tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post8623915398311413497..comments2023-04-05T10:11:31.287-06:00Comments on a ruffled life: Love advice from a 3.5-year-wed Alixandra Lewis Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105639598378988228noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-57185787422929129772013-02-11T16:49:38.735-07:002013-02-11T16:49:38.735-07:00Tasha...that is such a good idea! I feel like if I...Tasha...that is such a good idea! I feel like if I picked my battles more, Clint would listen up when I was really mad. Great advice! Alixandra Lewis Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105639598378988228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-36136730001113496842013-02-11T16:48:33.674-07:002013-02-11T16:48:33.674-07:00Deborah! Yes marriage is a lot of work! But so wor...Deborah! Yes marriage is a lot of work! But so worth it!Alixandra Lewis Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105639598378988228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-18418928079517101822013-02-11T16:47:55.228-07:002013-02-11T16:47:55.228-07:00Sweet Grandma! Glad we got it all figured out!Sweet Grandma! Glad we got it all figured out!Alixandra Lewis Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105639598378988228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-3685603447959247802013-02-11T15:39:24.084-07:002013-02-11T15:39:24.084-07:00I made a New Year's resolution not to nag, and...I made a New Year's resolution not to nag, and to have a nice tone of voice ALL THE TIME. The tone of my home, has completely changed. Not that I don't get completely frustrated, but they deal with my concerns differently, because they KNOW I'm upset when I come to them and say "Guys, I'm upset".<br />I think I'll buy this book.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180896203244954328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-26967530151124637682013-02-10T17:46:05.902-07:002013-02-10T17:46:05.902-07:00So cute! Love the tips. We all can work on them, n...So cute! Love the tips. We all can work on them, no matter how long we've been married. I'm going on 13 years this year and I still have lots of work to do...Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792448466341077263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-63536147292610652822013-02-09T17:39:13.052-07:002013-02-09T17:39:13.052-07:002. Laugh if you can, for me anyway is the best adv...2. Laugh if you can, for me anyway is the best advice ever! Not just in marriage, but in life! Some may think I'm looney, (what's funny about that?) but that lifetime habit is firmly fixed. If I couldn't laugh, I'd cry and who wants that?<br />13. Bitch to his mother, not yours...needs a sub: <br />Become a close friend and confidant of his/her mother. <br />Otherwise this might not work. I did that once and she didn't speak to me for two years! <br />It was nice. (insert chuckle)<br />And BTW, Hi! It worked! Thanks!<br />Love you a bunch <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373545547570187085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-69944841832181409822013-02-09T08:01:28.457-07:002013-02-09T08:01:28.457-07:00Courtney...So true! I graduated in Psychology and ...Courtney...So true! I graduated in Psychology and we discussed the divorce rate of married couples who lived together prior to marriage vs married couples who did not, and the former had much higher divorce rates. It seems silly to many to not "try out" living together before marriage, but it seems like for many people, not living together before marriage actually lends to the marital success in some way!Alixandra Lewis Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105639598378988228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-62498520309922323602013-02-09T07:56:18.520-07:002013-02-09T07:56:18.520-07:00Hollee you bet! Thanks for reading along!Hollee you bet! Thanks for reading along!Alixandra Lewis Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105639598378988228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-62066064566979512862013-02-08T19:10:48.426-07:002013-02-08T19:10:48.426-07:00I think #10 is HUGE. Even though a lot of people t...I think #10 is HUGE. Even though a lot of people think I'm old-fashioned/prudish for saying so (even though it has nothing to do with sex!), I always say it's better NOT to live together before you get married - because once you're married, there's no backing out, so you learn to make it work. Before that, things that shouldn't be deal-breakers can turn into them because you still have that temporary mindset of "just dating". Just my opinion, of course, but I think that telling yourself "This is forever" can help you get your priorities in order. Thanks for your post!courtney - larking.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08226125721814127732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633738670636637369.post-69034754757150634392013-02-08T17:58:12.487-07:002013-02-08T17:58:12.487-07:00wow! Awesome post- I probably need to pick read up...wow! Awesome post- I probably need to pick read up on this article! Good stuff and thanks for posting even though you don't feel like an authority! 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