Online Dating

Online dating is a big business these days. When Beth and Steve met online over 12 years ago it was a real taboo and something that a lot of their friends and family felt wasn’t a safe or wise thing to do. Now ‘more than 20 million people visit at…

Am I less of a man

I thought my self-image was unshakable. But then the test results came in.   As told by Greg, age 30 I thought my self-image was unshakable. I thought I could handle anything. After all, I was a man’s man. A sportsman, a monster-truck, built-Ford-tough type of guy. But then the…

Woven together

The strength of any fabric—from the sheerest muslins to the sturdiest upholstery—is its pattern of tightly woven threads. Similarly, the social institution of marriage is a pattern that strengthens the fabric of families, churches, communities and countries. The words social institution may seem like an academic way to describe what we often…

The maths and music of communication

Written by Laird Crump Is effective communication in marriage an art or a science? The correct answer is yes, and that’s not just a politically correct Irish response! Turn down the noise It’s important for couples to understand that effective communication in marriage has a mathematical side. In any conversation,…

Is your Child growing up too fast?

Before she was a teenager, Chloe* had a mobile phone. She also had her own bedroom complete with satellite TV and a computer with high-speed Internet access. By the time she was a young teen, she made regular salon visits and had an artificial tan that made her look much…