If you didn’t really stop to think about those words — for richer, for poorer — before you said them, they might be ringing in your ears.

You don’t have to lose your fortune, or your life’s savings, to realize how quickly it could happen. It doesn’t matter who you are or how hard or long you worked for it, it’s up for grabs. Well, almost.

Today’s economy, like any other, shows us — and everybody around us — what we’re made of. And, no, you don’t have to lose your own butt to show it.

The truth is, sometimes we befriend, or even marry, somebody for their money … and when they lose it, our motivation can be painfully obvious, even to the oblivious. Yes, you can marry somebody for their money without their knowing it, or admitting it to themselves.

“Everybody in the family was talking about it, we knew she wanted more than his good looks and kind disposition, but nobody had the heart to burst his bubble,” writes one reader. “And now, face the truth, he must.”

We want to believe the best about ourselves and others, even when we don’t really believe it. So, two people can get married without either of them fully acknowledging — even to themselves — the ulterior motive!… More

Good morning, friends. So grateful, before I ever push the covers aside. I love just lying there, wallowing in the gratitude. My happy, heavenly state of waking up. … More

Some people think you can be TOO honest in a relationship; but when you hide some pieces of the truth, you hide some pieces of you. And while you might protect yourself from rejection, you also protect yourself from connection, intimacy, and love. Wouldn’t it feel good to take the mask off?… More