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Pope Shares Secret of Lasting Love

'Never end a single day without being at peace with each other'

(Newser) - What's more romantic than getting together with ... the pope. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Pope Francis addressed a crowd of engaged couples in St. Peter's Square and gave advice on how to have a happy marriage—though, of course, he's celibate. "It's important...

Ladies, Go Get a Husband— Who Earns More Than You

Susan Patton: 'You're not getting any younger'

(Newser) - Love it or hate it, it's Valentine's Day and that means, ladies, it's time to find yourself a husband. That's the word from Susan Patton at the Wall Street Journal , who notes you're probably spending much too much time on your career and not nearly...

In Marriage, Equal Roles Means Less Sex

Egalitarian couples are often happy but have less sexual chemistry, experts say

(Newser) - Marriages in the US are more egalitarian these days when it comes to work, household chores, and even extramarital affairs, but that may not be good for married people's sex lives, writes Lori Gottlieb at the New York Times Magazine . She took a year of marital-therapy training and learned...

Commuting Could Destroy Your Marriage
 Commuting 
 Could Destroy 
 Your Marriage 
new study
Jan 19, 2014 7:49 AM CST

Commuting Could Destroy Your Marriage

Longer rides linked to higher break-up risk: study

(Newser) - If it takes you or your partner 45 minutes or more to get to work, treat your marriage with care: It's 40% more likely to fall apart, according to Swedish researchers whose nationwide study looked at couples from 1995 to 2005. You may, however, have less to worry about...

How to Have a Happier Marriage: Don&#39;t Have Kids?
How to Have a Happier Marriage: Don't Have Kids?
study says
Jan 13, 2014 2:45 PM CST

How to Have a Happier Marriage: Don't Have Kids?

Study finds child-free couples report more satisfying relationships

(Newser) - One way to keep the love alive in your marriage? A new study out of Britain suggests not having kids could do the trick. Research by Open University has found that childless people reported having better, happier, more fulfilling relationships and feeling more valued by their partners, the Telegraph reports....

One Key to a Happy Marriage: Drink Together

 One Key 
 to a Happy 
 Marriage: 
 Drink Together 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Dec 29, 2013 9:55 AM CST

One Key to a Happy Marriage: Drink Together

Or abstain together, but make sure 1 partner isn't unequal: Study

(Newser) - Newlyweds hoping for a long and happy marriage might pay attention to their drinking habits: Couples who drink roughly the same amount are less likely to divorce than those in which one of the two is a heavier drinker, according to a new study spotted by NBC News . It's...

Pope Wants Your Thoughts on Gay Marriage

Vatican sends bishops questions on contraception, divorce

(Newser) - The Vatican has issued a request to national bishops' conferences worldwide ahead of a synod next year: Tell us what your region thinks about contraception, divorce, same-sex marriage, and other social issues. The National Catholic Reporter calls the questionnaire a "wide-ranging poll of Catholics," though the Vatican has...

On Kids, Life, and Marriage, Look to the Dutch

Not getting married isn't seen as an inferior life choice: Katie Roiphe

(Newser) - A visit to the Netherlands convinced Katie Roiphe at Slate that the Dutch have a much healthier attitude toward marriage than Americans. She sums up the view from Amsterdam thusly: "Marriage is not for everyone; it is a personal choice, an option, a pleasant possibility, but not marrying is...

Treat Your Marriage Like Software Code

Says David Auerbach, a married software engineer

(Newser) - No software code is free of bugs, and no marriage is free of hitches. Fortunately, in both cases, those issues can be addressed—using techniques that are surprisingly similar, writes David Auerbach at Slate . He should know: He's a software engineer, and so is his wife. A few of...

Marriage Is a Big Advantage for Cancer Sufferers
Marriage Is a Big Advantage for Cancer Patients
OPINION
Sep 30, 2013 1:53 PM CDT

Marriage Is a Big Advantage for Cancer Patients

Other forms of support just not the same: Virginia Postrel

(Newser) - A recent study found that being married can boost your chances of surviving cancer —and cancer patients who are married understand exactly why that is, writes Virginia Postrel on Bloomberg View . "Friends are nice, but they are rarely equivalent to a spouse. The level of on-call commitment and...

Turkey Bans Studio Apartments ...
Turkey
Bans Studio Apartments ...
Sep 28, 2013 9:46 AM CDT

Turkey Bans Studio Apartments ...

