Every marriage will have some stumbling blocks, but interfaith marriages have a few extra challenges. These issues need to be discussed and dealt with prior to your marriage.
06/27/04 - Interfaith Marriage Coping Strategies
If your interfaith marriage is having some difficulties, here are some coping strategies to help deal with the sensitive religious issues that could be hurting your relationship.
06/25/04 - Romance in the Mud
As you nurture your garden, you could be nurturing your relationship. Read our strategies for gardening together, creating and planning a romantic garden, and the results of a survey on the perspective of husbands and wives about gardening.
06/15/04 - Daily Dialogue Questions on Interfaith Marriage
When two people of different faiths marry, it isn't their religious differences that can create marital problems. What creates problems in an interfaith marriage is the lack of communication about the religious issues and stumbling blocks the couple will have to face. Here is a listing of dialogue questions for interfaith couples to write on to communicate more effectively with each other.
06/08/04 - Marriages of Ray Charles
Although Ray Charles was able to reconcile many American music styles such as soul, blues, rhythm, R&B, gospel into a unique, memorable, and beautiful sound by his imprint on chord changes, song structures, vocal screams and moans, he was unable to have the same success in his own complicated private life.
06/08/04 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
Because Ronald and Nancy Reagan's long-term marriage was so much in the media spotlight, their devotion to one another throughout their years together was often reported. Here's information about their how they met, their wedding, and quotes about their marital relationship.
06/05/04 - Lessons Married Couples can Learn From Harry Potter
Although J.K. Rowling has her critics, there are many folks who have read her Harry Potter books and judge her to be not only a good story teller, but also a philosopher and moral teacher as she writes about happiness, fear, and one's journey through life. Here are some lessons the two of you, as a married couple, can learn from Harry Potter and his friends.
05/31/04 - The Meaning of Flowers
The meaning of a flower that you give as a gift is dependent on how special a flower is to your spouse and whatever you want that flower to represent.
05/31/04 - Wedding Anniversary Flowers
Here's a listing of the flowers often associated with wedding anniversaries.
05/25/04 - Kirk and Anne Douglas
Kirk and Anne Douglas are one of the legendary Hollywood couples who have had a long lasting marriage. They celebrated their 50th anniversary by renewing their wedding vows.
05/20/04 - Felipe and Letizia
Information about the marriage of Prince Felipe de Bourbon and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano.
05/20/04 - Hand Request Ceremony
A tradition in many countries is the Hand Request Ceremony. Here is what it is, what happens at the ceremony, and information about the exchange of gifts.
05/12/04 - Are Do-Overs Legal?
Lots of couples have secret marriages. Here's how a couple can get married again before family and friends.
05/07/04 - Marriage Models
What's your marriage like? Here's a look at the marriage models defined by Judith Wallerstein and E. Mavis Hetherington.
05/02/04 - "Domestic Revolutions" Review
With all the controversy over same-sex marriage today, reading about the history of marriage and family may help shed some light on the issue. "Domestic Revolutions" shows how the American family has been adapting to societal changes throughout the last three hundred years.
]04/28/04 - State-by-State Report
This is the text of the CLASP.org press release concerning a state-by-state report of activities designed in the past ten years to strengthen marriage and/or two-parent families.
04/24/04 - Spousal Birthday Party Ideas
Just because the two of you are growing older doesn't mean you can't celebrate your birthdays together and have fun! Here are tips, location suggestions, themes, and gift ideas for your spouse's birthday.
