Aggregation of real-time updates on relationship and marriage news, research, and global trends compiled by Marc Payan
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study: Happy marriage cuts fatal stroke risk for men

A study of 10,000 Israelis found both bachelors and those in loveless marriages had a far higher risk of fatal stroke than happily married men. As a society we should invest in relationship support because happy relationships benefit us all by contributing to people’s wellbeing, increasing productivity at work and improving people’s health.

How can I tell if my marriage is in trouble, and what can I do to prevent breakup?

Sue Johnson identifies warning signs in a marriage and what you can do to prevent issues from destroying your relationship.

World’s Longest-Married Couple to Answer Your Questions Via Twitter! The ‘Tweethearts’, from North Carolina, US, tied the knot in 1924. They have been married a whopping 85 years! You can find them on Twitter and Facebook. Link: Mashable news

World’s Longest-Married Couple to Answer Your Questions Via Twitter!

The ‘Tweethearts’, from North Carolina, US, tied the knot in 1924. They have been married a whopping 85 years! You can find them on Twitter and Facebook.

Link: Mashable news


Iowa State sociologists find older adults turning to online options for love, marriage The research found that spouses who met online are older and have much shorter courtships — averaging 18.5 months of dating before getting married by comparison to 42 months for those who met in more traditional ways offline. (Link)

Iowa State sociologists find older adults turning to online options for love, marriage

The research found that spouses who met online are older and have much shorter courtships — averaging 18.5 months of dating before getting married by comparison to 42 months for those who met in more traditional ways offline. (Link)


The Marriage Ref

Jerry Seinfeld is back and in the producer’s chair for a funny and revealing series about the unpredictable and hilarious institution we call marriage. Jerry has been out of the TV scene for 12 years and married for 10 years. I’m looking forward to the show. ;)

Link: @themarriageref

Modern Marriages: The Rise Of The Sugar Mama

A study by the Pew Research Center finds that there’s been a role reversal when it comes to men, women and the economics of marriage. ”We found that increasingly, women are more likely to marry husbands who have lower education levels than they do, and lower income levels than they do,” says D’Vera Cohn of the Pew Research Center. From 1970 to 2007, husbands whose wives earned more than they did jumped from 4 percent to 22 percent.

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Special Report: The Science of Falling and Staying in Love About half of first marriages fail in the U.S., as do two thirds of second marriages and three quarters of third marriages. We fail in large part because we enter into relationships with poor skills for maintaining them and highly unrealistic expectations. In the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND Dr. Robert Epstein discusses how science can help you fall in love and stay there. Download: full PDF article related: Smart Marriages resources

Special Report: The Science of Falling and Staying in Love

About half of first marriages fail in the U.S., as do two thirds of second marriages and three quarters of third marriages. We fail in large part because we enter into relationships with poor skills for maintaining them and highly unrealistic expectations.

In the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND Dr. Robert Epstein discusses how science can help you fall in love and stay there.

Download: full PDF article

related: Smart Marriages resources


Drunk 4-Year-Old Boy Steals Christmas

The boy followed his father’s footsteps and was found wandering the streets at 1:45 am drinking a beer.  ”He runs away trying to find his father,” said his mother. “He wants to get in trouble so he can go to jail because that’s where his daddy is.”

related: Relationship Skills for Incarcerated Fathers

Can watching porn hurt my relationship?

The Family Research Council released a new study Wednesday that comprehensively details the effects of pornography on marriages, children, communities and individuals.

Full report: PDF

Facebook, Twitter, and Wedding Ceremony!

Dana Hanna updates his Facebook and Twitter, at the altar. Without his bride Tracy knowing he was going to do it. [source: TechCrunch]

Any guesses what some of their marriage quarrels will be about?

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) just released Mama Says: A National Survey of Moms’ Attitudes on Fathering, the first-ever national survey taking an in-depth look at how today’s mothers view fathers and fatherhood. Top findings: :: 93% of moms believe there is a father absence crisis.:: Most moms think dad is replaceable.:: Married moms were happier with dads’ performance than unmarried moms. (Download full report)

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) just released Mama Says: A National Survey of Moms’ Attitudes on Fathering, the first-ever national survey taking an in-depth look at how today’s mothers view fathers and fatherhood.

Top findings:

:: 93% of moms believe there is a father absence crisis.
:: Most moms think dad is replaceable.
:: Married moms were happier with dads’ performance than unmarried moms.

(Download full report)


Scott Stanley, author of Fighting for your Marriage, and co-director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies and a research professor of psychology at the University of Denver will be available to discuss your questions about dating, marriage and divorce at 3 p.m. ET, Tuesday. The conversation will be moderated virtually at that time.

How does technology enable intimacy?

Technology anthropologist Stefana Broadbent analyzes how we text, IM and talk. At the TED conference in July 2009, she described how these new methods of communication are helping us break out of old institutions and bringing us closer together than ever before.

Fact Sheet: Marriage Among Asian Americans All Asian ethnic groups living in the U.S. have a greater than 60 percent marriage rate. Asians marrying non-Hispanic Whites comprise the greatest proportion of intermarriages in the United States. Of Asians living in the U.S. who intermarry, about 75 percent are women. More than 50 percent of the Asians in the U.S. live in three states: California New York and Texas. Download: PDF fact sheet

Fact Sheet: Marriage Among Asian Americans

All Asian ethnic groups living in the U.S. have a greater than 60 percent marriage rate. Asians marrying non-Hispanic Whites comprise the greatest proportion of intermarriages in the United States. Of Asians living in the U.S. who intermarry, about 75 percent are women. More than 50 percent of the Asians in the U.S. live in three states: California New York and Texas.

Download: PDF fact sheet