Posted in Caregiving, Children, Expectations, Family, Marriage, Mothers, Parenting, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Single parents, Stereotypes, Women on Apr 7th, 2020
There are so many things to be paying attention to and concerned about during the coronavirus pandemic. We are facing something we have never experienced before, with huge health ramifications right now that are sure to grow, and economic ramifications that will last for a long time, with no end in sight. And we are […]
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Posted in Cohabitation, Coupledom, Dating, Divorce, Expectations, Happiness, Live Apart Together, Marriage, Millennials, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Singles on Mar 31st, 2020
“Can your marriage survive the coronavirus?” asks CNN. “How to avoid a lockdown divorce,” advises the Spectator. “This is the secret to successful self-isolation with a partner; Spoiler: It’s not going to be easy,” warns Stylist. “Coronavirus: Divorce rates in US could see spike if couples are forced to stay indoors for long, warn experts,” […]
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Posted in Caregiving, Divorce, Expectations, Gender, Happiness, LGBT, Marriage, Needs, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes, Wife, Women on Feb 18th, 2020
It’s 2020 — guys, it’s time for you to do your share of the domestic duties. It shouldn’t have to be said — again — but yet here we are. In the same week that marriage historian Stephanie Coontz wrote how hetero marriages could learn a lot from same-sex couples when it comes to equality, […]
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Posted in Aging, Divorce, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Midlife, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Stereotypes, Women on Feb 11th, 2020
Whether you are a fan of the advice in Sheryl Sandberg’s 2013 best-seller Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, or not, the Facebook executive has made a lasting impression on working women. And she’s doing it again — this time when it comes to finding love. Last week, Sandberg, widowed when her […]
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What’s more romantic than what Charlie Hunnam and his girlfriend are already doing — showing up for each other day after day, year after year, even though there’s nothing legally making them do that;?
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If marriage is so important legally and socially, shouldn’t we teach teens its history so they understand why it mattered so much and whether it still does?
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Posted in engagement, Expectations, Marital plan, Marriage, Needs, Parenting prenup, Relationship contract, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Sex, Weddings on Nov 5th, 2019
You and your partner have a unique relationship– why would you want to have the same marriage everyone else has?
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Demi Moore’s new memoir reveals an essential truth — if you don’t know why you’re getting married, the marriage is probably not going to be a healthy one.
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Posted in Children, Cohabitation, Divorce, Expectations, Family, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic relationships on Sep 10th, 2019
Liv Tyler and her fiancee of four years haven’t tied the knot yet, but there are good reasons why.
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Recently, I was asked why my former husband cheated on me. I hadn’t really been asked that before although I certainly have talked openly about his affair — how it impacted me, our kids, our marriage, etc., etc. But why he had an affair? That was a new one, so I had to think, all […]
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