Relationships & Family

Homes, Sweet Homes

jbloustein — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:29:25 -0600

That December morning I woke up not feeling like myself.

I had just graduated from college, had married the man of my dreams—Jason—and now we were living in the big city of Chicago. I should have been unbelievably happy.

But when I heard the Christmas music coming from the clock radio and looked out the window of our basement apartment, I saw only one pathetic snowflake. I was homesick.

The Boy with the Golden Hair

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:11:13 -0500

I groped out of bed at 11:00 a.m. that Thanksgiving morning without a thankful throb in my heart. Sunlight hung in the bedroom in shafts of cold yellow. I slumped against the window by the bed and frowned at a group of boys playing a noisy game of baseball in a vacant lot behind our apartment.

Jilted Bride Uses Wedding Resources to Lift Others' Spirits

batch — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:05:08 -0600

When some are in the face of personal turmoil, it can be easy to shut the world out and dwell on misery, but Teanne Harris did something that is inspiring people across the country.

The New York Daily News reports that Harris was gearing up for her wedding over the Halloween weekend only to have her fiancé get cold feet and cancel at the last minute. On top of this, Harris found out that it was too late to refund her deposit for the catering hall for her reception.

Making It Real

mcherkezian — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:44:11 -0600

I scanned the ingredient list and panicked. “Chicken broth?” I gripped the handle of the shopping cart as I navigated the aisles of the neighborhood grocery store in New York City.

It was 1969. I was a young newlywed, and I didn’t know the first thing about preparing a meal. Frustrated, I crept back to our little apartment in the married-students dorm at the seminary where Merle, my husband, was a grad student. Where do I start?

Our Italian Adventure

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:57:00 -0500

I missed my new husband, Anthony, terribly. Not that I didn't love studying abroad in the southern Italian city of Lecce that summer. But it had been a month —the longest we'd been apart since our wedding a year before. I couldn't wait for him to visit. I wanted to share all I'd seen.

UK's Oldest Newlyweds Prove Love Knows No Age

batch — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:05:10 -0500

A British couple with a combined age of 181 have become the country's oldest pair to tie the knot, proving that when it comes to falling in love, a positive attitude and a youthful spirit are more important than a number.

When Les Atwell and Sheila Walsh finally tied the knot, they broke a national record as well as sealing their commitment to each other.

Pasta Amore

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:29:00 -0500

All I have to do is tell people my husband, Giorgio, is from Italy, and they get this glint in their eyes and say, "How romantic!" It's true! But being married to someone who comes from a country known for romance, opera, art—and great food—also has its pressures.

Couple Marries After Finding Lost Love Letter

batch — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:05:10 -0500

A British man and a Spanish woman rediscovered their romance and tied the knot, after a lost love letter had kept them apart for more than 10 years.

Carmen Ruiz-Perez was a foreign student in her 20s visiting the UK when she fell in love with Steve Smith 17 years ago.

They dated for a year and got engaged, but circumstances eventually drove the pair apart—that is, until Ruiz-Perez's mother renovated her fireplace.

"Do You Take this Man...?"

jbloustein — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:44:13 -0500

“Well, this is it,” my fiancé, Jesse, said, walking me to my door at the Catskill Mountains resort where we would get married under a tent in less than 48 hours. “Our big weekend. And even brides as pretty as you need their beauty sleep.”

“I just hope nothing goes wrong,” I said. “The food, the wine, the flowers—”

“Don’t worry,” Jesse assured me. “Just have fun.”

Man Finds Lost Wedding Ring After 16-Month Quest

batch — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:05:22 -0500

New Zealand ecologist Aleki Taumoepeau had only been married for three months when he lost his wedding ring somewhere on the sea floor, under 10 feet of water.

Taumoepeau was in Wellington to investigate invasive plants when he felt the ring slip off his finger and into the water of the harbor.