Tag Archives: marriage
Perimenopause
My partner of almost 25 years, “Mary,” started perimenopause around 10 years ago, and her menopause symptoms have gotten progressively worse. Our son, then 5, is now 15 and he sees only this version of his mother — not the … Continue reading
Rediscovery
How did you and your partner stay romantically connected during the postpartum period? Tell us the playful, creative ways you showed love and intimacy when sex wasn’t always an option. Here’s what some of you had to say. Date nights … Continue reading
Just Like Family
Just Like Family by Kate Hilton (2017, fiction, 286 pages). This story spans 20 years of the protagonist, Avery, discovering herself and finding life. We follow Avery as she goes through adolescence and into her twenties, and into her forties where … Continue reading
Journey Back
Sometimes in a marriage a husband or a wife will do something so terrible or so thoughtlessly cruel that it shakes that marriage to its roots. It changes the way the other person thinks about his or her mate, and … Continue reading
How Much Did You Spend On Your Wedding?
“My daughter got married last year. She and her husband chose to go to a lawyer’s office and save their money to buy a house. They are now in a lovely home and don’t have any regrets. You did not … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 