marriage

By Michelle Bowler - @TheWaitingWarriors - Michelle@TheWaitingWarriors.com  We've been thinking about reintegration the wrong way. Things aren't "going back to… Read More

A 2020 New York Post article said, “Many claim that this event is more stressful than divorce or having kids.”… Read More

With wedding bells ringing and rose-colored glasses firmly on, it can feel strange to imagine the road ahead being more… Read More

Let’s face it, intimacy is hard. Most of us get drunk on love and that intoxicating emotion leads us down… Read More

I shuffled into the dark kitchen in the early morning, like so many Thanksgivings before in our married life. As… Read More

I LOVE MY MARINE! Like, seriously. I crave his hugs when he’s gone and I still get girly excited when… Read More

The military, statistically, is not positively reflected by the data when analyzing marriage dynamics. Hard as it may be to create,… Read More

They’re home. After days, weeks, months, or years of paper chains, calendar cross-offs, or your 400th empty diet Dr. Pepper… Read More

Eighteen, 1-8, 10 plus 8, or otherwise known as my age when I changed my status to “married.” I didn’t… Read More

  Retirement: The World's Longest Coffee Break! I like to start out my article with a quote that pertains to… Read More

If you’ve just gotten married, have been married for a while or are thinking of tying the knot, you’ve likely… Read More

About six months ago my husband returned from his third deployment overseas. True to military life: the deployment, homecoming and… Read More

Leaving the party early, quitting at halftime, checking out, GAME OVER. I've heard it, you've heard it, and we've all… Read More

Dear Mindy, My husband I are currently living apart while he is in the Navy. We recently just went through… Read More

Editor's Note: The word "civilian" is used to differentiate between military and non-military - we understand that military spouses are… Read More

In days gone by, faith was a major player in marriage. Families went as a whole unit to worship in… Read More

On February 15, 2014, my now husband popped the question in our hotel room in Charleston, South Carolina. When I… Read More

When I was in my early 20’s I learned a very valuable lesson in a very hard way. I blew… Read More