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Where’s the empathy for older men who are childless?

Posted in Aging, Children, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Men, Midlife, Parenting, Relationships, Singles, Stereotypes on Jul 9th, 2019

Men who are childless at midlife aren’t given the same empathy as women. Why?

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The art and science of staying together doesn’t need a ring on it

Posted in Children, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Infidelity, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Sex, Wife, Women on Jul 2nd, 2019

I’m not sure how many men read articles or buy books about marriage, and I say this as the co-author of a book on marriage. Although men have historically gained the most from the institution, it’s generally women who are attuned to a relationship’s temperature and, thus, are most likely to read up on how […]

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It’s love, actually, not marriage for Richard Curtis and Emma Freud

Posted in Children, Cohabitation, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Jun 25th, 2019

“Love Actually” writer Richard Curtis and Emma Freud have been together 28 years and have for kids together. They’re not married. Here’s why it matters.

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The problem with wanting Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper to be together

Posted in Expectations, Happiness, Love, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Jun 18th, 2019

Considering how so many people think and say horrible things about people who leave a relationship — especially if they have children, especially if they split to be with someone new — it’s rather surprising that fans were willing to throw that out the window for the sake of the chemistry they perceived between Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

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Gwyneth Paltrow lives apart from her husband; stop judging

Posted in Expectations, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Needs, Relationships, Stereotypes on Jun 11th, 2019

Gwyneth Paltrow has done it again. She’s upset people because she chooses to follow her own path instead of one society thinks she should be in because, well, “everyone knows divorce is hard and everyone knows married couples live together. Gwyneth has proven them wrong yet again. Recently, she announced that she and her new […]

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How to avoid having a sexless marriage

Posted in Divorce, Expectations, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex on Jun 4th, 2019

‘Sexless marriage’ is one of the top phrases people Google for help, usually when they already believe they’re in one. Isn’t there a better way?

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Kids and marriage don’t always lead to happiness

Posted in Children, Expectations, Happiness, Marital plan, Marriage, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles, Women on May 28th, 2019

Unmarried and child-free women are the happiest people. Or so says Paul Dolan, a professor of behavioral science at the London School of Economics. Married people are happier than other population subgroups, but only when their spouse is in the room when they’re asked how happy they are. When the spouse is not present: fucking […]

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How to be true partners, not lovers

Posted in Aging, Caregiving, Divorce, Expectations, Friends, Love, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex on May 21st, 2019

Could we ever move beyond our romantic-sexual connection to our spouse or former spouse and just connect on a deeper intimacy that brought us together in the first place?

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The 36 questions that will make you not hate your husband after having kids

Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Fathers, Gender, Happiness, Men, Mothers, Needs, Parenting, Relationships on May 14th, 2019

Women are unhappy with the unequal division of labor; here are 36 questions to see if your partner will be the kind of man you want to have kids with.

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