More Money Won’t Help Your Marriage – But These Habits Will
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More Money Won’t Help Your Marriage – But These Habits Will

“If we just had more money it would change everything . . .”   That thought comes so easily when there are financial tensions in marriage. “If we just had an extra $200 per month, we wouldn’t argue about keeping the A/C turned down so low.” Or, “If my salary were higher, her weekly trips to…

What Hollywood Gets Wrong about Sex– and What Couples Can Do Right
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What Hollywood Gets Wrong about Sex– and What Couples Can Do Right

You giggled about it in middle school, read about it in books, and have seen it implied or portrayed countless times on-screen. And your mind and heart have absorbed dozens of myths about sex in the process. Some of these misconceptions are relatively harmless (stock up on those oysters!) – but some are keeping you…

Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 2
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Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 2

These two articles (see Part 1, here) are new entries in our series to equip engaged and newlywed couples  – and anyone else trying to create a great marriage. Based on more than 18 years of research and 12 nationally-representative studies with more than 40,000 men and women, these articles identify some of the most…

Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 1 
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Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 1 

This is a new entry in our series to equip engaged and newlywed couples – and anyone else trying to create a great marriage. Based on more than 18 years of research and 12 nationally representative studies with more than 40,000 men and women, these articles identify simple (but essential) habits for highly happy marriages….

The Benefits Of Not Getting Married Just To Get Married

The Benefits Of Not Getting Married Just To Get Married

Jeff and I recently watched an old favorite movie: When Harry Met Sally. I was struck yet again by a dynamic that happens when Sally finds herself alone at age 30, after having broken up with her live-in boyfriend of five years. Her friends push her to start dating again and get married quickly, lest…