Adventures in Dating By Gigi Flores and Helen Obispo

OK, now I know that you all are aware that I have been married for many, many, many years, (OK, maybe not THAT long but still it’s been a good while) but my beloved and I were talking a few weeks ago about what would be a dating “deal-breaker” if we were still in the dating scene. Ask The Married Girl # 13: On Dating Deal-Breakers – continue reading…

The Married Girl on Being a Newlywed

The Married Girl recently learned of some “Adventures” fans that are getting married and decided to come off of sabbatical to offer her support (and guidance) even if they didn’t ask for it Ask the Married Girl #12: Newlywed Advice – continue reading…

Guys often complain about the amount of closet/storage space that the women in their lives take up.  I hear comments like “Come on.  I get 3 feet and she gets everything else.  I mean, really.  How much clothing, shoes and other crap do you need anyway?!”  The same goes for counter space in the bathroom.  “Counter creep” leads to many a grumpy morning for men.  Hair brushes, gel, curling irons, hair bands, make up, soaps, cloths… the list is endless.   Ask the Married Girl #11: On Closet Space – continue reading…

I know the typical comedian says “You know I haven’t had sex in a while because you can see that I have a wedding ring.” And that the typical movie portrays married couples as not really liking each other very much.  Well, you know what?  If this is your marriage, then guess what?  You don’t have a spouse; you have a roommate.  How sad is it that a loss of intimacy is the expectation for most marriages?! Ask the married girl #10: On intimacy – continue reading…

The Married Girl on Stereotypes

Many a relationship has fallen victim to stereotyping.  I know we live in the year 2010 but many people still hold on to gender stereotypes.   Ask the Married Girl #9: Steteotypes – continue reading…

The Married Girl on Priorities vs. Options

One of my favorite sayings is “Don’t make someone a priority when you are just an option to them.”  Basically by this, I just mean that you shouldn’t be the one carrying the relationship – this goes for romantic AND non-romantic relationships. Ask the Married Girl #8: Priorities versus Options – continue reading…

com·mit·ment

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmit-mənt\ ; Function: noun ; Date: 1603

1 a : an act of committing to a charge or trust: as (1) : a consignment to a penal or mental institution (2) : an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee b : mittimus
2 a : an agreement or pledge to do something in the future; especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date b : something pledged c : the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled per www.merriam-webster.com

Ask the Married Girl #7: Fear of Commitment – continue reading…

The Married Girl on Trust
 
When I started blogging here at Adventures in Dating, I was hoping to get some relationship questions that I could help answer from the married girl’s perspective, but since I have not received any, I figured I would just post on a common relationship issue.  Trust. Ask the Married Girl #6: Trust – continue reading…

Is manipulation ever OK?
 
I often hear people talk about ex-s that were manipulative, or “played mind games” or “acted crazy”.  In fact, just yesterday on the radio I heard someone ask the talk show host if it was OK for them to open a new savings account and not tell their spouse about it or the money they put into because they were afraid the person would demand to be a joint account holder and then spend all the money in the account. Ask the Married Girl #5: Is Manipulation OK? – continue reading…