Relationships

Check out all of YMI’s content pieces tagged under Relationships. We hope you’d benefit from the written and visual content we have under this topic: Relationships.

7 Things You Can Do To Be A Better Friend

/
1 Comment
Title: 7 Things You Can Do To Be A Better Friend Materials:…
Newly married couple sitting down next to the water

Marriage Does Not Bring a Happy Ending

/
0 Comments
I had a difficult conversation with a friend about her upcoming wedding not too long ago. Defending her love for her fiancée, she asserted, “He deserves a second chance. He deserves to be happy and have a happy ending.”
Groom writing down his marriage vows

The Day I Relooked My Marriage Vows

/
1 Comment
They sit across from us at our dining room table, their fingers laced together. She plays with her engagement ring, excited to be talking about their big day and their upcoming plans. This young bride and her adoring groom.

To the Man Who Takes My Place

/
1 Comment
I knew from the moment my question went unanswered. Up until that point, what I had to say always got her rapt attention above anybody else’s (you know, besides Jesus). For the past nine years, we’ve been inseparable.
Couple smiling reading the bible together

Making a Difference this Valentine’s Day

/
1 Comment
I’ve never been a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. I understand dedicating a day to celebrating love, but somehow I’ve never been able to reconcile the ideal of love with the paraphernalia associated with the holiday.
Married couple holding each other

When the Honeymoon is Over

/
0 Comments
Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who recently celebrated 70 years of marriage, once said, “If a man opens the car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife.” There’s a nugget of truth in this joke: novelty fades in marriage as much as anything else.
Girl with her face in her hands - Why Am I Still single?

Why Am I Still Single?

/
10 Comments
I was sitting in church, listening to our pastor, when my eyes fell on the couple a few rows in front of me. They did something cute—maybe she leaned her head on his shoulder or he kissed her forehead—that caught my attention.
Girl holding a flower

When My Parents Didn’t Like My Date

/
0 Comments
With my Facebook newsfeed dominated by status updates of engagements, weddings, and babies, I thought it was best I got my act together or risk growing old alone.
Crow peering out over the grand canyon

The Day I Compared My Mum to a Crow

/
0 Comments
“My mother is like a watchful crow” began the poem I had written as a gift for my mom. I was convinced it would bring her tears of joy—amazed by the exquisite talent of her 7-year old daughter.