The Second Wives CafeOnline support for second wives and stepparentsOur Own Worst Enemy- February 11, 2004 Living with the previously-widowered offers seemingly constant reminders of his previous wife, Cafe moderator Gracie writes. "If we succumb to the 'second best' messages that surround us, and if we live with tension dreading the next reference to another woman, we hurt ourselves," she writes. "We can stop doing this and teach others around us how to treat us by how we treat ourselves."http://secondwivescafe.com/article.php?id=32 Why Civil Marriages- February 7, 2004 andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.com's Leanne Bell writes, "I have been asked this question often: if I don't believe in God, and if, therefore, I don't need the blessing of my Creator or church to sanctify my marriage, why would I go through a civil ceremony that essentially makes the government my Higher Power"http://secondwivescafe.com/article.php?id=31 |