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"The course of love never did run smooth."--William
Shakespeare
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Hear other stories about the first years of
marriage. Gather
tools for survival.
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Bill
and Steffanie O'Hanlon, Couples 911Host
 Though
my husband and I have been married just two years, we've yet
to sort out the housework responsibilities. We both have demanding
careers, but I end up shouldering all the housework, from doing
his laundry to grocery shopping. We divvied up the chores, but
he never follows through. I'd hate to think of how it will be
when we have kids! It's the only thorn in our marriage. What
sort of compromise can you suggest?
 What
are the consequences if your husband doesn't do his chores?
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Howard Markman, Relationship
Remedies Host
My
husband and I never lived together until we got married. Now
I'm thinking it was a big mistake not to go through a trial
run. We can't agree on many things. How can we ever keep each
other happy?
You're
asking three important questions.First of all, research shows
us that living together before marriage is associated with
higher risk of divorce.
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My
wife and I have been married for five months and we've yet
to consummate the marriage. Prior to our wedding, we dated
for two years and limited our intimacy to hugging, caressing
and kissing. I figured she was saving herself for marriage,
but since our wedding my wife always says she isn't ready.
Now I think I should've picked up on the clues about her reluctance
to have sex before we got married. What can I do to have the
intimacy I want?
I
hate to be the bearer of bad news but this isn't a situation
likely to solve itself.
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The
Newlywed Game
How do you survive the first year of marriage and afterwards? Psychologist
and marriage counselor Willard F. Harley offers
some tips to weather that crucial first year.
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Guide to Fertility Treatment
Find out what you need to know about fertility.
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Resources for The First Years
From
This Day Forward: Meditations on First Years of Marriage by
Toni Sciarra Poynter, Patty Rice (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1998)
Newlyweds
: The Crucial First Years of Marriage
by Basil J. Sherlock, Ingrid K.S. Moller (Kendall/Hunt Publishing
Company, 1991)
Newlywed:
A Survival Guide to the First Years of Marriage by Pamela A.
Lach, Pamela Piljac
The
Newlywed's Predictionary: A Safe-Deposit Box of Hopes, Plans, Promises
and Expectations for Your First Ten Years Together by Erika
Wood, Sabrina Bowers (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1998)
The
First Two Years of Marriage by Thomas N. Hart, Kathleen Fischer
Hart (Paulist Press, 1983)
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