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Tag: romance

“Marry Your Best Friend!”

July 21, 2026

As someone who got married for the first time at only nineteen, divorced by twenty-two, and recently remarried again, I have been on the receiving end of lots of unsolicited (but still sometimes appreciated) marriage advice. There’s always the classic, “Marriage is 50/50,” and “Never go to bed mad,” but through it all, the most … More “Marry Your Best Friend!”

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What Comes After Happily Ever After?

April 8, 2026

No one wants to watch a movie where a couple wakes up, gets their kids ready and takes them to school, goes to work, comes home and eats a casserole with their family for dinner, stays up after the kids’ bedtime to watch TV together, and then goes to bed. It would be kind of… boring. … More What Comes After Happily Ever After?

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I’m Megan, a mom, twin mom, and stepmom to a total of five kids. This blog is a space for honest conversations about motherhood, pregnancy, blended family life, and balancing it all with your own identity and goals, so no one has to feel like they're walking this journey alone.

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