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CELEBRITY INTERVIEW with MELINA KANAKAREDES by Coaching Circles Staff Writer
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Melina Kanakaredes, the star of the NBC's top-rated drama Providence, married her college sweetheart Peter Constantinides in 1992.
CC: How do you define a soul mate?
Melina: It's that thing that you can't actually put your finger on, but you are family and friends and lovers all at the same time. A soul mate is someone you don't have to explain anything to, it's Somebody who understands who you are. It's someone who automatically feels like family.
CC: Was there anything unique about your wedding ceremony?
Melina: I got married in Ohio in the same Greek Orthodox church where my parents were married and where my sisters and I were baptized.
Because I was marrying a Greek guy, it was a huge wedding. We invited 500 of our closest friends!
There's a unique tradition in the Greek Orthodox church where crowns are exchanged. The bride and the groom each have a crown that is connected by a ribbon. The Koumbaros, which is the guy who sponsors your wedding, crosses the crowns three times, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, to make the two of us one.
Then we walk around the petufrin, which is the altar, three times, again to symbolize the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Koumbaros, who is holding the crowns, walks with us, as does the priest who is holding the bible, and someone to hold the train of my dress. We hold candles and we're taking our first walk as husband and wife.
Then everyone throws rose petals, which is a tradition from southern Greece, where my husband's family is from. It's very symbolic --everything means something. The silver tray that holds the crowns has koufeta all over it, which are like candy-covered Jordan almonds. The shape of the almond symbolizes never-ending love.
CC: Melina's advice for a happy marriage:
Melina: Fight passionately. You need to love passionately and fight passionately. When there is a lack of communication that's when the start happening. I want to get into a knock-down drag-out fight, because then it's fun to make up.
CC: Melina's Reality Check:
Melina: I always ask my friends who are going to get married... what do you hate about him? They think that's a pessimistic question, but it's not. There's got to be something that drives you nuts, and you have to figure out what it is because it's not going to get any better after you marry them. No one is gong to be ideally perfect all the time -- and if they were, how boring!
Marriage - The Financial Scoop By Federal Credit Union of Virginia Beach Schools No one gets married by their accountant. And when love is in your eyes, opening a joint checking account is the furthest thing from your mind. But consider this - the lack of a financial plan can become a major cause of marital stress. Our advice is to open a dialogue with your partner and settle financial matters before they ever become issues. Consider these questions as a way to start the ball rolling.
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“Questions to Ask Before You Get Married” by Dr. Robin Smith on Oprah
Before you walk down the aisle, ask the questions that really matter. Dr. Robin Smith shares 25 questions from her book, Lies at the Altar.
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“The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran
Then Almitra spoke again and said,
And what of Marriage, master?
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be for ever more.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness.
And let the winds of heaven dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same
music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together.
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
The Brain in Love: 12 Lessons to Enhance Your Love Life
BOOK: Based on Dr. Daniel Amen’s cutting-edge neuroscience research, The Brain in Love shares twelve lessons that help you enhance your love life through understanding and improving brain function.
The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
BOOK: An exploration of the power of the mind to shape the brain.
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