This post brought to you by BIC®. All opinions are 100% mine. Back to school is in less than two weeks for us, and this year is going to be a big year for little man, because he is going to learn something new and very important. He is going to learn to write. I […]
Sometimes the best marriage advice is from someone who was happily married- and then screwed up. A gentleman that was married for 16 years and is now (unhappily) divorced shares his happy marriage advice, in the form of twenty wise tips, for other men to learn to not make the same mistakes, and these happy […]
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You had me at be fully transparent. Your partner in marriage is the one person in the world you should really not keep secrets from, you just have to trust and be trusted.
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He learned from his mistake hence his wisdom on the matter of the heart.
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Those tips alone are great!!! Fully transparent is the first key in my opinion.
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Thanks for sharing. Off to read his other advice.
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He is an excellent person to take marriage advice from, since he knows first hand. Just like I don’t want parenting advice from someone with no kids. 🙂
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i love the idea you have of creating an oasis…
and there is really some truth in what he shares – a while back i ran a series on my blog where i invited a bunch of my strong married friends to share a piece of wisdom they had learned and experienced in their marriages under the title ‘how to save a marriage before you need to’ and came up with a whole range of incredible bits of advice and encouragement for those of us newer to the journey:
brettfish.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-the-parts
keep on
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I think being fully transparent is THE key to a successful marriage or relationship.
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I came across this piece earlier this week. Very beautifully written words that all men should read.
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Thank you for giving us this teaser. I did hop over and read it all and it was amazing advice and very well written .
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I’m so very blessed to have the best hubby – he’s been so great. Especially since we tell each other how we feel now. We used to keep it all in sometimes.
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That is great advice! 🙂
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This would be good advice for anyone. Man or woman.
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Those are great tips! I’m headed over to read the rest!
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those can also work for anyone dating. Thanks for sharing
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What great advice for both men and women alike! A strong marriage takes daily work and I feel that is something many people fairly to realize.
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I think that’s one of the reasons my husband and I have such a great marriage, we don’t keep anything from each other, and tell each other everything. We’ll be going on 20 years next April, and I can’t recall one secret I’ve ever kept from him.
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Great advice. Sometimes you can only learn from your mistakes.
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I’ve actually seen this post I think before. I totally agree with transparency and sometimes have to remind my husband that he needs to be able to act like himself and show his true feelings not what he things I want to see.
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Off to check out his other tips. We are kind of in a slump at the moment. Nothing is wrong per se, we just tend to put our marriage on the backburner amid parenting two toddlers, buying a home, work, etc. Gah. Makes me tired thinking about it. Haha.
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That’s some excellent advice! I’ll definitely have to check out the rest! Thanks!
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This is great to hear a man’s point of view on this subject. It’s great to see a man can learn from his mistakes.
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This is definitely an interesting perspective coming from someone who has been divorced.
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This was refreshing but my brother was the same and knew he had screwed up, got the second chance some 4yrs later and guess what, yep, he did it again. Good to know but a lot harder to do.
My husband has allergies, and tends to need relief almost year round. He especially suffers during times when the pollen count is really high. My sons already seem to be very sensitive, too, and show symptoms of having seasonal allergies, so I have a feeling this home will actually have three men who suffer from […]
It’s almost time for back to school. My son is really looking forward to his first day of school, but I’m feeling a little wistful. I will miss him, and I’m also not really thrilled about the fact that in addition to his absence around the house, I’ll be dealing with germs again…long days spent […]
That’s so cute that he’s tracing the letters of his name now! Great idea to use two different colored Bic pens for that!
We love BIC pens! They grow up so fast don’t they?
I love when they first learn to read and write… it’s one of the big milestones in a child’s life.
we’re starting the letters thing about now too. Looks like I need to get my daughter some BIC pens and some for myself because I am loving all those colors!
I love those colored pens, they make writing so much more fun then just using an ordinary black or blue pen!
Wait till he has to do everything in pen! (That’s new for us this year!)
These pens look amazing! Bic is the only brand we buy!
My kids would love those colored pens to add some creativity to their stories and spelling words.
Learning to write can be so much fun. Just make sure they understand that writing is NOT to be done on the walls 😉
I love the colored pens with the nice grips.
I love bic pens they always right so smooth.
I bought those pens for work! I love how they write!
I love Bic pens and have been using them for years. So adorable that he’s writing now.
He is pretty good at writing!
M is far away from learning to write but loving to doodle! I used to (Still have) and obsession with pens. 🙂 Thanks for sharing the contest too!
it is such a great yet sad feeling when your little ones learn new things. You are proud but they are one more step to being independent. Good for him that he wants to learn.
How exciting! My son’s school provides his supplies, but I love BIC &will buy them when we’re doing the shopping!
My daughter isn’t allowed to use pens in school, but I use the gel pens from BIC.
I may or may not have a slight pen obsession. I have a huge collection of BIC pens, I think I need that purple one pictured above.
Awww, look at him go. He did a great job tracing his letters. I love those pens, in fact, they are the only ones my 13 year old asks for.
I loooove when they start learning to write — it’s so cute watching how hard they work at it!
He’s doing great learning to write his name! He’ll be writing it like a pro in no time. I love all of the fun colored options that bic has.
I remember both of mine learning to write. It was amazing the first time they both wrote their names!
Good penmanship starts at an early age, glad you’re giving him an edge.
I remember when my not so little boy, eleven now, started writing. Now if I can get it through his head that is has to be legible..
Aww i love his little writing!!
Aw, that is really cute! 🙂
He’s doing so well! Way to go little man.
My son is doing the same thing! It si so fun to watch them learn! I had a super proud mama moment when he wrote his name for the first time!
It’s so precious when they start learning to write.
I need to get some of these pens.
I love all the pretty colors! When I worked in the doctor’s office I loved using all the different colors.