Do you know why the wedding band is placed on the fourth finger? The theory is that the fourth finger is the only finger with a vein connected to the heart. In a similar vein of sentiment, movies and television, particular religious dogmas and, frankly, just the general impression that we are given of marriage as we grow, suggest that there is an intrinsic and spiritual component to marriage that transcends mere laws. However, these grandiloquent notions hardly ever find their ways into a … [Read more...] about Considering Marriage as a Business
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Considering Prenuptial Agreements as Marriage Insurance
No one who drives an automobile thinks twice about needing and buying automobile insurance. It’s the law that you must have it and you are fined if you are caught driving without it. Insurance companies have groomed us with slick or funny marketing. After all, who doesn’t know that 15 minutes can save you 15% or more on your car insurance? Yet, the statistical chances that you will use your automobile insurance for a serious motor vehicle accident are actually low. On the other hand, the … [Read more...] about Considering Prenuptial Agreements as Marriage Insurance
Making Friends with Fear, Uncertainty
This year has been one for the record books with chaos, division, fear and uncertainty unlike anything many of us have experienced in our lifetime. Anxiety is best defined as a fear of the unknown. But the unknown is also a collection of infinite possibilities. Choosing to correlate uncertainty with possibility can help us embrace it and make friends with fear. In my last year of college, I was engaged to my high school sweetheart. The wedding plans were complete, the invitations about to be … [Read more...] about Making Friends with Fear, Uncertainty
