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 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.

A partner with divorced parents has a 50% higher chance of experiencing divorce, and if both partners come from divorced parents, the risk for divorce increases by 200%. However, there are steps that these couples can take to overcome these odds such as discussing worries with a partner, seeking premarital education courses, and learning from […]

Jason Fierstein with Phoenix Men’s Counseling gives couples some suggestions on how to handle football season and enhance marriages at the same time. Tips such as using the football game as a time to fold laundry, having a “pre-game huddle” to discuss both partners concerns, and using the game as a chance to have a […]

According to a survey by TD Ameritrade, 63% of Americans plan to improve their personal finances in 2010. As a result, Money HabitudesTM have taken steps to make a new life in control of finances possible. What is the first step? Examine your attitudes and habits in your money life. Do you spend impulsively and […]

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 […]