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Relationship Advice

Relationship advice for engaged couples and newlyweds, because ultimately a wedding is all about your relationship with your partner. If you’re looking for more relationship advice, be sure to check out our sister site Offbeat Home & Life. (It’s like us but for the rest of life — including post-wedding relationship advice!)

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Offbeat Bride’s collaborative recommended reading list for books about marriage and relationships

This entire website exists because Ariel wrote a helpful book on weddings. But beyond helpful books on weddings, what about helpful books on MARRIAGE?

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How buying a new car with my partner triggered cold feet

I never would have expected that my first bout of chilly feet would be triggered by a beautiful new car. I know cold feet can mean many things, and has an alarming sound to it. So let me define my version of it.

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4 tips for a happy long-distance engagement

Any person who’s ever been in a long-distance relationship can tell you how much it sucks. But I’ve also learned some things which might be helpful to any couple forced apart for a while. Here are four tips for a happy long-distance engagement.

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You might want pre-marital counseling (even if you think you don’t)

When I got engaged, I wondered how I would balance the excitement of planning the magical party with the importance and gravity of beginning a lifelong commitment. Going into couples counseling, even for just our brief stint, has been a very grounding way to hold this intention.