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married life

How to fight post-wedding blues: set some goals

How to fight post-wedding blues: set some goals

Our wedding was perfect, but now that it’s long gone, I can’t figure out what to do with myself. Am I crazy? Am I pathetic? Help?

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Top 5 reasons hyphenated names are awesome

Offbeat intern, Becca, and her sister brainstormed why their hyphenated last name kicks ass. Here’s our top five reasons!

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How to have a sweet Valentine’s Day without chocolate

I have a shocking revelation: I don’t like chocolate. Perhaps this has led to my barf-reflex when it comes to the whole lovey-dovey Vakentine’s Day thang. So my husband do it up, Offbeat style.

Wedding Day Mistake

How a little wedding day mistake helped strengthen my marriage

Tribe member Amber has a little dose of good therapy for us. Here’s the story of how she turned to yoga and her Buddhist teachings to help her get over a wedding day screw up.

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It’s not about the mayonnaise: stop using tired tropes when complaining about your partner

Have you ever bitched about your partner being stupid? It’s time to flip the script on complaint cliches.

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Question: “So how’s it feel being married?” Answer: The same as before, but now it’s in 3D

Yesterday was hubby’s and my 7th month anniversary. (If we kept track of those things. It usually ends up, “Hey! It was our monthiversary yesterday!” “Yay us!”) I got a chance to reflect on marriageness as opposed to weddingness. Which is good because we’re constantly asked by people “So how’s it feel being married?” and while our standard answer is “Pretty much the same, but with jewelry”, that isn’t quite right.