QUESTION: “In Things I Wish I Had Known Before We Got Married you talk about differences in being a morning/night person. When I visit my fiancée out of town, I have problems waking him up – me being a morning person and him not so much a morning person. Do you have any suggestions on…
QUESTION: “I’ve been engaged for almost 9 weeks! My fiancé and I are both 20 yrs old and applying to graduate schools. I’m just wondering how to balance marriage, work, and grad school? What obstacles should we expect?” —Arcena ANSWER: “Let’s face it— Grad school can be very demanding and take…” (play audio below to…
After one semester of college in downtown Chicago, I realized that I was a city girl at heart. From the beginning, the skyline drew me in to its bright lights and bustle. I loved getting lost in a street full of people, the host of cultural events right at my fingertips, and the fact that…
Sex is everywhere: TV, movies, magazines, and advertisements. You name it, sex is there and glamorized to the fullest. The problem is that sex has been portrayed as this nonchalant act without discretion, significance, or value. People are growing up to believe that abstinence is a fossilized concept that has no place in modern-day society….
I remember when my husband, Steve, and I were engaged and we got a shocking amount of negative commentary about marriage. From “Enjoy your freedom while it lasts,” to “Are you sure you want to do this?” we were amazed by the pessimism we found ourselves surrounded by. It was as if the whole world…
