At least that is what a survey of young adults conducted by the Pew Research Center and Time Magazine says. A number of young adults were asked, “Is marriage becoming obsolete?” Nearly four out of ten survey respondents (39%) said that it is. TIME magazine posed this question to registered voters before, in 1978 and only 28% agreed. Apparently, young adults do not believe love is doing well in marriage. Ahh, this makes me sad. The romantic in me wants…
There is a mild obsession in our culture about having a soulmate. Books are being written about it. Celebrities are gushing about having found it. And divorce papers are being filed because somehow people have lost it. A better question is what in the world is a soulmate? Here is what Dictionary.com says about it: A person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond. According to this definition I think I may have…
But I’m going to find it. This is not the first time it’s been lost, we have both lost it from time to time. This time I lost it. I am sure I just misplaced it. It has got to be here somewhere between that college paperwork, sport schedules and report cards. I have excuses for losing it. It’s been such a busy spring. Megan was home for a month then I had to get her off to an internship…
I’ve always held my husband’s hand (well almost always, except when I am mad at him). It is just a habit that I did not consciously plan. I do it because I love him. But after a recent conversation with my grown daughter I discovered that holding hands is an accidental habit that has far reaching benefits. My daughter’s boyfriend noticed (read her take below) and commented that he thought it was wonderful that my husband and I were still…