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When I see this dynamic (MILs who are irrationally critical of their kids-in-law) it tends to occur in one of two situations. Either the mom is delusional about how fabulous her own child is, or the opposite is true and she perceives her child through a lens of constant failure - including in...

Absolutely. We were expected to contribute to the upkeep of the house from childhood, and to contribute to household expenses from the time we were teens, but I don't think it's so much that empty nesters are wishing they still had three kids' laundry to do ;) I know for my mom she misses things...

Very good point, though I don't think it's a husband's job to teach his wife about paying bills and calling the repairman. Her parents should have taught her that long before she left home - not least because there's no guarantee she'll even get married, and then who's going to unplug her drains...

Great to have all this input - thanks! Lots of very interesting factors I hadn't considered :) One of the reasons I asked is because my husband and I are in this position; we're both born again but not currently attending church, so these stats scared me a little. But a few of the points raised...

At only 5 years married I'm a relative novice compared to you (!) and I'm sure someone with more experience will be along soon to offer some wisdom, but one thing that springs to mind in the meantime is the possibility of joining him in the evening when he walks the dog? I know with my husband...

Semi-blind post; I've only skimmed through this thread so apologies if I'm repeating a point that's already been made. I lean towards fairly traditional gender roles - my husband and I both work full time at the moment but if we have kids I'll probably cut down my hours become the primary...

I work in maternity and sexual health. My knowledge of TB is a little shaky as we don't come across it a great deal here, but my understanding is that genital / pelvic TB can make it difficult to conceive because of the damage to the fallopian tubes. If conception does take place there is a...

Ah - I'm not tech savvy enough for that sort of thing! ^_^

In the OP's defense, she did say she found out without snooping. When you click in the search bar on Facebook it brings up a list of the people you recently searched for - it's fairly easy to stumble upon someone's recent searches without deliberately looking for them.

One of my friends posted this article on Facebook: http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/29037 The premise (if you can't access the link / don't feel like reading it) is that according to the General Social Survey, "Adherence to conservative religious beliefs without attending church...

AKB I'm so sorry to hear this. I've been in the same situation and it feels horrible. One thing that I read somewhere and found helpful was that alcoholics don't drink alcohol because it quenches their thirst better than water does. (Bear with me, it is relevant!) I know your husband isn't an...

I'm finding it difficult to have a strong opinion on this article purely because what one person might perceive as "phubbing", the other might perceive as totally inoffensive. For example, my husband and I often watch a bit of TV in the evenings. Sometimes we snuggle while we watch, sometimes he...

This is only loosely related, but I was just reading today about this neurological condition... http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160308-the-curse-of-the-people-who-cant-stop-making-puns?ocid=fbfut Sounds like acute problem to have :tearsofjoy:

I can't even imagine what this would feel like. Surely the minute you "applied" it you would realise you'd made a terrible mistake?! Sorry, I didn't mean to pick on you. I'd kind of skimmed through the thread and your post jumped out at me because it's something I hear over and over again -...

Absolutely not. I work in maternity and women's sexual health. Girls (even grown women) come in all the time thinking they can't be pregnant because the guy pulled out, or because their app told them they weren't ovulating at that time, or because they douched afterwards. It's not so much that...

Maybe not, but I bet your wife has. I don't know anything about your circumstances or reasons for not having kids but - in the churches I've been a part of - if you cite anything other than infertility as a reason, people immediately start giving you unsolicited advice about how great a parent...

I voted "no" in the poll, then came to the comments to say that I wouldn't have married someone who wanted a prenup - to me it would have said, "I already have a plan B in mind for when our marriage fails". BUT reading through the other comments I've learned a whole lot! Still don't know if I...

I've never understood this idea in some churches that God wants all married people to have kids. Some people would just make terrible parents (that's not aimed at bluegreysky in particular!), others have genetic considerations to take into account, others are financially insecure, or psychotic...

I see this attitude a lot in sitcoms too. So many husbands / dads bumbling around incompetently - it makes me wonder what kind of a world TV execs live in?! That was one of the reasons we got rid of our TV. Yes, having the internet does mean that the same shows are available to you, but you have...

Not old fashioned at all - Bowie was wonderful. We're in the UK (about a mile away from where Bowie grew up, incidentally) so the rap has a bit of a different sound than in the States. There's a sub-genre called grime that's particularly popular at the moment. It's kind of a hybrid of rap, drum...