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Realities Of Being Stuck In The ‘Not Ready To Get Married’ Culture

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In every age, people say and believe things that aren’t true but somehow become accepted as “conventional wisdom.”

[A provocative post by Dennis Prager]

The statement “I’m not ready to get married” is a current example. Said by more and more Americans between the ages of 21 and 40 (and some who are older than that), it usually qualifies as both meaningless and untrue. And it is one reason a smaller percentage of Americans are marrying than ever before.

So, here’s a truth that young Americans need to hear:

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Is He A Really, Really, Really Good Man?

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I share this important Good Man post by Melissa Edgington (with her permission) because we, as women, must learn better how to feed ourselves rather than waiting for someone (a husband) to feed us.

I am constantly seeing different posts on Facebook about the kind of man we ought to marry or the kind we ought to wait for or the kind we deserve.

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Are Our Men Really At Home? Some Definitely Are. But Some Of Them Are Not

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Men. A thought-provoking guest post about them by Rebekah Neal:

In his beautiful, rich book, A Promise Kept, the late Robertson McQuilkin recounts a humorous but poignant story. (You can read more about Robertson McQuilkin here.)

McQuilkin was caring for his wife Muriel in their home. He had resigned as President of Colombia Bible College in order to be her full-time caregiver, a conviction which he believed the Lord had personally placed upon his heart.

Muriel had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at a comparably young age and would often have accidents as her disease progressed and her memory worsened. She came to the point where she could not control her bodily functions and went to the bathroom on the floor….

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The Deceptive Fantasy of the Childfree Life: How We Were Duped Into Limiting Our Families

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Making a lifestyle of selfishness look glamorous and fulfilling is warped, especially when it is not true.

The attention-grabbing Time magazine cover entitled The Childfree Life: When Having It All Means Not Having Children shows an apparently happy and carefree couple lounging on a beach.

Given the presumptuous title, my initial thought was, ‘Really! It is not all that simple!’…

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Why Fifty Shades Of Grey (Or Any Other Degrading Movie) Will Kill You

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As a Christian woman and mother who believes that women should be treasured and honored, I just don’t understand the Fifty Shades of Grey madness. Something is deeply wrong with a culture that while glamorizing sexual abuse, uses the word ‘bondage’ to describe the willingness of a wife to come under loving leadership of her husband.

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The Absolute Best Gift For Any Husband: The Challenge

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(photo credit: Kristi Michelle Photography)

From the time I awoke that morning, I knew my focus was off.

The ‘Liar’s Committee’ in my head was reminding me of past hurts, little perceived snubs, the mundane routine, fewer dates, that particular warmth that was missing, and it overwhelmed anything good that was out there.

I had doubts about my salvation (how could I really feel these things if I loved Jesus?), doubts about my marriage relationship, doubts about my parenting, missing my mother…doubts, doubts, doubts.

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