Relationships

Researchers describe marriage as “the most risky undertaking routinely taken by the greatest number of people in our society.”  A high percentage of those who jumped into the wagon found out that the journey is not what they thought it was.  Once the marriage began to show instability and distress, couples instantly turn to the one and only convenient solution they know: Divorce.

I am in my late twenties and have been married for almost 5 yrs now. My married life has been great with no big issues till now, but on the other side my professional life is really down. I was working as a junior software engineer before marriage, but had to leave my job after marriage as we were moving to US.

Following question was asked by a dear friend...
"I am a stay at home mom and have two kids with a gap of 2 yrs. I had C-Sections both the times. I did not gain much weight after my first delivery and was pretty active, healthy and was in perfect shape too. But things changed completely when my baby was 9 months. We realized that I was pregnant again and was both happy and confused about it. After a lot of thinking and analyzing we decided to go ahead with the baby.

With the help of a novel 'Seven Steps in the Sky', I've tried to point out some irrationalities in the way a woman, especially a married woman is treated. The book revolves around the married life of a woman and a few of her female friends and relatives. She was born in a middle class family in a town and was married in an upper-middle class family.

Marriage is one of the happiest and memorable moments in our lives. It is the conjugation of not only two individuals, but also of two different upbringings and civilizations. After a sunny start of married life, there will be possibilities of some conflicts.

Writing letters is a classic way of manifesting one person’s feelings to another. They not only express unspoken words but also reveal the deepest thoughts of the person who wrote. Consider these:

If marriage is a travel, then for sure it's not the best one. Although every marriage is unique, somewhere along the marital highway, you will come across bumps in every intersection, your sex life included. This is not pleasing at all and you will set your marriage plummeting into a ditch unless you know how to spot the road signs and properly navigate. And if you play your cards well, the sex stuff and all the others will be better than ever.

One of the most complex problems that married couples face is meddling in-laws. Most of the time, it is the cause of frequent quarrels between husbands and wives. Here are ways to help you control them from poking around and trying to run your personal business.

Author: Teecee Go
When people take their marriage vows, they commit to love their partners for better or for worse. This in itself is recognition of the fact that marriages tend to fluctuate from one end to another. There are times of great happiness and moments of deep disappointment.

Author: Brian Vaszily
All couples argue from time to time, and, in a general sense, turns out we're all arguing about the same things.
According to relationship psychotherapist Paula Hall, the top five things that couples argue about are (and roughly in this order):