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Category: marriage prep

  • Bending the Truth in Relationships

    Bending the Truth in Relationships

    In a society increasingly dominated by ‘alternative facts’ it is beginning to feel like bending the truth is replacing good, old-fashioned honesty. More alarming is the implied acceptance that bending the truth or even lying outright no longer carries with it consequences. “People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or…

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  • Can We Cram Our Relationships?

    Can We Cram Our Relationships?

    Humans love to cram. We cram for exams, cram for interviews and cram before that big presentation at work. A whole 24-episode TV boxset gets crammed into a weekend and we cram our plates at the all-you-can-eat buffet. Our modern lives are often described as ‘time poor’ leaving us more inclined, or feeling we have…

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