It Takes a Village to Keep a Marriage

July 6, 2012 in Family, Friendship, Marriage, People, Relationships, Society, Stories, Wedding

I recently read this post from one of our regular contributors, Karen, on the sacred nature of marriage. I was yelling at my computer screen “Yes Yes Yes!!” Marriage* is sacred! Marriage is important!! When a marriage breaks down it is a tragedy, no matter the circumstances. No matter who did what, when, it is still a tragedy. We all know I don’t believe in staying married when you don’t want to be, and I’m not saying marriages should never break down, but when they do it’s still sad! That said, the part that stood out to me most about [...]

My Great Big Fat Stupid (Dream) Wedding

June 28, 2012 in Marriage, Style, Wedding

OK – Let me clarify one thing. My partner R and I have no plans to get married. And even if we did, it wouldn’t by anything like this…there is no way that R would ever agree to anything like the wedding I have in my head. We’d probably just go to a Registry Office with a couple of witnesses. Something simple. That’s the weird thing. I don’t like weddings. They bore me to tears. I hate the self-indulgence, I hate the superficiality, I hate the expense.  But despite all this, I still can’t shake the images of this Great Big Fat Stupid [...]