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Two people are married. They divorce and each marry other people. Those marriages then end in divorce. Can the original couple marry again? I thought I read somewhere that doing so was an abomination, but when I looked for it in the online searchable Bible, I could not find it. Any thoughts?

Even today, most women who work full time outside the home still do the majority of the housework and caring for the children. While men are becoming more involved, women still do most of the work. When a woman is working full time outside the home and the husband isn't, then, imo, he should...

I rarely post blogs or things like this, but I found this one rather interesting because of our use of the term "alpha male". http://www.rd.com/advice/relationships/alpha-male-wolves/#.WKU7avM-csk.facebook The article discusses wolves, and how we understand the "alpha male" to be one of...

Okay, it was bound to happen. It had to come out sooner or later here and on the marriage board. IDay and I are separated. I have tried to be very amicable and do what is "right" before God. But in this, there are questions about what exactly is "right." It is right to be merciful, to have...

BFine posted this article on the advice forum: http://fusion.net/story/208198/phubbing-is-ruining-american-relationships/ I thought it might be worth it to post this on the marriage forum for discussion (and not necessarily advice). One thing that stood out for me is this: "The one thing that...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent. Do you celebrate Lent? Why or why not? How do you celebrate it? Formal? Informal? Individually? As a family? Did you know this? I didn't, but I thought it was interesting. I personally like the idea of a 40-hour fast in lieu of 6 weeks, although...

I am getting my Christmas gift early tomorrow - a puppy named Willie. He's 4 months old. Would love some tips on training - especially so Willie does not become a barker, biter, chewer or runner. Does anyone have any advice on getting and training a puppy?

My parents have been divorced for a long time. Dad was on his own for a year, and during that year he started to build a genuine relationship with me, and for the first time in my life I felt like I was finally getting to know him. Then he started dating a bimbo. That was a year-long fling that...

I live in a strata where all property is shared except our private patios. This is where I have my little "garden." I've never grown a garden before, but decided to try the year before last. I was very successful with tasty tomatoes and chives. Since that was so successful, I decided that in...

She is a dear, beautiful woman and she loves Jesus. She has a very hard time handling stress, and she has a lot of it right now. Her husband has progressive MS, and two years in a row he's had relapse and spent months in the hospital. He is in a convalescent care facility now in a nearby town...

Here are 19 signs you've made it in your marriage. Do any apply to your marriage? http://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/relationships/19-signs-youve-made-it-in-your-marriage/ar-BBkcAa6?ocid=iehp A lot of them are great, but I kinda like #19.... even though we've both put on weight, we still find...

This woman decided to live like a '50's housewife for a week. It's an interesting experiment. The results? Makes me wonder.... how many men really want to go back to that kind of time? What would it really do to your marriage, your self-esteem, your sense of unity, your social value? Would you...

We live in a townhouse complex where there are quite a few children - their playground is only steps away from our door. The doors are organized into pairs, and each pair is in a little nook. Our patios are separated only by the sidewalk that goes into our nook. Until now, we've had great...

This is not a thread where I expect any discussion, although it's welcome. I wanted to give you this as a happy valentine's day thought: It's from this article: How Real People Make Shades of Real Love | A Holy Experience Do you have any Valentine's thoughts or quotes to share?

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/death-docket-supreme-court-rules-today-doctor-assisted-093009610.html The ban on assisted death violates human rights according to the Supreme Court of Canada. The "right to life is not a duty to live." According to studies done in the Netherlands, only a small...

Warning - if you read the entire link, it's full of information you might find explicit. I only want to invite discussion on a small part. The article tracked Google searches, parts of phrases, to see the most popular finishes to those phrases. For example, one search was "my boyfriend ____."...

While most of us might like to think we know what Jesus might do in a given situation, I wonder if maybe we can learn some wisdom from the son in this short story: WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? Do You Really Want to Know? | Mick Mooney It's easy to be a religious Pharisee, thinking we would know...

The full article: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/science-says-couples-one-habit-135700431.html The research involved participants keeping a journal. Although it is not mentioned in the article, I wonder if keeping a journal itself was part of the bottom line - that is, reflecting on and...

They say that your relationship with your opposite-sex parent is a significant predictor of the kinds of dynamics you bring into your marriage. Ladies, how does your husband / relationship with your husband correlate with your father / relationship with your father (during your growing up...

As much as I don't like most blogs, and posting two is incredibly unusual for me, I found this, and absolutely have to comment that I thank God my husband is boring! The Real Truth About 'Boring' Men -- and the Women Who Live With Them-Ann Voskamp Let's hear it for boring husbands! :clap: