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Marriage is Being at Home

October 11, 2024 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

Being in a marriage feels like living in a house that makes us feel at home. There are feelings of comfort, safety, and security. According to attachment theory, these feelings are important in fostering a secure relationship.  Marital researchers suggest that marriage also displays the three characteristics of attachment which are safe haven, secure base, […]

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How to Deal with Unsolvable Marital Problems

February 4, 2015 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

She wants to save for the future; he wants to spend to enjoy himself. She wants her home tidy and orderly; he wants to be carefree about his things. She wants to pursue further study; he wants to partner with her in the business. These are just some opposing life goals and dreams among couples, […]

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General Tips To a Happy Marriage For Single and Married Women

December 19, 2014 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

My married life isn’t perfect. I’m not a perfect spouse and neither my husband. Like any other marriage, ours has its own share of ups and downs, fun and boring moments, angry and loving events. Yet despite this imperfection, I consider myself a happily married woman, well… I just don’t know if my husband shares […]

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6 Common Experiences of Filipina Breadwinner Wives

October 19, 2014 by Nova Cruz 1 Comment

Last semester, our group – Bing, Von, and I – studied the common experiences shared by Filipina breadwinner wives as part of our course requirements in Advance Personality Psychology. We interviewed 12 women about how they experience this breadwinning role and its effects on their sense of individuality, marriage and family relationships.  One of the […]

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Making Love: Spontaneous or Scheduled

March 6, 2013 by Nova Cruz 25 Comments

During a group date with my two wife friends (together with our husbands with a conversation of their own), one of our topics has drifted to our sex lives. Let’s call my friends Abby and Liz, not their real names, but close to it I guess. I found out that Abby and I prefer a […]

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“If I am upset, let me be upset.”

February 2, 2013 by Nova Cruz 16 Comments

Just this past Thursday, I lashed out at hubby because of some project with our organization that he hasn’t settled yet. I have been reminding him for the past months to finish it, but nothing’s progressing since the last time he attended to it. And since I’m the wife, it’s me whom the leaders keep […]

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On Being Boyfriend-Girlfriend Forever

December 31, 2012 by Nova Cruz 10 Comments

Meet the couples mission of the Feast Pasig Couples Ministry. One of the couples here is the Villaruz couple, bro Junie and sis Ana who are both in their forties. They have three girls where two of which are high schoolers and one a youngster. One night after our couple’s caring group meeting, right after […]

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Know each other’s love languages

November 15, 2012 by Nova Cruz 13 Comments

Last week, hubby expressed his concern to me, telling me that I’ve been fixated with my blog. At first I didn’t get it. What’s the concern about when I always give my undivided attention to him and to our little girl? As I do my self-reflection, I recounted that there’s no project of his which […]

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Wife, take care of your physical self

October 29, 2012 by Nova Cruz 15 Comments

  When I was watching one of Joel Osteen’s talk (a renowned preacher and writer in US) about husbands and wives, he shared that one time, while he was staring at his wife who was looking all sloppy and disheveled at that time, he asked himself, “Who is this woman walking around inside my room?” […]

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Husband-Wife Mastermind Group

October 15, 2012 by Nova Cruz 4 Comments

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.”    – Ecclesiastes 4:9-10  Recently, Melbert was invited by a group of internet marketers to join their mastermind group, who meets everY first Saturday of the month. To my […]

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Hi I’m Nova

I’m  a wife to a loving husband and a mom to two wonderful children.
I began counseling and writing about marriage last 2012. I completed my masters degree in Counseling Psychology  from Ateneo de Manila University. I was also trained in Gottman’s Couples Therapy Method. 

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