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Changing Your First Name After Marriage
If your parents gave you an atrocity of giving you an embarrassing birth name like Pantyhose, Sue (if you are a boy), or even Talula Does The Hula In Hawaii, you felt the need of changing your name to avoid further anxiety and discomfort. In California, name changes are not that complicated. Some people would simply pick a new name then ask agencies like Social Security or the DMV to change your... [Read More]
How to Change Your Name in California
Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. So goes a Japanese proverb. We all like to leave a good name behind. Perhaps this is why some people opt to have their names changed to something they feel is worth leaving behind. Perhaps.In California, having your name changed is not a very complicated process. However, experts recommend that you have your name changed using cou... [Read More]
Do Birds of the Same Feather Flock Together?
We are taught in our Physics class that, in the law of magnetic poles, like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract each other. Does it hold true in marriage? Do we tend to go for romantic partners that are opposite to us? Or do birds of the same feather are more likely to experience marital bliss?In a comprehensive study undertaken on these questions, University of Iowa researchers find t... [Read More]
How to Plan Finances After Marriage
Financial issues are a touchy subject for couples, but that doesn't mean that these issues should be neglected. In fact, money matters should be resolved early on in the relationship to avoid conflicts in the future. You have to be open and honest with your partner about finances especially if you intend to have a lasting relationship with him or her. Planning finances as a couple is an option for... [Read More]
Time Management for Newlyweds
Some newlyweds get tempted into missing their singlehood, especially during the time when they can do whatever they want, whenever they want. With their married life, they also need to devote their time with their spouse, but sometimes they end up giving too much time to the point that they have forgotten about themselves.Determining how to divide time between one's self and the married spou... [Read More]
How Couple Handle Religious Differences
A marriage is a contract between two people to live as one and under one home. At most times, the couple may have their own similarities as well as differences. Sometimes it is the differences that can get in the way of a happy marriage. One of the more serious differences that a couple may face would be that of religion. There are some couples who have agreed to get married despite their differen... [Read More]
Dealing With The In-Laws
Most couples may think that marriage would just concern two people- the husband and the wife. But most of the time, this is not the usual case. Every marriage has a lot of things to deal with, and sometimes it can come from outside of it. This is usually the case when married couples have to deal with the in-laws. When couples marry, they have to bear in mind that they also have relatives on... [Read More]
Surviving the First Year of Marriage
They say that the bliss of getting married as husband and wife usually fades once the bills have arrived. The first year of marriage is usually the hardest because of the stresses involved, but it can be eased by investing time and resources into the relationship. If you believe in having a healthy marriage, consider these tips.Love each other's differences Once you and your spouse begin to live t... [Read More]
How to Discuss Having a Baby
You and your spouse have embarked on a new chapter of your lives: being married to each other. After feeling the highs of matrimony and honeymoon, you begin to feel the pressure from your parents, in-laws, and friends, about getting pregnant. It is best that you follow your gut feeling on whether you feel like you are ready to bear a child.Initiate a discussion Ideally, you should have had a preli... [Read More]
Changing Your Name After Marriage
Traditionally, a woman takes her husband's last name after getting married. It was fact. A non-issue. But now, women have issues about changing their name after they get married. Decades ago, women were expected to be wives and mothers - not career women. Now, more and more women are becoming established in their chosen fields and have their own identity by which they are known and they choose to ... [Read More]