It’s been one months since my wedding. While it feels too early for any solid conclusions about the institution of marriage, there’s one thing I know for sure and that is that dinner is important.

Growing up, I took eating at the table for granted. My mother was a full-time home-maker, not just a typical “stay-at-home mom”, but also the person who ( Read more... )

I sometimes think that marriage is like potatoes. An essential staple in almost every home, practically an institution, marriage can be cooked in a variety of methods. Marriage, like potatoes, can be fried and exhausted, mashed and crushed, grilled and well-done, habitual and seasoned, flavored, tasteless, or simply divine.

Because potatoes are so ( Read more... )

The moment you say “I do” to a man and accept an engagement ring from him is the moment you sign up for a spiritual process of death and rebirth. By consenting to a marriage proposal, you agree to make irreversible life changes, transform your identity, and radically revolutionize both your life and your psyche.

This realization did not immediately ( Read more... )

The moment you say “I do” to a man and accept an engagement ring from him is the moment you sign up for a spiritual process of death and rebirth. By consenting to a marriage proposal, you agree to make irreversible life changes, transform your identity, and radically revolutionize both your life and your psyche.

This realization did not immediately ( Read more... )

1. Make a list of all your accomplishments as a single person.
2. Make a list of all the reasons for marrying your fiancé. Between arguing about flower colors and stressing over money, you’re going to need the reminders.
3. Do something ridiculously romantic with your future husband. Don’t wait for the honeymoon; don’t wait until after you’re married. Now is ( Read more... )

1. Make a list of all your accomplishments as a single person.
2. Make a list of all the reasons for marrying your fiancé. Between arguing about flower colors and stressing over money, you’re going to need the reminders.
3. Do something ridiculously romantic with your future husband. Don’t wait for the honeymoon; don’t wait until after you’re married. Now is ( Read more... )

Six weeks after getting engaged and 3.5 months before my wedding, I realized I’ve been so busy planning a ceremony and a party that I haven’t given a lot of thought to the meaning of being a wife, as opposed to a girlfriend, for example, or even as opposed to a life partner, sharing a home with her man.

So what does being a wife mean to me?

1) ( Read more... )

Six weeks after getting engaged and 3.5 months before my wedding, I realized I’ve been so busy planning a ceremony and a party that I haven’t given a lot of thought to the meaning of being a wife, as opposed to a girlfriend, for example, or even as opposed to a life partner, sharing a home with her man.

So what does being a wife mean to me?

1) ( Read more... )