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Prioritizing Your Relationship After a Deployment

By Nora Anderson Mar 30, 2021Relationships

Relationships take work — hard work. While every couple understands this, I would argue that no couple knows this better than one who has just completed a deployment. The servicemember was away …

Marriage by Proxy: Weddings in the Time of COVID-19

By Lizann Lightfoot Feb 9, 2021Relationships

In 2020, COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives, affecting the way people went to work, sent kids to school and got their groceries. For many engaged couples, it also affected their …

Man and woman exchanging rings during wedding

Making the Most of Valentine’s Day

By Katelyn Nixon Feb 2, 2021Relationships

Valentine’s Day can come with a mixed bag of emotions, and more recently, there has been a steep decline in the popularity of celebrating Valentine’s Day. Even if you are in a …

Struggling with Trust During Deployment

By Lizann Lightfoot Apr 6, 2020Relationships

When couples spend time separated by long distances, it’s common to run into problems with miscommunication and misunderstandings. During deployment, when communication is sometimes limited or unavailable, military couples often struggle to …

Keeping the Art of Letter Writing Alive

By Lizann Lightfoot Feb 25, 2020Relationships

My husband and I have an unusual treasure: an old cardboard boot box. It’s bright yellow and originally contained his first pair of military boots. It’s still in our closet now, 18 …

Why I am Thankful for Long Distance

By Guest Blogger Nov 26, 2019Military Life Relationships

LDR. Possibly one of the most dreaded acronyms we’ll ever use. My husband and I were together for four years before we kissed our LDR (long distance relationship) goodbye and actually got …

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Prioritizing Your Relationship After a Deployment