Tag: relationshipmatters

Smart Phone Widows
March 5, 2017Are you creating a widow? RICHARD: I first ran into the term “Sports Widows” a few years ago in a book. It said that some wives become “sports widows” at home because their husbands would be so glued to football/baseball games on TV that deep, intimate conversation with them & the family became rare. It […]
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Are You Top Priority?
February 21, 2017RICHARD: In a cab, I asked a young, single, female officemate a THEORETICAL question, “If your house was on fire, and you had time to save only one person, who would it be—your spouse or your child?” As most Filipinas do, she answered, “Of course, my child.” So I turned the tables around. […]
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I’ve Stopped Wishing For A Perfect Relationship
February 18, 2017MARICAR: I’ve stopped wishing for a perfect relationship. In the 1st month of our marriage, Richard and I had a fight so bad that we had to call in two of our mentors to referee us and help solve our conflict! Richard and I really appreciate Jayson and Kat for helping us And throughout […]
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Leave and Cleave 4: Does it DESTROY family relationships?
February 26, 2017RICHARD: I’ll never forget the day in 2010 when Ice came to my door with his big, black guitar. “Richard, can I leave this with you in return for borrowing P10,000 to find a place for me and Kat?” My friend Ice spent ALL HIS LIFE-SAVINGS(that time) on fixing their(he and his fiance […]
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Leave and Cleave 3: Sometimes the Biggest Block to Leave is the Parents
January 31, 2017RICHARD: I think a guy being very close to his entire family is a GOOD thing:) But if you(girl) are marrying him soon, then some boundaries might have to be set. Sometimes the BIGGEST BLOCK to God’s PERFECT PLANS for the child is the PARENTS. Yes, the parents:( This is NOT to say parents are […]
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