We live in a day and age when we can find a book, blog, or YouTube video to help us with almost any problem. It's amazing how many tools are available to boost the chances of marital success. Interestingly, there is also more divorce now than there was before all the help was available. Our culture has taken a definite turn for the worse in regards to commitment and simply sticking it out when the going gets tough. In our grandparents' day, a person got a job with a company, kept it for more than thirty years, retired, and the company took care of him or her with a pension. This wasn't … [Read more...]
Waffles and Spaghetti in the Bedroom (Book Review, Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti, Part 2)
Bill and Pam Farrel don’t mince words when it comes to the area of sexuality in marriage. Honestly, I applaud them for it. So many of us are so shy and standoffish about the topic, but singles need to know what a good married sex life looks like and how to cultivate one in their future marriage. The Farrels don’t, by any means, get crude or too personal, but they are up front about the beauty, excitement, and necessity of good married sex. Maybe you’ll blush and maybe you won’t, but I think you’ll enjoy their chapter Waffles and Spaghetti in the Bedroom. ~smile, blush~ Waffle Sex Last time, … [Read more...]
What Do Waffles and Spaghetti have to do with Relationships? (Book Review, Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti, Part 1)
When I worked as an academic advisor at Liberty University, I remember an eager young man trying to explain to a young lady why she was like spaghetti. I think she responded with something profound like, “I don’t even like spaghetti.” It appeared as though he had either read Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti or he was at least familiar with the concept. His young lady friend, on the other hand, didn’t see any resemblance between herself and a pasta dish – and, in fact, sounded a bit offended by such a comparison. Breakfast or Dinner? At first, the idea that men are like a tasty … [Read more...]