{"id":3172,"date":"2016-02-10T22:16:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T22:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/articles\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2011-02-10T22:16:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T22:16:44","slug":"paula-holt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/expert-interviews-and-podcasts\/paula-holt\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations for a Wonderful Marriage: Paula Holt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paula Holt<\/strong> who is the writer behind the blog, Marital Musings joined the show.\u00a0 She discusses why she writes about marriage and the results of couples spending too much time and energy on their weddings and not enough on their relationships.<\/p>\n

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People often ask Paula Holt<\/strong> why she writes about marriage. They are particularly curious when they find out she has a MBA and sold real estate before getting married and having children. The simple answer is that she finds marriage fascinating. She describes it as \u201ca fundamental institution in our society that touches people on a very personal level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paula first became interested in marriage more than 10 years ago. She was in her 30\u2019s and had already seen a number of friends tie the knot. She had also seen several divorces and toxic relationships that seemed to be headed that way. She wondered what was going wrong and what people should do differently. Already a graduate of Stanford University and the Kellogg School of Management, Paula decided to forgo studying relationships through a degree program and educated herself through numerous articles, books and seminars. She has trained to facilitate several marriage education programs including Couple CommunicationTM and Money Habitudes.<\/p>\n

In September of 2003 Paula got married. The next month she got pregnant, and the following month she moved from her hometown of Chicago to where her husband\u2019s job had taken him, New York City. That started a period in Paula\u2019s life when she was \u201c not so much interested in marriage as trying to survive it.\u201d\u00a0 Now seven years, a move back to Chicago, and two children later she is once again intrigued by marriage. Probably more so now because as she puts it \u201cI have lived it and truly understand how amazing, difficult, and complex it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paula launched her blog, Marital Musings to create an opportunity to explore her interest in marriage through writing. She posts information on the latest relationship research, comments on relationship stories in the media, and takes a look at the lighter side of things such as what it\u2019s like to share a bathroom with your spouse. For her Marital Musings is a forum to talk to people about marriage and hopefully find some answers.<\/p>\n

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