Category Archives: Relationships, the Best Mess

How to Know If You’re Ready to Have Kids

MESS TEST Smear peanut butter and jelly on your coffee table. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. TOY TEST Obtain a 55-gallon box of LEGOs (or you may substitute roofing tacks). Have a friend … Continue reading

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Men’s & Women’s Thesaurus

THE MEN’S THESAURUS (men don’t always say what they mean) – excerpts: When a man says “UH HUH, SURE HONEY,” or “YES, DEAR” He means: Absolutely nothing – It’s a conditioned response. When a man says ’’IT WOULD TAKE TOO … Continue reading

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Overcoming Incompatibility in My Marriage

Incompatibility is certain in every relationship. G. K. Chesterton wrote, “If we can be divorced for incompatibility, I cannot understand why we are not all divorced.  I have known many happy marriages but never a compatible one.” How are we … Continue reading

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Recreational Enjoyment Inventory

Want to find things you and your spouse enjoy doing? Check this out.  Dr Willard Harley designed a Recreational Inventory that lists hundreds of activities. Each one can be  rated by the husband and the wife can.  I use this … Continue reading

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