It is always difficult to find a home where the couple shares equal financial responsibilities. This is because both partners don’t always earn an equal amount of money. So the one with the larger income often takes the bigger financial responsibilities. I have also seen some homes where the financial contribution from a spouse is […]
Have you ever wondered the best way to manage your finance in marriage? We already know that financial management is one of the reasons for conflicts in the home and sometimes having a joint account could be the solution to the misunderstanding. There is a school of thought that believes a joint account isn’t always […]
I’m 35 years old, I have been married for 10 years and we have a child. My wife is a very dynamic and happy woman and I love her so much. We had both agreed that whenever any one of us falls out of love, instead of cheating, he/she should tell the other so the […]
One question that comes to mind after listening to an infidelity story is; who is to be blamed for infidelity? Should it be the unfaithful partner, the lover or the betrayed partner?
Recently, my attention was drawn to an infidelity documentary shared on Channel 5 of British Television. The documentary had five unfaithful spouses who took a bold step to confess their infidelity on TV. One of them was Peter, a local police detective who cheated on his wife for more than twenty times. Peter had gotten […]
Rebuilding a relationship out of the upheaval of infidelity is no small task. It takes commitment, work, and lots of patience – both on the part of the betrayer and the betrayed. One of the challenging aspects of the rebuilding process is the restoration of trust. Indeed, for many betrayed partners, the lying and secrecy […]
Samantha was in a relationship she felt was sailing on the right track, not until she woke up one morning and found a goodbye note from the same person she had loved with all her heart. ‘I’m leaving you. Please do not call nor look for me because I’m gone.” After reading those lines, initially, […]
Why did you cheat on your partner? This is one of the unavoidable questions asked after the discovery of an extramarital affair. Over the years different individuals provided their reasons for cheating and some of the reasons were either considered justifiable or non-justifiable. But irrespective of the reason for an infidelity, one thing is always […]
I have always heard stories of women whose husbands left them because they were pregnant and refused to have an abortion. Isn’t that weird? The society will tell us that women are expected to be submissive and obedient to their husbands but a woman who is unable to differentiate between submission and slavery would only […]
When two people from different background come together to live as one, they would experience misunderstandings and conflicts in their relationship. Sometimes the differences can be sorted out as a couple while other times the intervention of a third party such as a marriage counselor, might be required.