Pre-Cana classes may sound scary, but it’s really not all that bad to learn all you’ll ever want to know (and more!) about your future husband or wife. I went into wedding planning knowing I was marrying a Catholic (I ... read more

A few months ago, I wrote an article for this site about how to take care of one’s sexual health. I’ll be honest, I was pretty happy with the article; I’d done a lot of research, and I thought I ... read more

There’s no question in anyone’s mind that planning a wedding is a lot of work, from the vendor meetings to the discussions over menu fonts and tablecloths. Most couples, however, are happy to take on the task because they know ... read more

Wedding planning should be a fun and exciting process for you and your partner, but it can sometimes get complicated when other family members are involved. Since your parents, siblings, and other relatives love you very much, it can sometimes ... read more

Weddings are full of decisions: the venue, the officiant, the food—and whether you’ll allow Post Malone songs to be played during the reception. But one of the most personal decisions during wedding planning is whether or not you’ll change your ... read more

Living in a home with a committed life partner can be a lovely, comforting thing: you know each other’s routines, you get to spend meals and evenings together, and you probably even have some joint projects and hobbies. One truth ... read more

It may have been a few months or years since you started getting serious with your partner. At some point, one or both of you may raise the point that you don’t really want to get married, ever. It’s becoming ... read more

Our families tend to get excited when we bring the same partner around to the house for a little while. After all, in previous decades some of the biggest achievements in life were getting married and having children. For many ... read more

Before you got engaged, you didn’t think it was possible to love a piece of jewelry this much. Whether you were completely caught off guard with a proposal or you picked out the ring together, that sparkly bauble is your ... read more

Who should give you away at your wedding? Are there certain rules and conventions you feel compelled to follow when it comes to this aspect of the wedding? Like most other wedding-related decisions, this really depends on you. There are ... read more