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Surviving the distance
I got an email from someone who asked me how Scott and I managed to last after being apart for so long. She had always heard that long distance relationships didn’t work. What was our secret? I...
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A small part of me died today
With the news of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s engagement plastered all over the papers, social networks, television, etc, I can say with almost 100% certainty* that my dream of marrying Wills is...
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If I were Kate Middleton
Tomorrow’s royal wedding is getting a lot of press coverage in England but not nearly as much as it is in the US. Being an American, I’m not surprised. I know how much we like to speculate endlessly...
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5
Five years. Where did they go? Insert photos of all the trips we took. Insert Christmas cards. Insert bank statements, a mortgage. Insert new cars, new jobs, new haircuts, new houses, new passports....
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Game plan
Even before we got married, we talked timelines. I’m a planner. If I knew Excel better, I’d use it more. Not necessarily for budgets but for lists and schedules and lots of other things Excel isn’t...
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A wintry interlude
We’re sick of photos and status updates about the snow. It wasn’t that much. But it was pretty, wasn’t it? Especially as it was falling on Saturday night, while everyone (including me) was holed up in...
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Just call me Thanks
After the deluge of orders on Valentine’s Day, the workers at the florist shop had the template down pat.
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This heart’s fond enough
Scott is in the US this week on business and I’m irked. How dare he go to my country without me! He told me in an email he was going to wander over to the shopping mall across from his hotel. But you...
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25 questions to ask your significant other
On Pinterest, I keep seeing these lists of questions to ask your spouse. The questions are meant to help you strengthen your relationship. The questions range from, “How can I better show my...
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Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers and some people don’t like it
…and other lessons I learn before 8:30 am. In an affluent neighborhood of London with absolutely zero fast food or greasy spoon options, I waited in line at a small deli for the fifth best hangover...
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He’s totally into me
He’s Just Not That Into You was playing in the background while we both busied ourselves on our phones and tablets. (We keep saying we are going to impose a screen time rule but not yet, let me just...
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Love on an even keel
Having been in a long distance relationship for seven years and now having lived with that person for an additional seven years, I think I’m at least a little bit qualified to talk about the transition...
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Notice: Do not leave wife unattended
“Did you buy me anything?” I asked. We were having a video chat–just like the old days. Except in the old days the camera used to freeze because the dial-up connection just couldn’t take it and our...
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Fine: the conversation killer
We say we are fine when we aren’t. We say it’s fine when it’s not. It’s a cover-up, an excuse, the easy way out. The word “fine” helps us dodge conversations, it allows us to carry a grudge for longer,...
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Startups and mergers: marriage as a business
As I scrolled through my Twitter feed last week, I noticed this tweet: “get married in your 20s, your marriage will be a startup: get married in your 30s, it is more like a merger” interesting...
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Bona fide
“It was easier back in my day,” my grandma said, “because you just married a boy from your town or the next town over.” The world was smaller back then. You didn’t expect to find more further away,...
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Trailing spouse
Earlier this year, I was battling a terrible eye infection brought on by a combination of allergies, travel and January in general. As I was waiting for test results, the doctor and I made small talk....
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Tree of life
My friend’s daughter ran over to our Christmas tree and surveyed the ornaments. Matter-of-factly in the way that only five year olds can, she commented, “It’s not very Christmassy.” I laughed, “Well,...
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One more hug
Dear Holly, My name is Caitlin. I was sitting near you on the flight back from DC this past Saturday. I didn’t see you at first. From where I was, it didn’t look like anyone was sitting in your seat. I...
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High hopes and highways
It was a last-minute sort of trip. The kind you book because you have expiring airline miles, an extra vacation day thanks to a public holiday, and a desperate need to escape the rain. We flew to LA...
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