one of 10 “different” marriage scenarios. I’m thrilled to be part of it. I tell the story about how and why The Five-Year Marriage […]
Read More Contract Marriage Featured in Philadelphia Magazine!
Your new lifestyle, courtesy of the coronavirus, is giving you some interesting challenges, isn’t it? You’re working from home, homeschooling your kids, and getting meals on the table – all while trying to stay healthy. Then, just the […]
Read More Quarantine Quarrels
What’s love got to do with it? That’s what Tina Turner asked in her classic hit. It was the song that was playing in my head when I was putting together this month’s Valentine Challenge…you know, an earworm… […]
Read More What's Love Got to Do with It?
February is the “love month,” but too many couples, especially long-time couples and couples with children, get left out. This month you can get back in the game with this twenty-eight-day “Love Challenge.” Daily Love Challenges for Stale […]
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Are boundaries a bonus? You bet they are! In life, and in your Five-Year Marriage®, boundaries protect you, your self-esteem and your identity. Boundaries aren’t just about personal power. They are – for a woman – about personal […]
Read More The Bonus of Boundaries
“Incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife” is what Todd Palin, spouse of Sarah Palin, put in the divorce papers. With that, it seems that Sarah […]
Read More Is Marriage Broken?