marriage

I've been to at least a dozen bachelor parties over the years.  I've even thrown a couple.   This last weekend was probably the best one that I've experienced because we are all now in our 30's.

It's not uncommon for their to be tears during a proposal.  But it's also uncommon to get your engagement ring in a chicken sandwhich.  And she was NOT happy.

My wife and I were married on May 21st, 2011.  It was one of the best days of my life.  I found the woman for me, and my other half.  But what about when the honeymoon wears off?  What's marriage really like?  Here's a few things I've learned.

My wife last night said she got something for me for our anniversary. "But it's in May?" "No, the anniversary of our first date!" "That anniversary is null and void after our marriage." I lost that discussion.

What could be worse than to fall in love, get married, then find out that your husband is your brother?

There has been a blog that has gone viral that's titled "This Man Is Dating Someone Even Though He's Married. Sounds So Wrong...But I'm On His Side." It's basically about how this married couple still dates and keeps their relationship strong.   Are you doing the same?  Well for a lot of us it may not be that easy. These articles are nice, and this isn't the first one with this theme tha

My wife and I broke the news yesterday that we are expecting a baby due in late October.  Because the first trimester is over and the risk of miscarriage greatly reduces, we decided it was time to share the exciting news.  However, it's been tough keeping it a secret.  There's also some other tough parts those first three months, like dealing with hormones. 1.  Your wife may not be the same person

If you've been on Facebook or Twitter today, you've undoubtedly noticed several people changing their profile picture to a red equal sign that is spreading rapidly around the web. What is this supposed to signify?

I was an altar boy at a Roman Catholic Church for several years.  In that amount of time I met and served with many priests that came through our town.  Some would come and talk about mission work they were doing.  Others would fill in for a time when our church was in between a Priest.  As an altar boy, we were constantly urged to consider becoming a priest ourselves from these traveling clergyme

I was horrified today when I read an article that more men are ditching traditional bachelor parties and opting for quiet parties with friends. I'm guessing it's one of these guys, with a picture saying "One Wild Weekend."  Yeah when I'm ready to party, I grab my skinny jeans.  Ughh. An example in the article of a boring bachelor party was eating sushi and playing ping pong ball.  PING

My wife Shawna and I will be celebrating our first anniversary this weekend.  Wow a whole year has gone by!  I've already learned a lot about my wife, and marriage in general.

People's attitudes are changing. A new article says Obama may adopt legislation to make it recognized nationwide. A new Gallup Poll found that half of Americans believe same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as heterosexuals do. That's actually down from a year ago, but it was the second year that a majority of Americans supported same-sex marriage.