A new study published in the Archives of Sexual Health found that when it comes to infidelity, interpersonal factors — things like sexual compatibility and relationship satisfaction — as well as behavioral traits (risk …
Marriage
Spousal Support for Maria Shriver? Schwarzenegger Says No, Then Yes
Call it Public Relations 101: when you’ve publicly shamed your accomplished wife by fathering a child with the family housekeeper, don’t stick your wife with the bill for her own support and divorce attorney.
Unemployed Men Are More Likely to Divorce
Once upon a time, men worked, women didn’t and that appeared to be the equation for a harmonious family life. Now, new research shows how much that truism has changed for women but stayed the same for men.
The Strange Economics of Cohabitation
Conventional wisdom says that two can live together as cheaply as one. Conventional wisdom is, as usual, a little off. Studies indicate that two can actually live together about 1.4 times as cheaply as one. And new research …
Huma Sticks By Anthony: How Pregnancy Changes One’s View of Infidelity
Pregnant and probably feeling nauseated even before her husband hit the headlines, Huma Abedin finds herself in the kind of quandary right now that requires strategic thinking of the type she probably usually reserves for her …
Brangelina Case Study: Will the Kids Get Their Parents to Marry?
If a new interview in USA Today is to anything to go on, kids seem to have done what Jennifer Aniston couldn’t: got Brad Pitt to settle down.
‘Maria the Korean Bride’ (Finally) Has 50th Wedding
Maria Yoon’s wedding invitation details are quite precise. The nuptials will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, at Times Square in New York City, near the Walgreens, on the sidewalk. As she has learned from her previous 49 …
Lessons From Hollywood: Why Education Matters in Marriage
Decades of research suggest that the old adage about birds of a feather is true — especially when it comes to education. People tend to marry people who have achieved similar levels of schooling. But the question is why? A new …
Sex and Politics: Are Powerful Men Really More Likely to Cheat?
Bill Clinton. Newt Gingrich. Eliot Spitzer. Mark Sanford. Politicians who’ve been caught with their pants down tend to have one thing in common and it’s not political philosophy or party. Overwhelmingly, the philanderers are men. …
Wedding, Interrupted. Chris Hondros’ Fiancée Mourns
While the world is caught up — or not — in the impending royal nuptials, I couldn’t help but spend some time thinking today about another upcoming wedding that’s now been called off. When Getty photographer Chris Hondros …
The 3-Year Itch: Are You Already Sick of Your Spouse?
We’ve heard of movie-promoting stunts before, but commissioning scientific research? That’s what the studio did in time for the U.K. release of Hall Pass, a comedy about a couple of middle-aged guys who score a one-week …
Should the ‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin Be Used in Couples Therapy?
From Arizona comes word that oxytocin — known as the “cuddle chemical” or “love hormone” for its role in bonding parents to children and lovers to one another — is being used on couples in marriage therapy.
Do Tight Times Make Close Marriages?
Most partnerships, business or personal, are easy when money is easy. The lucre seems to take the sting out of any disagreements, and, frankly, the cost of disharmony is too high. But according to a new report from the National …
