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 […]

A new sex education guide, drafted by teachers, religious groups, health charities, parents and children, emphasizes the challenges and responsibilities of parenthood. It also highlights the importance of marriage and strong, stable relationships when raising children. The UK children's secretary, Ed Balls, states "We want to give young people the facts, so that they can […]

The reason politicians are not just entitled, but obliged, to take an interest in marriage is because of the compelling evidence that marriage makes a practical difference in society. The statistics are pretty overwhelming in showing that marriage acts as a check on family breakdown and that family breakdown boosts the likelihood of an array […]

According to a recent study, new parents' marital status is the number one predictor of whether or not they will stay together. It doesn't matter how rich or well educated they are, cohabiting parents are at least twice as likely to split up as married parents of similar income or education. The author of this […]

While no study has documented how frequent these clashes have become, therapists agree that the green issue can quickly become poisonous because it is so morally charged. Friends or family members who are not devoted to the environmental cause can become irritated by life choices they view as ostentatiously self-denying or politically correct. Those with […]

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 […]