Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.
That’s how relationship and personal growth expert Dr. Barbara De Angelis describes marriage: a union that must be nurtured through constant tending.
Easier said than done…especially if you’re a parent.
For many of us, finding that special someone began so innocently — easy-breezy laughter and silliness, long talks and longer walks, holding hands and candlelit dinners. Love comes easily and follows a natural progression in our daydreams: a fabulous wedding, an enviable marriage, perfect children, and growing old together rocking on the porch. But for so many in this country, those picket fence images all too often fade into divorce. The estimate for first marriages ending in divorce currently sits between 40% and 50%. Divorce happens for myriad reasons, but for a lot of couples the unexpected stress of having children is a big one.
About:
Karen Grinstead is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Parent:Wise, The Charlotte Observer, Parent Teacher Magazine, Properties Magazine, and local NBC-affiliated television newscasts across the country. She and her family live in Leander.