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Engaged Couples and Expectations

Talking about what each of you expects can set you up for success.

Are you headed down the aisle soon? If you are, whether this is your first marriage or not, you probably have some thoughts rolling around in your brain in terms of what you expect from your soon-to-be spouse. Don’t worry, you aren’t alone.Almost everyone comes to marriage with some pretty specific ideas about how things will be, whether they realize it or not.

3 Ways to Help Your Kids Launch

Letting go can be hard, but you can prepare them for success.

I remember it like it was yesterday. She bopped up to the front door of her new school in pigtails, all ready for her first day of kindergarten. After giving her a big hug, I walked back to the car with leaky eyes, feeling all the feels. I was excited for our daughter’s new adventure, but I knew the page had turned and things would be different from that point forward.

Boys and Porn

In Dr. Phil Zimbardo’s TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talk about the demise of guys, he states that boys are flaming out academically and wiping out socially with girls and sexually with women. In response to Zimbardo’s talk, Dr. Gary Wilson explains why guys are flaming out and what we can do about it. He…