Although finding a common way to pray together can be a challenge for interfaith marriage couples, the partners who do pray together see it as a way of building intimacy and being more closely bound together while adding greater meaning to their lives. Here are four approaches to praying together, along with prayer tips.
10/25/04 - Mistakes Interfaith Couples Often Make
When interfaith couples make these mistakes, they are setting themselves up for festering bitterness, nagging tensions, and continuing arguments about their religious differences.
10/25/04 - Spending Time With Your In-Laws
For many couples, spending holidays or other special life-cycle events with in-laws and other extended family members creates hassles and marital stress. Here are some alternatives to consider.
10/25/04 - Telling the Story Behind Traditions
Whether you are in an interfaith marriage, or you both belong to the same religious faith, it is important that as you decide on which traditions to follow during the holidays and life-cycle celebrations, that you both understand the meaning and story behind the traditions you want to celebrate.
10/24/04 - Take Back Your Time Day Is Good for Your Marriage
Feeling overwhelmed, overtired, and stress in your marriage from overscheduling? Participate in the The Take Back your Time movement. It challenges overwork, overscheduling, and lack of time in people's fast-paced lives. Here are suggestions for creating balance in your lives, too.
10/24/04 - Interfaith Marriage Books
If you are considering marrying someone from a different religious faith, or if you are already in an interfaith marriage, check out these books on interfaith marriages for practical advice and encouragement.
10/01/04 - Engaged Encounter Weekends
Information on what an Engaged Encounter weekend is, topics covered, and what happens on the weekend.
09/28/04 - Movies About Runaway Brides
Whether they are the ones who ran away or they are the ones left stranded at
the altar, these jittery, nervous, runaway brides have one thing in common. They all have beautiful wedding gowns!
09/28/04 - Movies About Immigration and Marriage
With all the stressful hoops that couples need to jump through in order to marry someone from another country, it's interesting to see that most of the movies produced about immigration and marriage are comedies.
09/19/04 - U.S. Waiting Times After A Divorce
If you are thinking of getting married right after being divorced, you need to know the waiting times that some states require before
allowing you to get remarried. Here are the waiting time requirements after being divorced. This is only for U.S. marriage licenses.
09/18/04 - Books about Surviving Infidelity
If you are trying to cope with the reality of an unfaithful spouse,
these books may provide some helpful and reassuring advice on how to pick up the pieces of your life, and how to rebuild your marriage.
09/16/04 - Why Nagging Doesn't Work
Why nagging doesn't work, and hints on finding more effective ways to communicate with your spouse.
09/10/04 - Most Widely Used Premarital Inventories
Here are the three premarital tests/inventories that are most commonly used by counselors, pastors, mentors, and marriage educators when working with an engaged couple.
09/06/04 - Where to Purchase Ready-to-Wear Halloween Costumes for Couples
Looking for a quick way to get your Halloween costumes together? Consider purchasing at least one of the set for the two of you online.
