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2011

Marriage

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Should I Keep Trying To Work It Out? Sacred And Secular Perspectives On The Crossroads Of Divorce, Tamara A. Fackrell, Alan J. Hawkins Apr 2011

Should I Keep Trying To Work It Out? Sacred And Secular Perspectives On The Crossroads Of Divorce, Tamara A. Fackrell, Alan J. Hawkins

BYU Studies Quarterly

While the divorce rate for faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is much lower than the average in the United States, still many Latter-day Saints face difficult decisions regarding serious problems in their marriages at one time or another. This article aims to help couples who find themselves at a crossroads, pondering whether their marriages can be repaired or would best be ended. Alan J. Hawkins, a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University, and Tamara A. Fackrell, an attorney and PhD candidate in marriage, family, and human development at Brigham …


How Country Music Can Improve Your Marriage, Greg Hansen Jan 2011

How Country Music Can Improve Your Marriage, Greg Hansen

BYU Studies Quarterly

This light-hearted personal essay describes one man's "quest to become the Perfect Husband, the Ultimate Man, the Guy My Wife Dreams Of." Greg Hansen, a professional musician, has discovered one secret weapon: country music. "Before becoming the Highly Improved Guy I am today, I would come home after a long day in the recording studio, ready to de-stress and download, my full ration of words completely used up for the day. My wife would want to talk, but I just wanted the remote. Now, because I have memorized so many country songs on the way home, I always have the …