Marriages based on couples falling in love and voluntarily choosing to be bound to one another is not an ancient tradition. It's relatively new. Yet, religious radicals proclaim that monogamy and marriage are species norms and part of a noble tradition. No so.
When we buy into gender based stereotyping we are buying into dehumanizing each other, because both men and women need and want the same things in long term relationships.
My husband and I were best friends for a very long time before we became intimate. Ours was not a relationship based on being swept off our feet and becoming deeply entangled in romantic love. And, when we decided to become intimate, we lived together for a year and a half before we committed to… [Read more…]
In the bad old days of the divine right of kings, citizens were compelled to become the willing slaves to the idiotic dogma and doctrine promulgated by religious organizations and their questionable “leaders”. Free will did not exist because they had no choice in the matter – the king made the decision for all, and… [Read more…]
These are the hands of your best friend holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other all the days of your life. These are the hands that will work along side of yours as together you build your future, as you laugh and cry and share your innermost secrets and… [Read more…]
Becoming legally married is not a requirement for a happy, healthy and enduring relationship. Happiness comes from within.
Are there key ingredients that make relationships work well? The short answer is yes. Commitment Commitment to making the relationship strong and healthy is the foundation on which it can grow. Relationships take work. They take effort. Like life itself, relationships are dynamic, ever changing because we are ever changing. A strong relationship requires continuous… [Read more…]
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