Their Turn
Date #36 – House Hunting . . . After 18 months of dating we want to move in together but finding a home we both love looks tricky JASON: Nicole and I had been friends for a number of years before we started dating a year and a half ago, meaning a lot of stuff that might come up in the house hunting date we already knew...
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Date #4 – Trading Credit Cards We’ve been together for 4 ½ years, but during that time we broke up for 5 months and now live apart. Since we’re giving it another try, we thought doing one of these tests would be a good way to see if we are compatible! HAYLEA: When I proposed Matt and I swap credit cards, I did it via text...
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Date #20 – Test Your Love We met at speed dating almost six years ago and spent a good chunk of our relationship dating long distance. Now we’re cohabitating. HEATHER: Greg and I spent a Sunday afternoon on the most literal date in The Marriage Test – “Test Your Love.” We used the suggested The 5 Love Languages personal profile and a “Rate Your Mate”...
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Date #39 – They Made It Work The first two years of marriage were a breeze–then we had a baby and sold all our possessions. We asked my grandparents how their marriage survived the hard times SARAH: Like many longtime couples, my grandparents Judy and Ron Bertoch argue good-naturedly as they tell stories from their 58-year history together. When we asked if we could interview...
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Date #12 – Not That Again We started dating in 2011 and began living together almost immediately. We’ve always had a great sex life, but this was still a challenge GRANT*: This is a story about three platitudes “Have sex every day for a week without repeating the same act twice.” How hard could that be? Well, turns out more difficult than you think. The problem wasn’t thinking...
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Their Turn
One of the main features of the blog here will be something we’re calling “Their Turn.” We’re inviting couples to try one of the 40 dates from “The Marriage Test” and share their experience. If you and yours are interested in taking a turn, start with our quasi-scientific “2-minute relationship quiz” which will suggest some dates to try. Then, once you’ve braved a date or...
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