Our culture unfortunately stresses the stress of relations between the married children and their in-laws.
Children of Divorce Grow Up and It’s Still a Pain
March 16, 2013 By 9 Comments
I’m married, I have a four-year-old son, and I’m still penning visitation schedules. For my son.
Thankfully, My Wife had the Courage to Leave Me
November 13, 2012 By 9 Comments
A man considers the social pressures that led to a bad marriage and, ultimately, divorce.
In Defense of Divorce
August 31, 2012 By 10 Comments
Divorce could be the best thing to happen to your family, too, says Mark Radcliffe.
Full-Time Fatherhood Is More Than a Trend
June 23, 2012 By 7 Comments
Will Henderson doesn’t agree that dads are the new moms; he’s pretty sure they’re the new dads.
I Used to Know Them
June 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
John Tinseth looks back on the family that used to be his in-laws, and marvels at the way ties unravel.
My Future Father-in-Law Thinks I Should Be a ‘Girly Man’
May 16, 2012 By 4 Comments
A man wonders why his fiancé’s father assumes that he should be girly, simply because he’s the shorter one in the relationship.
Dear John: Oral Arguments
April 29, 2012 By 67 Comments
This week, Dear John advises on oral sex, nut allergies, and accidental assault.
Dear John: I’m in Love with My Best Friend’s Girl
January 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
Do I tell my best friend that I’m in love with his girlfriend? Should I share my liberal beliefs with my conservative in-laws? How do I tell my wife I don’t like the music she listens to?
Dear John: I’m Dating My Mom’s Friend
October 19, 2011 By 5 Comments
Should I tell my mom I’m dating her friend? Should I please my husband or my family this Thanksgiving? And how do I spend a first meeting with a bigoted in-law?
A Story Without a Baby, a Near Drowning
August 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt and Cathreen take their one and only vacation away from the baby. And still Matt can’t get away from the fears of fatherhood. Though it’s his own fault, really.
A Proposal
July 16, 2011 By 15 Comments
“My future son-in-law may be considered ‘old-fashioned,’ but to me, he is my Hero. I will never forget that summer day when he honored his future bride by honoring the ones who raised her.”
Love: A Lab Report
February 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
No one brags to his friends that his daughter’s marrying a mathematician.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.