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Marriage

How to deal with each other’s differences

05.21.2008
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One night, Kernan and I were about to have dinner when I found him holding up the two plates of hot rice in front of the aircon.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“Cooling off the rice, it’s too hot. I like my rice a bit cold.”

“But I like my rice hot.”

“Okay, do you want me to reheat it for you in the microwave?”

“Oh, never mind.”

I love warm meals so I couldn’t quite understand then why Kernan preferred his a bit cold. He should eat his meals while they’re still warm because that’s the way it should be, shouldn’t it?

During our first months together, a lot of people would ask me how Kernan and I got along.

“You’re such opposites.” People would tell us.

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On broken trust and stronger love

05.09.2008
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It started with a series of text messages sent in the wee hours of the morning.

I would hear his cellphone’s beep and somehow I felt that there was something not quite right about it.

I would say a woman’s gut feeling is one of her most precious gifts. It is what helped me discover what was wrong.

For a time, I kept quiet about what I felt.

She could be just a friend. I tried to justify to myself.

Don’t be such a little jealous girl. I warned myself.

But why did I have such a nagging feeling about the whole thing?

Finally, I decided to ask. There was no point in killing myself over my own thoughts. Didn’t we say we will be open to each other about our problems?

All I needed to do was ask so I would find out the truth.

But I did not. He lied.

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Simple ways to keep the sparks in your marriage

03.09.2008
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One night, I got a text message from hubby, “If I decided to work abroad to support our family, would you quickly get rid of me?”
I knew he was visiting a friend who was scheduled to fly to UAE the next day. Kernan said the wife seemed okay with her husband leaving and showed no [...]

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When you know

12.04.2007
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When you know that you know who you love, you can’t deny it.
Or go back, or give up, or pretend that you don’t buy it.
When it’s clear this time you’ve found the one, you’ll never let him go
Cos you know and you know that you know.
When you feel in your skin in your bones and [...]

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Happy First Wedding Anniversary, Mahal!

10.10.2007
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You are and you will always be the only man I love.

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My new sleeping partner

09.24.2007
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Kernan and I have been sleeping on separate beds for close to two months now. We both agreed that this is the best option for both of us considering the risks involved.
It takes some getting used to and we still find it difficult sometimes. But we both know it’s something we have to do.
You see, [...]

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