Unpacking Emotional Baggage - A Love Story

I have a girlfriend that I've known for over ten years.  We worked together in the same office for a time. It was a difficult office - our boss was a bit of a tyrant, and as a result, a number of us grew quite close and have had friendships that survived a reorg which saw most of us in different offices.  

Celebrations, Anniversaries, and Being Together - Not Alone

There came a day about six years into my marriage, just after my ex celebrated his 40th birthday, when I realized his parents would have recently had their 40th wedding anniversary.  You might think this an odd thought.  Wouldn't I know?  Wouldn't there have been a celebration of this fateful event?  Why would I just realize it one day, like an afterthought?

It's an odd question for me to ask myself, even today.  My ex was born a little less than five months after his parents were married.  Yep.  My ex-monster-in-law was about four months pregnant, married at 18, and I'm reasonably certain that her tobacco farmer father had a shotgun there.

Finding Your Favorite Flavour: Why I Should Have Waited to Marry

Deciding to marry is like trying to determine your favourite flavour of ice cream.  Our tastes mature and change as we get older.

Read more wisdom about when to wed in my guest post at DivorcedMoms.com.

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