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Expectations in Marriage: The Real Reason Y’all Can’t Stop Arguing
I figured my husband would know to let me sleep in on Saturdays. I mean, he sees me wake up early for work ALL week and darn it, Saturdays are for taking it slow right? Everyone should know that! Why does he keep nagging at me about “getting a head-start on the weekend” You see, I grew up in a…
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The Most Common (& WRONG) Assumptions About Marrying a Doctor
A few months ago, we visited our parents and my mother was telling us about some new medical information she had read about. My dad immediately responded by saying “you’re telling the wrong people, they know that already”. We did NOT in fact know about it. It amused me because it’s something that happens often- people making assumptions about what…
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Marriage Toolbox: 5 Essential Apps For Marriage Management
I once heard a minister say that it takes 30 years to finally become of one mind with your spouse. I’m not sure where he got that statistic from but that is a LONG time. When my husband and I first started building our life together, there was a steep learning curve. Read: “Newlywed Marriage Advice: 6 Hard Lessons From…
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5 Creative Ways To Bond When Married or Dating a Doctor in Residency
As revealed in “7 Things That’ll Shock You When Married to a Resident”, life with a medical resident can change drastically from month to month. Some months, you live a normal-ish life with a normal-ish schedule. Other months, it may feel like you never see your partner at all! If you let it, a medical residency can take a very…
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Food-Related Romantic Gestures That Make My Husband Melt
Gary Chapman’s book talks about 5 Love Languages but dare I say that there is a sixth? At least in my house and that’s food. As much as my hubby won’t admit it, he has a love-love relationship with food and some of the most romantic gestures that I can do to make him feel loved have to do with…
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65 Funny Quotes About Marriage That Every Couple Will Understand
This post is a list of funny quotes about marriage. Have you ever heard that a couple who LAUGHS TOGETHER stays together? Turns out that laughter is more important in a relationship than we all thought. According to this study, the presence of laughter indicates a healthy relationship. With that knowledge, these funny quotes about marriage are basically my forever…
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Revealing… Our Couples Bucket List (In Honor of Our 2 Year Anniversary)
It’s our two year anniversary week! Go us! I’m so grateful for this milestone. Marriage is beautiful AND hard. I’m thankful to God, my hubby and our communities and support systems for getting us here. (I thank me too!) We’ve decided to celebrate another year in the bag by starting a new tradition. Some background first… 2 concepts that we…
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Married to a Doctor: 7 Things That’ll Shock You When Married to a Resident
As you may have read from my About Page, my husband and I moved to the Midwest so that he could complete his medical training. We are currently halfway through his residency and are so thankful for this opportunity. We don’t take it for granted. That being said, being a resident physician is extremely taxing and requires YEARS of sacrifice.…
