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SHYNESS IN MARRIAGE IS AWKWARD

Oh! Conditioning, how you have killed marriages.   The open exchange of conversation is vital for a happy marriage irrespective of the subject matter.   Do you know that without an open exchange of conversation you cannot enjoy your intimate life as a married couple? Do you encourage each other

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Not Asking Questions Set Into Confusion

In the early days of my marriage, I was a wreck with communication as I would always conclude based on the impulse of my mind or the dominant emotion at play at any given moment.   Ashi! How frustrated and confused I often felt afterwards, I felt ill-treated until I

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My spouse must bring a 50% to the table

It is indeed laughable when a married couple solves the equation of marriage as though it were some arithmetic problem. Sometimes you may have to go 90 percent to meet your spouse’s 10 percent sometimes, and at other times, your partner may have to go 90 percent to meet you

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Courtship is the real gig

Bob was fond of giving roses to Grace during their courtship. This was one thing Grace loved about him as a gift is her core means of feeling loved.    After marriage, Bob relaxed and felt there was no need for all those roses because according to him “he need

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The danger called fake reality in marriage

Mrs Nwando(not real name) is a nursery school teacher who is married to a local trader. They are surviving on their daily income and barely have little to save or invest.   Mrs Nwando, however, would not live within her means as she is competing with her neighbor and wants

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When you are yet to find Self

When you are yet to find Self

She sat next to him and the light was turned off in the sitting room.   Next, the instruction went off, “no matter what never you open your eyes” instructed the master in the room. Try to reach each other’s toes and this they did with an endless search. Eventually,

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How to move from “my” to “our”?

“YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO” When it comes to your marriage, I would say, “YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO.” The TIME spent with your spouse determines the strength of your marriage. When you spend it together and you feel connected. Do your own thing too often and you might sleep

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