Recent content by AdamP88

I think if you're thinking this in the run up to the wedding it could be a sign of cold feet. Or it could just be a thought about a possibility you're giving up. Every time we make a choice in life, we rule out many other choices. Part of the joy of being young (and single) is having all these...

I saw when I logged on this afternoon that the forums will be closing as of 31 Dec. I’m sad to see this as I’ve been a member for about 8 years and I actually met my wife through the forums. Just wanted to say thanks to those I’ve interacted with over the years, primarily in the Family Life...

So I was in the queue for McDonalds Drive thru last night and felt a very light bump to the rear of my car. Got out and sure enough the man behind had tipped the rear bumper. My car was stationery and he must have momentarily lost concentration. I obviously went to the rear of my car to check...

Please pray for my wife, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 today. So far no serious symptoms yet and hopefully it stays mild. I’m somehow negative so we’re staying apart, which is difficult. Also pray for the elderly nuns my wife looks after that they are all negative.

Moving to a new place with DW at the end of the month. Hopefully the last before we build/buy our own house. This place is a small house with a garden. We’ve always said we’d get a dog when we have our own house, but since this place is a house rather than an apartment we said we might ask our...

I’ve seen a lot of posts over the past while of dilemmas where one spouse “doesn’t want more children” so they withhold sex of contracept or unilaterally decide to have a sterilisation etc. To be honest I’m ticked off and sick of hearing people say that. My wife and I got married three years ago...

A while ago I posted about a bit of drama that was going on in my family and it seems to have flared up again. So I had an arrangement with my sisters to bring them to their university in the morning when I was going to work. This went on all last year and the year before. My wife was getting...

This is inspired by a recent thread, but I want to make it clear that it’s in no way intended to continue that discussion. I want to focus on a specific aspect and more generally on how chastity/virginity is presented or thought about by those in Catholic/Christian circles. A lot of groups...

Ok. I know this isn’t a spiritual or religious topic but I feel that there is an ethical element to the topic. Also bear in mind that I’m coming at this from an Irish perspective so it may be slightly different in the USA. I guess I’m just sick of paying for insurance products that are very...

I guess I’m just looking for feedback with this one. So I just qualified as a high school teacher last year and just got my full teacher registration processed. However I’ve begun to consider training as a Solicitor (kind of like a Lawyer but doesn’t deal with criminal law so much). I’m not...

You know sometimes in life when you’re hit with a feeling that if you’d done x differently or taken advantage of y opportunity, that life would be much better and you’d be happier? I know everyone feels this at some stage in little ways but you usually shake it quite quickly. But then other...

Just looking for some (name removed by moderator)ut on a family situation. I have an arrangement with my brother to drive him to college each day. I’m happy enough with that. It’s only a few km out of my way on my journey to work. We live 8 km apart. Now I’m the only sibling with a car and...

Just looking for a bit of advice. My friend is getting ordained in Trinidad and Tobago next August and I’m using it as an excuse to “do” the east coast. I’ve never been to the US but just looking to know is there any reputable car hire companies that don’t require a credit card to book and...

I’m just putting this up on the offchance that someone knows something about this. I am interested in maybe training in the area of marriage counseling and delivering marriage prep courses to couples. I don’t really know where to start and just wondering what qualifications might be needed.

I read a few articles in the last day or two about how millennial men suffer from generally bad mental health for a variety of reasons. Many of the articles put it down to the “stigma” atached to men who apppear overly emotional or “weak”. I had this discuaaion the other day with my wife an...