Reader Poll: Is Love Or Commitment Most Important In Marriage?

What is most important in keeping a marriage alive?  Is it love or is it commitment?  I am posing this question because I think it is vitally important and bride thumb Reader Poll: Is Love Or Commitment Most Important In Marriage?I know my readers are extremely intelligent.  I want to hear your thoughts on how these two components of marriage have played out in your life.

Depending on who you ask, most say that about 50% of all marriages in America …

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How Do We Really Judge Other People?

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We all like to believe that we judge people fairly.  It is obviously frowned upon in our society to think that a person is discriminated against based on external factors.  However, study after study seems to reiterate that we do make such judgements about people.  The first impressions we get of people are very strong and it is often difficult for us to change our minds. 

Whether we like to …

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10 Ways To Improve Your Life Starting Today

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There are things you can do today to improve your life.  Self-improvement doesn’t have to be difficult or drawn out.  You can choose one thing off the list below, take action, and it will improve your life.  Why wait?  Why not start making a positive difference?  It really is as simple as that.  Every small step we take in the right direction produces an incremental improvement in our life.  …

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Are You A Control Freak In Your Relationships?

headlock Are You A Control Freak In Your Relationships? We all want some control over our lives.  We want to feel like we govern the direction our life takes.  Of course, the circumstances of our life are largely determined by those around us.  Our spouses, kids, family members, co-workers, and friends have a huge influence.  Their behavior, good or bad, determines a lot about what we have to deal with in life.  Therefore, many of us want to control …

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