... in apparent bid to boost the nation's marriage rate

(Newser) - Turkey this month put new building rules into effect that outlaw studio apartments. The government swears it's to cut down on people illegally renting them out to tourists, but Vocative reports that critics see a thinly disguised ulterior motive: Leaders want to discourage people from living alone and instead...

I&#39;ve Spent 17 Years in an Arranged Marriage
I've Spent 17 Years in an Arranged Marriage
OPINION
Aug 17, 2013 2:28 PM CDT

I've Spent 17 Years in an Arranged Marriage

'To arrange a life is to control it ... but also to protect it,' writes Debie Thomas

(Newser) - Debie Thomas acknowledges that most Americans won't be able to grasp her compliance with her family's wishes, but saying no to her Indian parents was just "not an option." And though she prayed for a miracle, 17 years ago, Thomas—"a product of New England...

Let&#39;s Legalize Polyamory
 Let's Legalize Polyamory 
OPINION
Jun 13, 2013 1:32 PM CDT

Let's Legalize Polyamory

And let's privatize marriage, too: Jillian Keenan

(Newser) - Meet Richard Gilmore. He's involved in a relationship with a woman named Vicki, her husband Jim, and Jim's girlfriend Maria. They're polyamorists, and they consider themselves a true "family," Gilmore says. Polyamorists practice "consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy," but unlike polygamists, they're...

35% of Marriages Now Begin Online
 35% of Marriages 
 Now Begin Online 
Study Says
Jun 3, 2013 4:53 PM CDT

35% of Marriages Now Begin Online

Controversial eHarmony study says over a third met through the Internet

(Newser) - Things have come so far since Meg Ryan falling in love with Tom Hanks over AOL was considered a novel enough concept to make a film about it. Now more than a third of marriages in the US start out online, according to a survey of 19,000 people who...

Hong Kong Transsexual Gets Right to Marry

City to alter marriage laws following case

(Newser) - A transsexual's marriage battle is changing the laws of Hong Kong. After a series of appeals, a court granted the woman, known in documents as "W," the right to marry her boyfriend. Prior verdicts said couples had to be opposite sexes at birth to marry, AFP reports...

Woman Calls 911, Asks for Divorce

She did end up getting something: a disorderly conduct citation

(Newser) - Call it an emergency of the heart: Police have cited a 42-year-old Pennsylvania woman for disorderly conduct after she called 911 requesting a divorce and police assistance to make her husband leave. Troopers say the woman called just after 1am Saturday asking that officers be sent to her home in...

The New Normal: Cohabitation
 The New Normal: Cohabitation 
Apr 4, 2013 9:54 AM CDT

The New Normal: Cohabitation

Living together increasingly popular in US: study

(Newser) - A new study finds that cohabitation is becoming increasingly popular in the US, with more unmarried couples living together longer and having children together. USA Today breaks out some of the big findings from the federal study:
  • For 48% of women ages 15 to 44, their "first union" was
...

Big Boozing Puts Marriage on the Rocks

Divorce rates highest if woman drinks much more than man

(Newser) - 'Til booze do us part? A new study out of Norway says that drinking and marriage don't mix—especially if the woman is doing the heaviest drinking, reports the Los Angeles Times . After looking at nearly 20,000 married couples, researchers found heavy-drinking couples had a divorce rate...

Couple Married 65 Years Die Hours Apart
 Couple 
 Married 
 65 Years Die 
 Hours Apart 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Dec 16, 2012 7:00 PM CST

Couple Married 65 Years Die Hours Apart

Robert, LaVerne Werner would have wanted it this way, son says

(Newser) - LaVerne and Robert Werner married 65 years ago, after Robert returned from World War II, and from then on LaVerne's life was about taking care of him. "He came first," their son tells the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown, Pa. "Her first concern was always for him."...

In-Laws Can Lower Your Chance of Divorce
In-Laws Can Lower Your
Chance of Divorce
study says
Dec 2, 2012 3:33 PM CST

In-Laws Can Lower Your Chance of Divorce

So long as they're chummy with the hubby

(Newser) - If you assumed the only effect in-laws could have on your marriage would be to put it on a path toward divorce, well, you'd be half right. In 1986, a researcher asked 373 newly married couples to rate how close they were to their in-laws. The good news: Husbands...

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