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If you are married, you wear a ring to show that you are not available or looking. If you are engaged, you wear a ring to show that you are not available or looking. If you weren’t engaged or married, you were available and looking. There were no “relationships.” Unfortunately, things are a little moreContinue reading “Not-Engaged Rings”

Men — OK, men over 40 — are always thinking about the Roman Empire. This is because: Men are the builders of civilization. Why is it that, for 500 years after the Renaissance, college education consisted of: Learning Greek and Latin Reading big books in the original Greek and Latin ??? Books like the historiesContinue reading “Men Are Always Thinking About The Roman Empire”

A wedding engagement is a big deal. We often mark this event with a ring. But, do we really need to make DeBeers wealthy by buying diamond rings? DeBeers created this tradition with the power of advertising, in the 1930s. After all, the appeal of diamonds is, in part, that the girl can go cashContinue reading “Stop Buying Diamonds”

This woman doesn’t say that she was a virgin at marriage but … what do you think? Men: This is what you want.

Unfortunately, young men are often not taught how to keep house properly. They tend to be very messy. Often, men pass Age 30 without learning to keep house at a decent standard. This is stupid. Housekeeping is not that hard. Learn how to do it, and do it right. Then, go off and do somethingContinue reading “Basic Housekeeping For Men”

Louisiana’s “Covenant Marriage” law allows couples to marry based on a separate legal code aside from no-fault divorce. Here it is straight from the law books:

The laws are starting to change. In Tennessee, DNA testing of paternity is now mandatory for child-support cases.

Things are changing. After scoring a victory with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, conservatives are setting their sights at overturning no-fault divorce laws. At-fault divorce laws, prior to 1970 and stretching centuries previous, looked something like this: A married couple could divorce under mutually-agreed conditions. If there was no mutual agreement, then the caseContinue reading “Conservatives Take Aim At No-Fault Divorce Laws”

The present child support system dates from 1975. It has given rise to the “child support model of marriage,” where a husband and father is no longer necessary — just his money. Maybe we should just get rid of it. Whoever has custody of the child has to take care of it. This would certainlyContinue reading “Mostly Eliminating Child Support”

I sure am writing a lot this morning. Here we draw inspiration again from the Transformed Wife, Lori Alexander, who always has something interesting to talk about. Here, she talks about the former wife of Joshua Harris, the “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” guy. Shannon Harris talks about her experience in the Christian Church, the AdamContinue reading “Adam and Eve”