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 […]

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 […]

A happy marriage can reduce heart disease risk in ways not previously understood. This research showed that couples that were more hostile to each other had more calcification in the arteries that provide blood flow to the heart, even without any physical risk factors for cardiovascular disease. It appears that hostile marriages seem to increase […]

New data collected from nearly 9000 participants between ages 51 and 61 at University of Chicago shows that divorce and widowhood have a long-lasting negative impact on health. The research also indicates that even re-marriage doesn't restore good health. Read More.

Researchers studied the changes among a group of 1400 people from Finland-starting from when they were all aged 50, then again 20 years later. They found that the individuals with the greatest risk for Alzheimer's disease were those who were widowed or divorced at midlife and remained so. The authors suggest that having a partner […]

Researchers from Indiana University analyzed data on 3.8 million people diagnosed with cancer between 1973 and 2004. This study looked at 5 and 10-year survival rates for the following groups: married, widowed, divorced, never-married, and those going through a separation at the time of diagnosis. Married people, more than any other relationship status, have the […]

Couples have many ways of dealing with conflict, many of which are not productive. Here are a few suggestions for handling conflict with the one you love: 1) set aside time with your partner specifically for addressing conflict and emotionally charged issues; 2) Take timeouts when you or your partner need some time to cool […]

According to a study from the University of North Carolina, ongoing efforts to strengthen military families do work but more preventative programs are needed to help couples address problems before they become unmanageable. Wives of active-duty soldiers are at risk for psychological problems such as depression, loneliness and burnout; however, spouses are more likely to […]

Of all cohabitation relationships that end, sixty-one percent end in marriage. Researchers suggest that this means cohabitation has not replaced marriage as the preferred outcome for most couples. As time passes more and more cohabiters get married to each other, yet when compared to those in first marriages without cohabitation, cohabiters divorce rates are much […]