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The wise spouse doesn’t take anything for granted. The spouse is thankful to be loved and seeks ways to make him/her self more loving. The wise spouse doesn’t permit him/herself to be a liability but strives to be an asset to the marriage. The spouse looks for ways to make, save, and use money wisely. The spouse’s beloved knows that her/she is richer by the marriage. The wise spouse seeks to be part of the beloved’s life. One’s interest becomes the other’s interest. The wise spouse looks for ways to help the beloved in every endeavor. When the beloved needs...

Dear Mrs. Web, I am in a happy relationship with a kind, supportive, positive and mature man. We are in our late 20's. We will probably become engaged at Christmas. That would mean we will have only dated for 10-11 months before our engagement. Is it too soon? We are both very comfortable with the idea of marrying each other, but a friend said we should date for at least 2 years or we won't have enough time to really get to know each other. Neither of us have ever been in a serious relationship, so we really don't know...

Dear Mrs. Web, My wife states she is dissatisfied with our marital relations. She says that I am less equipped than most men and that I need to find ways to compensate. She controls me and goes off to have relations with other men whom she says are more satisfying. She constantly degrades me. I really want to please her, but she just laughs. What can I do? Sir, If your wife is controlling you and having sex with other men …you have a much bigger problem than equipment size. The kind of disrespect and dishonor that is occurring in...