Real Couples' Stories Archives

Truly Living the NFP Lifestyle

Written by Anne Marie Stroud. Originally published in Family Foundations. NFP is always countercultural, but today’s young married couples face pressures from media, friends, and even family to contracept and close the door to life. There’s definitely a gap that needs to be filled in showing newlyweds the goodness of self-gift through NFP and openness…

Newlywed and New to NFP (Part 2)

Written by S.J. Duca. Originally published in Family Foundations. Annie and Matt are the second couple featured in this two part series, where newlyweds share about their journey to the altar, their Natural Family Planning (NFP) experience, and what excites them most about Couple to Couple League’s new PeakDay app. ( You can read the…

Newlywed and New to NFP

Written by S.J. Duca. Originally published in Family Foundations. For Holly Livingston, eight months married, the most surprising part is how natural it feels. “Of course, there has been adjusting, but being married to John feels so normal and ‘meant to be,’ even amidst the chaos of newness!” Holly and John are one of the…

NFP Brought Down a Wall Between Us

Written by Teaching Couple Mitchell and Chelsea Duplantis. Originally published in Family Foundations. Chelsea: I started taking the birth control pill when I was in high school. All of my friends were on it and I was also beginning to date, so I thought it was a smart idea. I was loosely raised Catholic, but…

NFP Uncensored: Self-discipline

NFP Uncensored is a series of candid accounts of the way NFP informs every aspect of life. You can follow the posts by searching for “NFP Uncensored” here in the Living the Love blog (use the search bar on the right-hand side of this page), or by searching #NFPUncensored on social media. After six short months of…