THE CHIEF DYSFUNCTION IN MARRIAGES "The chief dysfunction in failing marriages is not sexual. It's verbal. Fulfilled marriages are enjoyed by those couples who share their feelings and who have a greater amount of openness…
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THE RIGHT MATE "Success in marriage is more than finding the right person. I have found that young people I counsel with are looking for the perfect mate without being much concerned about the person…
MARRIAGE ADVENTURE "Marriage is an adventure - like going to war." G. K. Chesterton From Dicky Love, Rushton, Louisiana
MARRIAGE, A NECESSARY EVIL "Marriage, if we will force the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil." Menander From Dicky Love, Rushton, Louisiana
LOVE LOST IN MARRIAGE "Marriage is the sunset of love." French proverb From Dicky Love, Rushton, Louisiana
THE HAPPIEST COUPLES "The happiest couples are the ones that talk most to each other. The emerging problem in marriage is alienation. We know that the average couple, after one year of marriage, spends thirty-seven…
FIRST CHAPTER DEATH OF THE HERO "Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter." Thomas Devar From Dicky Love, Rushton, Louisiana
MARITAL TRANSFORMATION OF A KISS "Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty." Helen Rowland From Dicky Love, Rushton, Louisiana
PREPARE FOR WEDDING OR MARRIAGE? "We are prepared to spend considerable effort and money on the wedding which is over in a few hours, yet we complacently leave to chance the outcome of the marriage,…
COMMUNICATION BETTER THAN SEX "Although many women chose their partners based on sex appeal, research shows that if they had to do it again, they said the ability to communicate is much more important. The…
THE WAY HE TREATED MOM "I have always wanted to be able to look my daughters in the eye and tell them I hope the men they date and the men they marry will treat…
YOU DON'T MARRY CHIMPS "It is not unusual for a couple to think that since they enjoy each other's company so much, they must be in love. Well, you can have a hilariously good time…
UNWED MOTHERS Analysts say the increase in out-of-wedlock births result in part from the greater social acceptance of single motherhood. But other studies cite more dismaying factors: the high divorce rate and a shortage of…
Pastor Curry Pikkaart of Bethany Reformed Church sent in a bunch of Short Shots. Some of these are appropriate advice for those seeking marital bliss. Love cures people - both those who give it and…
ONGOING PROPHECY A skeptical American dropped in a coin and out of the speaker of this inventive Japanese device came the following announcement: "You are an American. You are 5'10" tall. You weigh 150 pounds…
A CURE FOR SPLITTING HEADACHES Another new mixture: a combination of aspirin and glue, for people with splitting headaches.
Rewards/Justice/Attitude/Disappointment Values/Worldliness/Priorities/Honesty: MONEY BAGS On his way to school one day a young man found two canvas sacks lying in the street. When he looked inside, he was amazed to see that the sacks were…
GOD WOULD NOT DO THAT TO ME! Barbara Karachalios wrote that her newborn daughter developed some minor medical problems and the worst case of colic on record. As a result, the infant slept very little…
MY GET UP AND GO HAS GOT UP AND WENT How do I know that my youth's all spent? Well, my get up and go has got up and went. But in spite of it…
THE ORIGIN OF DEVILED HAM Religion teacher: "This Bible story tells how Jesus cast out demons from a possessed man and sent them into a herd of pigs. "Student: "Is that how we got deviled…
