An empowered marriage is a relationship that is intentionally crafted with spoken agreements that both partners willingly undertake
The Venice wedding was well-planned… what about the marriage? Greetings! I hope you’re enjoying these last days of your summer. Over the summer, one of my relatives, Aidan, got engaged. The couple announced it sometime between the Besos/Sanchez wedding […]
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I’m pleased to be featured in an article about divorce. Check out the full article here: https://divorceattorneyut.com/common-reasons-why-a-marriage-can-end-in-divorce/
Read More Annmarie’s Expertise Featured – Common Reasons a Marriage Ends in Divorce
“I’m sorry,” Ken told Patty when she found out that he forgot to pay the credit card bill. Feeling guilty, Ken repeated his apology and assured her, “it won’t happen again.” But it did happen again.
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This year I decorated my house for Christmas. Not that I don’t do it every year, but when I started going away for Christmas a few years ago, I switched to “decoration-light.” Not this year. I needed more […]
Read More Is There Room in Your Relationship?
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?
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 […]
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“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?
Have you “hit the wall” in your marriage yet? It happens to just about every married couple at some point. Based on my conversations with women, I’d say it’s most common someplace between 8-15 years. For me it […]
Read More The Washcloth and The Wall
“We celebrated our fifth anniversary,” Jill told me. ”It’s a good time to look back. So I told my husband about the Five-Year Marriage®. He gave me a weird look. Then, in an irritated voice I didn’t recognize, […]
Read More What If He Isn’t Interested?