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A Message to Those Tired of Being Single

by ZackSeptember 25, 2016

  It was the week before I met my fiancée—but for all I knew, I was going to be waiting another 10

Don’t Try to Hook them on a First Date; 5 Steps to Be Single, but Not Desperate

by ZackSeptember 11, 2016September 11, 2016

  So you’re single.   Like Captain Hook, you fear that ticking clock coming closer and closer.   Your skin is getting

In the Friend Zone? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic

by ZackAugust 21, 2016August 21, 2016

“I thought it was over,” he exhaled. “I mean, she said that I was her friend…her friend!”   It had been a

You’re looking for Happiness in the Wrong Places

by ZackAugust 14, 2016

  My wife and I recently went to Austin, Texas, to go to a concert with another couple. We got to the

The 3 Simple Words My Grandma Brought Me from the Spirit World

by ZackJuly 31, 2016

  My grandma was in a coma for nearly 10 days. She had flatlined a few times and doctors said that things

A 3-Step Spiritual Guide to Successful Dating & Marriage

by ZackJuly 24, 2016July 24, 2016

  I had just received the news through some not-so-subtle hints. She wasn’t interested.   (Insert disappointed sigh here.)   Not that

5 Steps When You Find Out They’re a TERRIBLE Kisser

by ZackJuly 10, 2016July 10, 2016

    Most people have been there–they find out their person is terrible at kissing.   For the few who don’t think

Stand Together; but Not Too Close

by ZackJune 26, 2016June 29, 2016

  A month ago, my wife and I were at a beautiful beach wedding in the Dominican Republic. The groom’s father stood

6 Reasons Marriage Will Never Make You Happy

by ZackJune 12, 2016June 14, 2016

  “Zack, you just can’t understand the happiness I feel—because you’re single.”   My friend had been married for almost a year

Marriage Isn’t As Big a Deal As You May Think

by ZackJune 5, 2016June 5, 2016

  It was late, and my wife and I were getting ready to go to sleep. I rolled over and looked at

3 Habits That Could Make You Lose Your Testimony Without Realizing It

by ZackJune 5, 2016June 5, 2016

This post had over 200k visits to LDSLiving.com. Read the whole post there.     It was a blistering hot day in

“How Did You Overcome Thoughts of Divorce?”

by ZackMay 22, 2016May 22, 2016

  Whenever I have the chance and the situation is right, I’ll ask people who have been married a few years a

I Have an Idea for a Startup…Now What? Your First Hour of Entrepreneurship

by ZackApril 24, 2016April 24, 2016

  It is late at night. You are under the covers about to close your eyes—when it strikes you. You got a

Counsel that Helped me Get Married: “Date Less”

by ZackApril 17, 2016April 17, 2016

  “How’d your meeting go?” my roommate asked. “Well…he gave me the oddest dating advice I’ve ever heard.”   It was a

My 20 Blanking Minute Relationship (Parental Supervision Recommended)

by ZackApril 10, 2016

(I’m not sure who would read this who needs parental supervision…but I’m going to talk about [blank], so consider yourself warned.) I

Seven Perfect Days: A Life-Changing Challenge

by ZackMarch 20, 2016March 20, 2016

  “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matt 5:48) was the injunction of the

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