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.
Marriage
‘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 …
How to Make Marriage Work: Treat It Like a Business
Few couples like to think of their marriage as a business, but treating a relationship like a corporation may actually give it the best chance at long-term success. That’s the message behind Spousonomics (Random House), a new …
Divorced Couple Remarry After 56 Years
File this one away under: Adorable. A couple from Yorkshire, where both the cutest terriers and the nicest afternoon teas are from, have remarried after more than 50 years, according their local paper.
Breaking: Don’t Mess With the Marital Bed
Having sex with your lover in the bed that you share with your spouse is really going to mess with your marriage. More shocking even than this is how many column inches The New York Times devotes to this discovery.
What Your Brain Looks Like After 20 Years of Marriage
Contrary to popular opinion, people who say they are still madly in love with their spouses after more than two decades are not crazy. At least, some of them aren’t. And in answer to your next question, apparently they’re not lying either.
Edwards Marrying Hunter. Really?
In a contest of reprehensibility, it’s hard to call who takes the blue ribbon among John Edwards, Rielle Hunter and the editors of the National Enquirer. In the latest installment, the Enquirer is reporting that Edwards has …