MarriageTweets: Archive

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Dec 31st

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Chalk up another victim for the crashing real...

Dec 31st

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Dec 31st

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Dec 30th

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CHINA: When to divorce? →

BEIJING (Reuters) - Fears of a prolonged recession in China have triggered a sharp increase in divorce inquiries addressed to lawyers and financial advisers, state media reported on Monday, with timing a key issue.

Dec 30th

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Montley Fool: Save Your Marriage! →

When you’re dating someone you really like, the last thing on your mind is money. When your relationship becomes serious, on the other hand, you have to start thinking long-term. (Read full article)

Dec 29th

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New research shows that, whether or not they wear purity rings or make other pledges that they will protect their virginity, more than half of American teenagers become sexually active before they get married (Article Link). Interested in more abstinence-only research? Check out this one from the Heritage Foundation.

Dec 29th

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Trend: Rise of the "non-divorce"

Circuit courts across the country have reported downturns in the number of divorce and separation filings. Among many American couples, the trend appears to be a non-divorce were married couples who want to divorce choose to live in domestic limbo living as roommates, no sex, leading separate lives under one household. Gary Nickelson, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers...

Dec 28th

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Secrets Of An (Un)Happy Relationship Finally, a video that reveals the secrets of an unhappy relationship. I especially like the use of trigger words: “always” and “never”. Enjoy! If you’re also interested in the secrets of happy relationships you should visit Dr. Romance’s resource website. Great resource! :)

Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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Researchers argue the merits of tying the knot... →

The median age for people to marry has been rising. But the trend leads to a question that has caused much debate among social scientists: What is the optimal age to marry? Is there a golden rule that says waiting — or marrying early — results in the most matrimonial bliss?

Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

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Hitched to the economy →

Divorce rates drop as couples realize it’s cheaper to stay together. Circuit courts across the country report downturns in the number of divorce and separation filings.

Dec 23rd

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First Ever Government Relationship Summit (UK)

According to Families in Britain, published by the government, what appears to be best for children is for their parents to be husband and wife. “We know Government doesn’t bring up children - parents do. And we know in the vast majority of cases where parents are splitting up and will always try to make sure they put the needs of children first. But sometimes that just isn’t possible - and the...

Dec 22nd

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$1M Grant to Aid in Promoting Healthy Marriage... →

A $1.066 million grant, awared to AVANCE, from the Paso del Norte Health Foundation aims to help Hispanic families escape poverty through classes in early childhood development, parenting, adult literacy and healthy marriage. AVANCE is no stranger to promoting marriage, they have been recipients of multiple grants under the Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives. Will we see...

Dec 21st

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Dec 20th

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Four in five women find husbands irritating →

The UK study, which found that women are more irritable in marriage than men, asked more than 800 women who were over 50s.

Dec 20th

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It's Never Too Late

Over a week ago I posted a link to a new study that found marital distress associated with poorer outcomes for women with breast cancer. The Washington Post ran the story yesterday and the below-noted quote by the study co-author Hae-Chung Yang, a research associate in psychology at Ohio State University caught my attention: “Clearly, marital distress is a risk factor for numerous poorer...

Dec 19th

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Marriage Research 2009 Grant Opportunity →

The National Center for Marriage Research (NCMR) seeks to fund up to four proposals ($20,000 per award) to support innovative research that contributes to theoretical, conceptual, methodological, or empirical developments about family responses to financial strain. Application deadline: February 1, 2009

Dec 18th

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Living with In-Laws →

Japanese women are generally not at high risk for heart attacks — unless they live with in-laws, according to a new study. Married Japanese women who live with both their husbands and a set of parents were three times more likely to suffer a heart attack than those living just with their husbands. Causation or correlation?

Dec 18th

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“Even though people may be well known, they hold in their hearts the emotions of...”

– Jackie Onassis

Dec 18th

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Dec 18th

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Smart Marriages listserv →

I don’t subscribe to many email lists and don’t have a habit of recommending lists to people, but this is a premier list I highly encourage anyone join. And if you’re like me, reading most of your email via phone/blackberry…its awesome!

Dec 18th

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Dec 17th

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Why Unmarried Fathers Stay →

Getting a man to the altar is far less a guarantee that he will stick around than getting him emotionally involved in the preparation before a baby is born, concludes the study, which is published in the December “Journal of Marriage and Family.” The report is based on data about 1,686 couples, most of them unmarried, from the ongoing Fragile Families Child Well Being Study, which is a joint...

Dec 17th

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Join the discussion →

The transition team for President-Elect Barack Obama wants to know: What social causes and service organizations are you a part of that make a difference in your community? Will you weigh in? Are healthy marriages and relationships a worthy cause to be actively engaged in?

Dec 17th

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What cultural impact can Obama have during his presidency? “…an unapologetic, unflinching dedication to forming and maintaining married parent families…If Obama is able to achieve that cultural shift, it would be the most important and far-reaching thing he does.” Read more here

Dec 16th

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Networked Families →

A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that more than 90% of married couples with children have cellphones, computers and an Internet connection. They are using them to stay connected in new ways, and connectedness was a driving force in getting the devices.

Dec 15th

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Dec 15th

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Rise of the 3S women →

“Sociologist Xu Anqi, of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, notices that against the backdrop of China’s progressing urbanisation, the growing single population is the result of more time spent on education and career…The influence of material factors on marriage is diminishing among today’s Chinese career women,” Xu Anqi says. “Society is more tolerant of independent women.”

Dec 14th

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Dec 13th

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Dec 12th

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Dec 11th

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LeWeb’08 is the #1 Web conference in Europe A Web 2.0 company that caught my attention at LeWeb’08 conference was Be2, which is headquartered in Switzerland and recently raised $15 million in venture capital, has expanded into 35 countries on six continents. Founded by German sociologist Robert Wuttke, the service aims to connect people who are interested in long term...

Dec 11th

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Sex and Tech among Teens & Young Adults →

It’s key for anyone working in relationship fields to take a look at these findings released this week as it is estimated that about 90% of teens and young adults are online.

Dec 11th

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Dec 10th

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How to Blend a Family? →

In the U. S., 37 per cent of second marriages end before they reach the 10-year mark, while in Canada, 20 per cent of those second-timers ends before the eighth anniversary, Scott Wooding writes in the introduction his new book, Step Parenting and the Blended Family.

Dec 9th

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