Category Archives: Relationships

According to the DailyBhskar.com, which is a website of the Indian Hindu language newspaper Dainik Bhaskar, “Marriage is an eye opener, with many things changing. Sometimes, our near and dear ones would tell us things about marriage that does not … Continue reading →

With or without the liberalization of marriage, the millennial generation drags its feet down the aisle to the altar. For the millennials, the generation born between 1982 and 2001, the experience of their parents’ marriages has not been encouraging. Only … Continue reading →

Research from Northwestern University suggests than married couples may save their marriages from discord by critiquing their arguments objectively and in writing. According to study author Dr. Eli Finkel, a NU professor of social psychology, 120 married couples were split … Continue reading →

Money is not necessarily the root of all evil, but for many, many couples, money is the cause of many arguments. Money problems are the biggest source of friction, stress and arguments for couples, according to a 2012 survey conducted … Continue reading →

New research suggests that because of the Internet, marriage rates among young people are higher than they would have been without the Web. According to the author of the research, Andriana Bellou, “In recent decades, we have observed important transformations … Continue reading →

LAT is the marital oxymoron for Living Apart Together. LAT relationships are the newest contour in the cultural relief map of marriage and the family. One out of every 10 British adults, according to a study by researchers at Birkbeck … Continue reading →

They are called China’s “bare branches” – men who cannot find women to marry and have children. They are called “bare branches” — trees without leaves, because for them love, marriage and fatherhood is “just a dream.” There are many … Continue reading →

The man with the nagging woman may be far luckier than the reclusive bachelor with no one to chase him to the doctor. Married men with prostate cancer enjoy a better chance of survival than unmarried men, and the nagging … Continue reading →

More than a century ago, British epidemiologist William Farr identified “a health advantage” to being married and marital loss as a significant risk factor for poor health.”  Wrote Farr: “The single individual is more likely to be wrecked on his … Continue reading →

At one time, cohabitation (or “shacking up,” as it was called in another time) — two unmarried persons living together and usually of the opposite sex–- carried a stigma and was, in fact, illegal in most jurisdictions. No more. In … Continue reading →