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Dividing chores equally leads to a better sex life
by Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune Couples can be forgiven for not knowing whether to give chores the side-eye or the come-hither. A new study says that dividing them evenly — particularly child-care responsibilities — leads to a better sex life and all-around […]
Making A Marriage Last
by Sara Mastbaum Thomas - Contributing Writer A new report by the Institute for Family Studies suggests that couples who marry between the ages of 25 and 32 have the lowest likelihood of splitting up in the future. Even more intriguing, […]
How to Stop Fighting About Money in Your Marriage
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Alex Craig of Have a Rich Marriage. Let’s be honest, money causes conflict in all of our marriages. It causes conflict because nobody has taught us how to handle or respond to money, especially […]
Default Mode
Dear Eddie, Last week, we took part in a Virtual Marriage Enrichment Group about Differences. A couple shared that when they are vulnerable, their differences rise up. Under stress, you and I often fall back into Default Mode. Our personal factory settings give […]
Radical Marriage: Your Relationship as Your Greatest Adventure
by David & Darlene Steele. What does a Radical Marriage look like? No-one really knows because this is largely uncharted territory and individual for each couple. You can see glimpses in other couple relationships when they seem incredibly connected and in […]
Why Do We Say Hurtful Things to the Ones That We Love?
by Perky Parkie I tried to find a way to sugarcoat this title. Because for me, this one sentence, brings a flash of all the hurtful things that people have said to me, and all the whoppers that I’ve shot back… […]
Do You Dare to Pop This Question?
by Charlie and Linda Bloom After an evening of sharing the living room sofa while they watched a romantic movie, Brandon turned to Kim, to whom he’d been married for nearly 30 years and asked, “If you met me today, would you still […]
The 7 Myths of Marriage
By the Staff at eHarmony 1. Marriage Fixes Everything (Anything) The idea that everything in your life will get better, even a little better, when you’re married is pretty silly when you think about it. Imagine two people who are miserable — […]
5 Myths of Happy Marriages
From Huffington Post Weddings By Whitney Fleming At a recent party, I was telling a friend about my plans to celebrate my upcoming 15th wedding anniversary. "Fifteen years! Wow, but it's no surprise. You guys have a great marriage and always seem […]
5 Myths About Marriage That I’m Glad Aren’t True
By Winifred M. Reilly, M.A., MFT from Speaking of Marriage Ask ten happily married people, “What’s your key to success?” and you’ll get fifteen answers — many of which contradict each other. Some will say couples should never to go to bed […]
