I’ve always viewed marriage as a partnership, two people teaming up to take on the world. It’s as though you put all of your dreams onto a sled and pull it through life together. But what I didn’t know is that the load isn’t always shouldered equally. In fact, it never is, and those who expect it to be will be severely disappointed.
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Posts tagged: family
Marriage Isn’t Fair
How To Find A Good Wife
Today I was joining in the fun on Twitter’s #unwifeable thread, and I got to thinking about what it takes for a girl to be, for lack of a better term, “wifeable.” Finding a good spouse is something that’s on every man’s mind, and it should be. It’s an important search. What does it take to find a good wife?
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Men You Should Know: Ray Vivier
Ray Vivier was finally buried this week. He perished in a fire set by arsonists after saving the lives of five people inside the house. He is most definitely a hero, but his story caught my attention, not because of how he lived, but because of the stark contrast between how he lived and how he will be remembered. Read more →
My Motivation
I grew up watching my Dad come home from work every day, exhausted after hanging drywall for ten hours, his shirt smeared with white stains from the salt in his sweat. He put his lunch box in the kitchen, then went straight out to the driveway to recharge the air conditioner on my Mom’s car or to the basement to unclog the sewer line. Read more →
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