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Find a penny, pick it up, all marriage long you’ll have good luck

December 13, 2008 20:14

SFGate’s Amy Graff provides relationship advice from Elizabeth Dixon from the Kaiser Permanente Employee Assistance Program (excerpt): Dixon says the key is to think of marriage as a bank account. You’re constantly writing checks and making withdrawals . . . . “But you have to...

The kids are alright: But marriage gets better when they’re gone!

December 04, 2008 14:22

The San Francisco Chronicle peaks into our futures: marriage gets better after the kids are out, so says a UC-Berkeley study. Leslie Fulbright writes (excerpt): “We found that marital satisfaction increased as the women transitioned to an empty nest,” said Sara Gorchoff, one of the...

How to help kids cope with divorce

November 18, 2008 16:07

Love and Logic’s Dr. Charles Fay offers tips for helping kids cope with divorce (excerpt): Remember that they need to feel free to love both of you. [Dont’ talk negatively about the other parent and watch your nonverbal messages.] Understand that the healthier you grieve, the healthier...

Getting through and to the same place: Collaborative process lessens stress of divorce

November 08, 2008 13:54

Dallas-Fort Worth’s CBS 11 News investigated how Collaborative Divorce helps lower the stress on divorcing couples. Tracy Kornet reported (excerpt): During this process, the husband, wife and their attorneys work together — in private — to find a way to meet each...

Divorce American Style: Collaborative divorce

October 20, 2008 13:03

Times Online reports on more fallout from the Paul McCartney-Heather Mills divorce: a call by senior High Court family judge Justice Coleridge for collaborative divorce. [The Telegraph also covered the story.] Frances Gibb writes (excerpt): Under the new process, the spouses and their lawyers meet...

Shut up! Shut up! Your marriage improves when actions speak louder than words

October 03, 2008 11:34

CNN and Oprah.com suggest we focus on connecting nonverbally with compassion for each other and with touch, sex, doing things together, and sharing moments together. Barbara Graham writes (excerpt): “It’s the connection, stupid!” exclaims Love, quickly adding that it’s not...

Finding happiness in your marriage: You do the math!

October 02, 2008 12:34

The Telegraph quantifies the secret to a happy marriage: 4 hugs a day 7 evenings in together each month 2 dinner dates a month 2 romantic walks a month 1 visit to a pub or cinema without children or friends 1 evening away from each other a month flowers or a gift for the wife once a month John...

Money can’t buy me love?: Money matters to your marriage

September 11, 2008 12:55

The New York Times your smartest financial decision is marrying someone who shares your attitudes about money. Tara Siegel Bernard writes (excerpt): “A lot of the debates people have about money are code for how we want to live our lives,” said Betsey Stevenson, assistant professor of business and p...

New rules for falling in love with your spouse: Start getting a better marriage today

September 04, 2008 17:07

Good Housekeeping replaces old marriage myths with “new rules.” Sarah Mahoney notes 5 new rules (excerpt): Sleep on it. Conflicts are best dealt with when you have calmed down and are well rested. A marriage doesn’t run on feelings — it thrives because both spouses work hard on i...

Save your marriage: Recommit to shared decision making, soft words, lots of listening, and calm emotions

August 27, 2008 11:11

The ABC News Medical Unit shows Madonna and Guy Ritchie leading the way–renewing their vows in an attempt to mend a broken marriage. Dan Childs writes (excerpt): Heitler says that in terms of the success rate she has seen for mended marriages, “80 percent end up with a wonderful...