Category Archives: marriage

‘The Fifty Most Romantic Things Ever Done’

Posted on April 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

In the book titled ‘The Fifty Most Romantic Things Ever Done’, a couple spotted each other on the morning New York to Washington air shuttle. They didn’t speak but their eyes met. She got in a cab, looked back and … Continue reading →

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Siren song

Posted on March 12, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Vladimir, a resident of Berlin, has an unusual strategy for bringing peace to his marriage. He uses an old air raid siren to stun his wife into submission. ‘She never lets me get a word in,’ he told the police. … Continue reading →

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Together forever

Posted on March 10, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

A tragedy in 1959 is today the basis of a strange law in France. Following a major disaster President Charles de Gaulle passed a law that allowed a young woman to marry her fiancé who was one of those killed. … Continue reading →

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Don’t hope; decide.

Posted on June 10, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Michael Hargrove tells about watching a man at an airport dropping a bag to the ground to hug two small children. Then he turned to their mother and said, “I’ve saved the best for last!” and then gave her a … Continue reading →

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Finding Our Song

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Annie Chapman tells about a woman she found sitting sadly alone at the back of the church after everyone had left. She sat down next to her and the woman began to tell her story. Her oldest son suffered from … Continue reading →

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Helping People Cry

Posted on September 27, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

I read a wonderful account of a little boy who went into his neighbour’s backyard and sat on the old man’s lap because he was sitting there crying, having just lost his wife. Later, when the child returned home, his … Continue reading →

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It Takes Three to Make a Great Relationship

Posted on August 16, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

They say that the most difficult years of a marriage are those after the wedding. Well, we all know that it takes two people to make it success, but it only takes one to make it a failure. That’s why … Continue reading →

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