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No kids, better marriage?

Kids aren't for everyone. And according to Ellen L. Walker, author of " Complete Without Kids: An Insider's Guide to Childfree Living by Choice or by Chance ," life sans baby may be better for you than you think. Huffington Post recent...

Published 27 Sep 2011 11:50 AM by Karen Jane Moran

Filed under: Ellen L. Walker, author of "Complete Without Kids: An Insider's Guide to Childfree Living by Choice or by Chance
Helpful Photography Checklist for Your Wedding Day

A woman’s wedding day is one of the most special and memorable days of her life. Whether surrounded by family and friends or kept to an intimate setting between bride and groom, the ceremony and all it embodies will be cherished and remembered for...

Published 2 Sep 2011 10:21 AM by Jen Edenfield

Filed under: Marriage, Wedding, Wedding Photography, Bride, Jacksonville Wedding Photography
Long commutes come with divorce risk for women, Swedish geographer finds

Long commutes can help people build their careers, but they come with significant social costs, suggests research by Erika Sandow, a social geographer at Umeå University in Sweden. Couples in such arrangements experience a 40% greater likelihood...

Published 6 Jun 2011 3:05 PM by Karen Jane Moran
How a watchmaking family makes time for marriage

By Will Stein, President, Philip Stein, Miami, Fla. Shortly after my wife Rina and I met, we decided to go into business together. Our company Philip Stein , sells luxury watches that emit special frequencies designed to lower the stress of the wearer...

Published 11 Mar 2011 2:52 PM by Karen Jane Moran
10 ways to get your marriage back on track

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes happily ever after. End of story, right? Not quite… While it’s true that couples relax a bit after they think they’ve nabbed the matrimonial Holy Grail, the reality is that they may...

Published 9 Mar 2011 3:41 PM by Laura McGarity

Filed under: Marriage, happy married couples, marital problems, womans day magazine
Why A Happy Marriage Makes For Happy Kids

What makes a good parent? A new landmark study with more than 2,000 parents, presented recently by Dr. Robert Epstein and Shannon Fox at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, ranks ten different kinds of parenting skills that research...

Published 7 Mar 2011 9:48 AM by Karen Jane Moran

Filed under: Parenting
How to talk to make your partner listen

A recent post (" Why Men Don't Listen to Women ") on HuffPost drew a lot of comments. The article was a follow-up to an earlier posting on " What Not to Say to a Loved One Who is Upset ." In the earlier article I suggested some...

Published 17 Feb 2011 2:36 PM by Laura McGarity

Filed under: how to talk to wife, how to talk with husband, couple's communicating
What Your Marriage Needs To Survive

Joy, passion, great sex: when a couple heads into marriage, this is what they have in mind. Of course they want their relationship to last—but without losing a shred of that initial high from when they first met, began courting, and fell in love...

Published 13 Feb 2011 3:43 PM by Karen Jane Moran
Michelle Obama: Laughter is good for marriage

Regardless of your political beliefs - I think it's safe to say - we all agree with the First Lady about this - laughter is not only good for marriage - it's good for the soul. She says it's what she and President Obama do, and it seems to...

Published 13 Feb 2011 3:07 PM by Karen Jane Moran

Filed under: Marriage, michelle obama
5 Ways to stop your guys snoring

Explain the problem First you have to get your husband to admit he snores, says psychologist Shelby Freedman Harris, Psy.D., director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at Montefiore Medical Center’s Sleep-Wake Disorders Center in New York...

Published 25 Jan 2011 9:45 AM by Karen Jane Moran

Filed under: relationships, snoring hurband
Is it okay to boast about a marriage that followed an affair?‎

WHAT happens when love comes at the wrong time? Carol Anne Riddell and John Partilla met in 2006 in a pre-kindergarten classroom. They both had children attending the same Upper West Side school. They also both had spouses. Readers is it ever ok to brag...

Published 21 Dec 2010 10:13 AM by Karen Jane Moran

Filed under: Marriage, John Partilla, family values, Carol Anne Riddell
Ahhh, it's over!

We did it! I'm officially and old married woman :) Marshall and I got married on 3.27.10 in our backyard next to the water. We had about 40 guests, who all sat on hay bales topped with family quilts for the ceremony, and then we all headed to a bed...

Published 15 Apr 2010 9:47 AM by Elizabeth
I'm Getting Hitched!

Well, I had to make the announcement to my Janes...We got engaged on Saturday!! Everything about our day was perfect. We spent all morning in St. Augustine at the Lighthouse and the afternoon fishing. Then, just as I was getting ready to go to dinner...

Published 10 Nov 2009 1:12 PM by Elizabeth
Couples Dating

I read a funny article in the Wall Street Journal this week - When Four Play the Dating Game - that discusses the challenges and often hilarious situations couples sometimes encounter when they start hanging out with new, couple friends. It's so funny...

Published 6 Nov 2009 2:57 PM by Dena
Balancing Act: Managing Careers with Marriage

Most believe marriage to be an equal partnership. Mixing in two parts career can certainly complicate matters. A recent New York Times article delves into the marriage of Michelle and Barack Obama, and discusses how they balance a common challenge couples...

Published 2 Nov 2009 5:12 PM by Katrine Strickland

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