How Will I Know He/She is The One?

How will I know He is the One?, laments Aileen. What a common question to most of the single people out there.
And I am going to give the same reply that Lauren whined about : You just Know
Before Aileen starts to throw apples at me. Ooops. Let me finish this first. [...]

Filed under: Marriage

On Husbands and their Caves

There are two peculiarities I learned about men the week after I married my boyfriend.
1. He hibernates in his “cave” when he is moody and wants to be alone and
2. He has a hunter instinct. After a hard’s day work, he gazes at the far horizon such as the television [...]

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The Ideal Husband For My Girls

Do you believe that mothers (or parents) know their daughter more than she knows herself? It got me thinking do I really know my daughters well enough that I can advise them on the ideal spouse? I recall my dad often spewing advice like “marry someone who is intelligent “. I [...]

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Sex, How Often?

I happened to stumble across this article, how often should you have sex? and find it too sensational. What does one expect in an Oprah show anyway?
According to Dr. Oz, how often should you have sex?
A) Once a week
B) Twice a week
C) 10 times a month
D) 200 times a year or more

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Breakfast in Bed

Rubbing my eyes, I thought I saw him hold a breakfast tray . He says “it’s my wedding anniversary gift for you, dear” as he plants a kiss on my forehead. I smile and thought “My husband is so sweet , romantic and thoughtful”. Then he lays the tray on my lap.
“thank you dear. [...]

Filed under: Celebrations, Marriage

When Kids Hear Their Parents having Sex

Parents, are you sure your kids don’t hear you when you are having sex?
I came across Lauren’s forum a few years ago on “have you heard your parents having sex” and their thoughts on their parents having sex.
We learn a lot from our children. It never occured to me that our kids think we [...]

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Hell Hath No fury Like a Woman Scorned

Edit: the disbarment was never filed at the Supreme Court
Let’s just assume that indeed Maria Celia Virginia Suarez (otherwise known as Maricel or Virgie) is the former mistress of the First Gentleman, Mike Arroyo then she must have had some knowledge of the “Etiquette of being a Mistress”. Her complaint, Disbar the [...]

Filed under: Current Affairs, Marriage

College Sweethearts: Our Love Story

I gaze at my two lovely daughters and smile . I realize they are much older than us.. when we, their parents were just college sweethearts. L , turning 21 this month, had a boyfriend in her freshmen year and thought she’d end up marrying him one day just like we did. [...]

Filed under: Celebrations, Marriage, Memory Lane

Valentine’s Day Celebration

In all the 29 years that Butch and I have been a couple (as steadies for 7 years and as married couple) , not once have we celebrated Valentine’s Day outside the home. During the 7 years that we dated, he’d say “I don’t want to celebrate Valentine’s day but let’s go on a [...]

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