By Fedde Ypma “After our marriage I had about three years of mourning, because of unmet expectations. It took years to readjust my expectations,” said William, who thought that married life would be heaven on earth. His wife would just do what his mother and …
By Noémie & Loïc Marsh Talking to various friends around our age, we discovered that they usually don’t seek or even appreciate having their parents enter the loop of their own marriage. What provokes the mindset of avoiding our parents when they approach the sphere …
Many of us have been there. One of our children will get married, so what advice is best? It’s reasonable to say that our children have grown up hearing us talk about relationships and marriage, helped us run couples courses and listened to us speak …
By Guy Zeller I still remember when carrying her as a little baby, and now the time had come for me to give her away! Noémie and Loïc started their official relationship just after we left Switzerland to spend a year in Ivory Coast, so we …
by Kenny Jackson In 2012, I started asking audiences of young Christian singles to help me write a definition for the boyfriend/girlfriend dating relationship. My logic was motivated by the notion that to engage in an activity that one is not able to define makes …
An intercultural experience of Peter, an Australian, marrying Mary from Papua New Guinea Peter was working at the University of Papua New Guinea (PNG) when he met Rose, who was visiting friends at the university. “We immediately hit it off and I asked Rose if …
All marriages are arranged. The question is, who is doing the arranging? In a typical Indian marriage, the couple’s union is usually arranged by the parents and family members such as uncles and aunts. India used to practice child marriage, which is now illegal, although …
Couples who are about to get married are not allowed to walk the journey alone. The groom chooses one of his uncles (his mother’s brother) and the girl chooses one of her aunts (father’s sister). Did you know: Couples introduce their prospective spouse to these …
by Samuel & Rachael Warne It’s a time many of us dream about… An anticipation many of us deeply desire… Marriage! Yet, how many of us intentionally put things in place to ensure it becomes and stays the dream we truly long for? We all …