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The Mistakes I Make In My Marriage

Oct 202011

Gretchen Rubin of the Happiness Project recently posted the 5 Mistakes she continues to make in her marriage. I was so inspired by her post (as I am by anything Gretchen writes) that I have decided to make my own list. Oh, Lordy, the mistakes that get made by moi. Mea Culpa! Here goes nuthin’. [...]

October 20, 2011 Posted by Suzanne on October 20, 2011 2 Responses »

Dirndls Make You Look Kinda Fat and Other Wisdom

Oct 062011

If you follow Late Bloomer Bride on Facebook (and I hope you do!), you may have answerd our poll on when it’s okay to ask a man for his opinion on what to wear. Most respondents voted for “only when I ask him,” though “he can have a say; doesn’t mean you have to take it” [...]

October 6, 2011 Posted by Suzanne on October 6, 2011 3 Responses »

Of Security Cameras and Communication

Aug 122011

Just when I thought Husband’s and my communication couldn’t get any wierder, enter our security camera. When Husband and I found our dream property (and by the grace of God managed to buy it), the first thing he did was set up four security cameras. Three face outward and one faces into the main part [...]

August 12, 2011 Posted by Suzanne on August 12, 2011 3 Responses »

Compromise For the First-Time, “Over Age 40” Marriage

Feb 162011

As part of our series this week on characteristics that make an older, first-time bride different from someone who married for the first time much younger, let’s start with the dreaded “c” word. Compromise. All marriages require a level of give and take. But, we Late Bloomer Brides sometimes have trouble with this one. For [...]

February 16, 2011 Posted by Suzanne on February 16, 2011 3 Responses »

What Not to Blog About Regarding Your Relationship

Jan 052011

I struggle with this one. A lot. If you knew the things I chose not to write about, it could fill a library. For the record, Husband could probably say the same even though he doesn’t have a blog. Everyday something happens that I think, hmmm, if I blogged about that it could be really [...]

January 5, 2011 Posted by Suzanne on January 5, 2011 1 Response »