Couples whose marriages averaged 40 years tended to know less about each partners’ favorites when compared to couples who have been together for 2 years or so. This could mean a number of things including differences in marital expectations today versus forty-years ago. Read more.

Older generations are using Facebook and other social networking sites for various reasons including connecting with extended family, doing family history research, and yes… dating. Read more.

Researchers suggest that often times a touch can express more quickly and accurately a larger range of emotions than gestures and words. One study from the Touch Research Institute in Miami found that a massage from a loved one can not only ease pain but also soothe depression and strengthen a relationship. Researchers at Harvard […]

Based on several data sets and surveys on men and women, researchers found that college-educated women are more likely to be married at age 40 than women without a college education. These women are also more likely to say they are happy in their marriages. This may be because both college-educated men and women are […]

Charlie Michaels and Mike Brown, authors of "Mastering Marriage," suggest that couples need to agree on the following three issues: 1) spending philosophy-what merits a credit card or is "cash only;" 2) Long term financial goals-spouses need to be on the same page about where their financial future is headed; and 3) spending priorities-determining what […]

In the current economy, many stresses such as financial strain and feelings of worthlessness become chronic, and thus the stress begins to spill over into the family relationships. However, some of these stresses can be reduced while strengthening family bonds if couples make sure that they talk. This means discussing fears, anger of job loss, […]

Researchers at the University of Michigan interviewed 373 couples four times over a 16-year period, and found that many of those marriages were probably doomed from the beginning because the partners couldn't get their act together. One wanted to resolve the conflict. The other wanted to ignore it. Read more.

The potential consequences of hooking up go beyond STDs and other short-term problems. In fact, there may be a connection between increased rates of infidelity in young married couples and the college culture of hooking up.  Facing these trends, Teresa Downing-Matibag has started communities that discuss relationships and intimacy to educate and inform students of […]

Breaking down the divorce rates by career, Michael Aamodt and colleagues found that dancers, bartenders, massage therapists, casino workers, telephone operators, nurses, and home healthy aides had the highest risk for divorce. Those with the lowest risk for divorce included engineers, optometrists, clergy, and podiatrists.  Read more.

Even if we married what we consider to be our “soul mate,” they will change and grow throughout the relationship just as we will, perhaps even grow right out of the “soul mate” category. So instead of focusing on changing your partner to be more compatible, you need to focus on changing yourself.  Read more.