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Why Do Some Happy Newlyweds Divorce While Other Couples Stay Happily Married?

Marriage | March 13, 2012

Unfortunately, evidence shows that a percentage of couples who are happily married as newlyweds are still getting divorced after several years of marriage. Why are some couples able to create a long-lasting, meaningful marriage while others seem to lose satisfaction … Continue reading →

Can Nagging Ruin Your Marriage?

Marriage | February 7, 2012

New research indicates that nagging, when one person repeatedly makes a request and the other repeatedly ignores it, is more toxic to the health of a couple’s marriage than infidelity or financial problems. In fact, it is this type of … Continue reading →

Can Anxiety Be Good for You?

Therapy | January 31, 2012

Rising to the Challenge For most of us, anxiety can hardly be imagined to be a positive thing- we often are overloaded with work, family, financial, social and relationship obligations  to the point that we never feel relaxed. Many of us … Continue reading →

What is Financial Infidelity?

Marriage | January 29, 2012

Financial infidelity occurs when one person in the marriage habitually lies to their partner about their spending habits, and it is done in such a way that it is threatening the health of the marital relationship. Sometimes the person has … Continue reading →

How Do You Create a Happy Marriage?

Marriage | January 20, 2012

If you want to know how to have a meaningful, fulfilling marriage, you might want to ask those with a long and successful history of being happily married. The College of Human Ecology at Cornell University recent completed what they … Continue reading →