February 2009
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Are you there for me? →
It’s a resounding question in every relationship. Sue Johnson, author of Hold Me Tight and professor of clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa, says: ”Love demands the reassurance of touch. Most fights are really protests over emotional disconnection. Underneath the distress, partners are desperate to know: Are you there for me?“
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Welfare Reform: Phase Two →
“there must be national effort, led by President Obama, to tackle the collapse of marriage in vulnerable communities. That is the single-biggest cause of child poverty and welfare dependency. And that is why it must be the core of welfare reform - Phase two.”
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Jerry Seinfeld's New NBC Show: The Marriage Ref →
The comedian and his Columbus 81 Prods. are teaming with longtime “Oprah Winfrey Show” exec producer Ellen Rakieten to create “The Marriage Ref,” a nonfiction series that will feature opinionated celebrities, comedians and sports stars offering commentary and advice to real-life couples enduring “classic marital disputes.
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UK recession forces revisions in divorce deals →
Economic pressure could force any marriage into ruin, but this recession is also affecting what happens after couples call it quits: It can prolong the process or compel husbands and wives to revisit complicated financial arrangements long after the ink on their divorce is dry. The global credit crunch has made it difficult for many couples to sell their home and raise enough cash for the two of...
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Does Technology Make Long-Distance Relationships... →
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What Is the Right Couple Sexual Style for You? →
In his new book: Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style, Barry W. McCarthy, Ph.D.,professor of psychology at American University, a certified marital and sex therapist, and recipient of the 2009 Smart Marriages Impact Award begins with defining your unique couple sexual style and using that style to your advantage in and out of the bedroom.
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Be honest – being single sucks →
I recently travelled the country talking to couples whose marriages spanned many decades. The couples I talked to all agreed that relationships require effort and compromise but they also knew that they brought with them great rewards. The defenders of strident singledom like to talk about the freedom that being single gives them. They use words like “sophisticated” and...
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Covenant marriage bill passes committee →
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation that would allow couples to enter into a voluntary covenant marriage that would require counseling and make it harder to get a divorce is headed to the House floor. Voluntary covenant marriage would require premarital counseling at least 15 days before applying for a marriage license.
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Vietnam: Young people getting hitched sooner. →
Falling in love, having a stable married life and a happy family is the ultimate aspiration in Vietnamese culture. **Instead of waiting three to eight years before tying the knot, as was customary in their parents’ generations, young people are getting hitched after only a few months. **Instead of waiting to say “I love you”, many young couples are declaring their feelings just one day...
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“Couples need to know what the research has found: that every happy, successful...”
– Diane Sollee
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Strong marriages can survive this recession. →
“When one spouse is laid off or is working harder and longer, that may throw an already rocky marriage into the gravel pit and put a strong marriage to the test…But strong marriages can survive this recession.” Before a couple sits down to discuss finances, I suggest that they sit down and make a list of ways that they can keep from taking each other for granted,” said David...
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A healthy you, a healthy marriage →
Research shows that individuals in healthy marriages are physically healthier and live longer. They get sick less, are hospitalized less and experience shorter hospital stays. They have lower rates of heart failure, cancer and other diseases, too.
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The evolution of sex and marriage →
UK: In 2006, 1,500 of them were polled and asked what in their lives they would change if they could have their time again — 12% said they would give more time to study, 16% would start their own businesses, 21% marry a different spouse and 40% put more into savings. But 70%, granted a rerun, would have more sex. Not more children — just more sex.
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Fastest-growing kind of U.S. household: Committed... →
Married couples with children now make up fewer than one in four U.S. households. That’s half the rate of 1960. Married households of any type have been in the minority since 2005. **People are navigating the middle ground between uncommitted hook-ups, and the “institution” of marriage. **Americans are pairing off and staying together just as much as ever, but now it’s...
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Was your New Year's Resolution a Healthier... →
For married couples, the beneficial effects of exercise can be more far-reaching. Yale University researchers have shown that when one spouse exercises, quits smoking or stops drinking alcohol, the other is likely to do so as well. On the flip side, when one spouse is hospitalized, the partner’s risk of death increases, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging.
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Couples: What changes when you have a child with a... →
No matter the situation, caring for a person with a disability adds stress to even the most picture perfect of marriages. Great chat about marriage and the unique rewards and challenges that parenting an individual with a disability brings to a relationship.
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