April Sutphen

The chance to really talk.

If you’re sick of living inside your head where worry rules and fear has you by the balls, it’s time to start making some changes.

I’ve been a doormat more times than I care to admit. I made the mistake of offering the gift of myself to the wrong people.

You start saving important documents.

Forgiveness is never easy. Some people can forgive and forget. Others can forgive but never forget.

Maybe becoming your parents isn’t such a bad thing after all.

Just because your partner has a lengthy past doesn’t mean you can’t have a long, fulfilling future.

Self-acceptance is something that, for some of us, takes work.

Be a guest in your own home.

Sure, there are times when I look at guys my own age and think, “Damn, what I wouldn’t do to him.” But then I look affectionately at my husband and think, “Damn, what he wouldn’t do for me.”

If anyone tells you marriage is easy, they’re lying.