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What I Wish Husbands Knew About Perimenopause

Perimenopause and menopause can feel confusing, overwhelming, and honestly pretty lonely. Not just because of the physical symptoms (which are real and exhausting), but because so many women don’t even know what’s happening to their bodies… let alone how to…

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10 Lessons From 20 Years of Marriage

With age comes change. Maybe hair loss or weight gain, but also wisdom and laugh lines. For the last several years, Penn and I have spent an hour each week with you all on our podcast. It’s our absolute favorite…

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I’m 50… In A Year

I’m at the point in my life when there is probably more behind me than in front of me. While my default setting seems to put me in a place of depression or anxiety – I’m bizarrely excited about whatever…

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Curiosity Helps Couples

A couple of years ago, Penn and I took a long walk. It lasted about two hours, and I asked him all sorts of questions. But I began to notice something strange: He was doing a great job listening (which…

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How To Stay In Like

Next year, Penn and I will have been married for 20 years. (I don’t know how this is possible considering, in my head, I am still 27 years of age.) It’s an incredible feat, but one that has come with…

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Wrong Answers Only

This may come as a surprise to you, but I never realized I was competitive until The Amazing Race. On our 5th leg in Switzerland, we got 3rd and I was so frustrated I cried. (Granted this was also the…

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5 Marriage Hacks We Live By

As I write this, we are celebrating 19 years of pure, wedded bliss (do you hear the sarcasm?) NINETEEN YEARS. Our marriage is a freshman in college. Our marriage probably has a fake ID and makes bad decisions in bars.…

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10 Wacky Questions For Your Valentine

Recently, I wrote a blog post about how Penn and I are not in our “date night era.” It doesn’t mean we aren’t in love (in fact, I love him more than ever) but it’s just… different. When you’ve been…

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This Is Not Our Date Night Era

There was a time when we’d have a reservation at a cozy restaurant to celebrate Valentine’s Day. I’d dress up, spray perfume and then sip champagne toasting our young love.   Things are different now but not “bad” different. Just ……

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Relationship Lessons from Taylor & Travis

As a man who is a lifelong fan of the NFL, I have been here for every moment of the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce romance. I have heard other men on our platforms call the coverage “exhausting” and I have seen…

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