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“Mr. Oklahoma” – The Man Behind The Woman | January 25, 2011

Your wife has just been crowned Mrs. Oklahoma International. What happens after you place the crown on her head? Three “Mr. Oklahomas” share the experience from their viewpoint.

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Rea Frey

Diet, Exercise, and Love: Find What’s Right For You! | January 18, 2011

We strive so hard to do the right thing, get the right job, wear the right clothes, or meet the right person that it sometimes feels like we are living someone else’s life. We are in an era where if we choose one thing, we are afraid all other options might disappear. Get married, and you’ll never be intimate with anyone ever again. Have a baby, and lose out on your dreams. Take the corporate job with the big check, and lose a little bit of your soul. Get a killer body, but give up every single thing you love … Read More »

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Rea Frey

Feel Like a Newlywed – For Good! | January 11, 2011

Standing in a dimly lit room on a brilliant Thursday evening, I have never felt so calm. Heat radiated through my body as I waited outside the double doors, the first notes of “Hallelujah” rushing through the small room of the Sofitel. The doors opened, and I saw his smiling face, his glittering eyes, and I felt my knees tremble beneath the soft layers of tulle. Moving forward in my Pronovias dress, past the small crowd we had assembled, I stood across from my groom and fell even deeper, harder, more madly in love.

The days to … Read More »

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Karlicia Lewis

Dancing with Drama: Stop Getting Into The Ring | October 18, 2010

It doesn’t matter how hard we try, sometimes it seems inevitable that drama will occur, whether it’s originated from our feelings or our exes’ feelings towards us. Just when you think you finally have control over your emotions, and can look past all the immature efforts your ex makes to try to get to you, all it takes is the wrong phrase or behavior to put you back at square one. Then boom, the drama begins.

It may seem obvious, but many don’t realize that your ex, especially if it’s a long term one, has been the closest to you at some point … Read More »

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5 Key Phrases to Keep Love Alive | October 12, 2010

By Laurie Puhn, J.D., Author of Fight Less, Love More: 5-Minute Conversations to Change Your Relationship without Blowing Up or Giving In

Today’s busy multi-tasking couples have little time to invest in their relationship. In my couples mediation practice it’s no surprise that many people reveal they have lost that loving feeling for their spouse. I tell my clients: it’s only natural for love to disintegrate over time, unless you work at keeping it alive. Sound hard? It’s not.

You can keep the connection strong with 5-minute conversations and simple comments that show you care. You don’t … Read More »

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Lauri Rottmayer

Who will be Mrs. Oklahoma 2010? | January 8, 2010

Time is running out to enter the 2010 Mrs. Oklahoma International Pageant. On March 6, 2010 a new Mrs. Oklahoma will be crowned at the Stillwater Community Center. Representing the best of what Oklahoma has to offer, she will head to Chicago in July to compete for the title of Mrs. International 2010.

Just who is Mrs. Oklahoma International? “She is a woman who believes in family, marriage and community service,” says Lauri Rottmayer, Executive Director of the pageant. Mrs. Oklahoma International is not just any ordinary competition or pageant! The participating women have careers inside and/or outside of the … Read More »

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Book Giveaway: Divorce Sucks | December 3, 2009

Dating with Children
by Mary Jo Eustace, edited by Joanne Kimes,
Author of Divorce Sucks: What to do when irreconcilable differences, lawyer fees, and your ex’s Hollywood wife make you miserable

Internet dating, hookups, blind dates, and the odd booty call — how does this cornucopia of dating delights mesh with your role as a mom and caregiver to your kids? It all comes down to this: You can have the time of your life right now. After all, you are a consenting adult and chances are you have been through hell, but your kids don’t need to know anything about … Read More »

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The Most Effective Endorphin Rush: Sex | December 2, 2009

The Most Effective Endorphin Rush: Sex
by Mary Jo Eustace, edited by Joanne Kimes,
Author of Divorce Sucks: What to do when irreconcilable differences, lawyer fees, and your ex’s Hollywood wife make you miserable

No pun intended here, but let’s not beat around the bush. Obviously some great, mind blowing, endorphin-releasing sex would be an awesome way to jump back in the game. For some of us, it might not be happening at this very moment. And that’s okay. Our neurotransmitters can make us feel good in other ways. I know a chocolate bar and a good joke don’t quite replace … Read More »

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To Dish or Not to Dish? That is the Question | November 30, 2009

To Dish or not to Dish? That is the Question
By Mary Jo Eustace,
Author of Divorce Sucks: What to do when irreconcilable differences, lawyer fees, and your ex’s Hollywood wife make you miserable

Should a nice Canadian gal sell her soul “just a little” to rake up a few thousand more book sales or should she take the high road and hope her message won’t get lost in the din of the circus that surrounds her?

Now trust me — I am not suggesting I am the Mother Theresa of the book world — on the contrary. From what I recall … Read More »

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Misinformation From the Stepmothering Industry | November 16, 2009

Misinformation From the Stepmothering Industry
by Wednesday Martin, Ph.D., Author of Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

Books for stepmothers tend to perpetuate certain myths. The myth of the blended family and the myth of the maternal stepmother are the most glaring examples. These books’ relentlessly upbeat tone can make stepmothers feel as though our own occasional negativity and impatience regarding his kids are freakish. Other books on stepmothering are so lighthearted, so insistent that we see the humor in our situation and in our responses to it, that reading them … Read More »

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Stacey Vernon

The Ultimate Way to Personalize Your Wedding Ceremony | November 10, 2009

Hearing those special words, “I Do”, on your big day is something that everyone looks forward to. It is the ultimate symbolization of commitment to the love of your life. There are numerous options for your vows in your ceremony, but since personalizing your wedding to be trendy, unqiue, and above all else, memorable is the big buzz these days, why not write your own.

As daunting as it may sound to you and especially to your fiancé, writing your own vows could be the one thing that will always remain your personal, unique, touch to your ceremony.

So where … Read More »

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5 Reasons to Celebrate a Break-Up | September 23, 2009

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals.

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Robyn Stone

Tips to Stay Connected with Your Spouse | August 3, 2009

With busy schedules and daily routines, are you and your spouse in sync? Do you text each other rather than having a good old fashioned conversation?

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5 Reasons to Stay with the Person You Love | July 22, 2009

***GIVEAWAY~The Divorce Party takes us into the lives of these two women at opposite ends of marriage. For all the differences between them–distance, privilege, age–Gwyn and Maggie have one thing in common: each has found herself at a crossroads.

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Karl Miller