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This is What Fatherhood Should Look Like

February 15, 2008 in All, Celebrities, Celebrity, Children, Family, Joy, Life, Love, Parenting, Parents, father, living, manliness, manly | No comments

Russell Crowe hasn’t been on my list of favorite celebrities since his days as Maximus Decimus Meridius , however, apparently he isn’t a complete idiot.

Behold.

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He finally realized that what he does echoes throughout eternity.

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How to Prevent a Divorce

February 15, 2008 in All, Anger, Dating, Family, Happiness, Libido, Life, Love, Marriage, Passion, Relationships, divorce, how to, living, romance | 2 comments

divorce.jpgEven though Valentine’s Day is only once a year, it’s important to maintain the V-Day vibe for the rest of your year together.

And I’m not talking about ‘being romantic’ or considerate for the other 364 days; I’m talking about how to fight.  Or rather,

How Not to Fight

Learning not to fight is one of the most important things you can do for your marriage or relationship.  Not taking your partner for granted is the other.

Get Out of Jail Free

Not just a card in Monopoly, the get-out-of-jail-free concept is crucial for the success of your relationship. 

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Guys’ biggest pet peeve is how their ladies NEVER FORGET.  Even though you have allegedly been ‘forgiven’, you don’t feel like it because every time you do something boneheaded the list o’ grievances just gets longer.  By the time you are 50, you have to stand there for an hour on the recitations alone.

Get Two Birds With One Stone

Hugs and the Hug Bank.  Basically, it’s your romantic get-out-of-jail-free card.  Every time your partner does something awesome, you give them a ‘hug in the hug bank’. 

  • Your He-Man brings home ice cream?  Hug in the Hug Bank!
  • Your Goddess bites her tongue?  2 Hugs in the Hug Bank!

print-hugs.jpgThe next time you are in trouble for something (being late, forgetting to take out the trash, losing your temper) and are in the middle of an argument, use a Hug from the Hug Bank! 

Both people have to immediately stop the conversation and the offended party can’t bring it up.  The offended spouse may raise you three hugs in the hug bank or something, but that’s their prerogative. 

Workability

This works if both people are into the system.

Now, it’s up to you whether to keep track or not.  (We don’t, but that’s because I can’t remember and I would probably cheat anyway.)

Alternate Names

  • A Kiss in the Kiss Bank?
  • Chocolate in the Chocolate Bank?
  • Do-Overs in the Do-Over Bank?
  • Golf Day in the Golf Day Bank?
  • A YO! in the YO! Bank?

What would you call it?

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