by Mary Carver | Aug 31, 2021 | The Couch Podcast
Welcome to a new episode of The Couch. Today I’m here with my friend and friend of the show, Rebekah Hoffer. Rebekah is a blogger, podcast, wife, and mom—and as you might remember from episode #64, a big fan of romance novels. You might recognize Rebekah from...
by Mary Carver | Mar 27, 2020 | Books, Movies & TV
We have so many reasons to read romantic comedies right now. Some of us need to escape reality for a little while or distract ourselves from our fears, anxieties, and very much non-fiction problems. Some of us are overwhelmed with all the hard stuff surrounding us...
by Mary Carver | Oct 21, 2019 | Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, marriage
Last week was the 25th anniversary of my first date with my husband. Way back in 1994, we went to our homecoming dance together. And then we lived happily ever after. Um, well, kind of. We’ve been married 20 years, we have two daughters, and when we ended a...
by Mary Carver | Feb 14, 2013 | Family Life, marriage
You don’t have to look far on this blog to realize that I am a hypocrite when it comes to romance. I’ve written extensively about the dangers of letting romance novels, pop music and chick flicks shape our expectations and inform our relationship dynamics....