Marriage Help

Is Your Parents’ Marriage in Trouble?
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Is Your Parents’ Marriage in Trouble?

Joseph A. Ilardo, PhD, LCSW | September 1, 2017

Your parents have been arguing for decades—but now their marriage seems worse than ever. Or maybe they have always seemed…

“All You Need Is Love”…and Other Myths About Marriage
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“All You Need Is Love”…and Other Myths About Marriage

John W. Jacobs, MD | August 28, 2017

About half of all marriages end in divorce. With so many marriages breaking up, it is clear that some of…

Little Tricks to Make Your Marriage Much Happier
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Little Tricks to Make Your Marriage Much Happier

Harville Hendrix, PhD | August 23, 2017

It doesn’t take a major change to improve a marriage. The path to a more loving relationship is to tread…

How to Show Support for Interracial Couples

How to Show Support for Interracial Couples

Christelyn Karazin | August 8, 2017

A white woman marries a black man or vice versa. Not so long ago that would have been a very…

The Kissing Prescription

The Kissing Prescription

Kory Floyd, PhD | March 7, 2016

In a new study, committed couples who increased their frequency of kissing reported less stress and greater relationship satisfaction after…

Get Off That Couch Together
Exercise & Fitness

Get Off That Couch Together

Mona Xu, PhD | October 23, 2015

Your partner may be the key to getting more exercise… For better or worse, your significant other’s health habits strongly…

Bottom Line Guide: Save Your Marriage

Bottom Line Guide: Save Your Marriage

January 12, 2015

Even if you consider your marriage to be happy, you'd no doubt agree that it's hardly a fairy tale. Every…

How to Argue with Your Spouse

How to Argue with Your Spouse

Laurie Puhn, JD | December 18, 2014

You can argue and still have a happy marriage—if your arguments lead to solutions rather than lingering bitterness. Four ways…

Say This, Not That

Say This, Not That

Laurie Puhn, JD | November 18, 2014

A Few Word Changes Can Transform Your Marriage Just a few simple changes in what you say to your spouse…

How Skipping Meals Can Wreck Your Marriage

How Skipping Meals Can Wreck Your Marriage

Brad J. Bushman, PhD | August 22, 2014

Can you admit that sometimes you simply lose your cool with your spouse but don’t know why? Or that you…

Tempted to Cheat On Your Partner? Before You Have an Affair, Read This

Tempted to Cheat On Your Partner? Before You Have an Affair, Read This

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | June 24, 2014

A smoldering gaze from a stranger across a crowded room…a chance encounter with an old flame who confesses to still…

“Movie Therapy” Cuts Divorce Rates in Half

“Movie Therapy” Cuts Divorce Rates in Half

Ronald Rogge, PhD | May 19, 2014

The films that can help keep your marriage strong... Let's face it. Many couples going through rough patches in their…

Living Contentedly with a TV Sports Addict

Living Contentedly with a TV Sports Addict

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | April 7, 2014

Your guy is at it again—staring fixedly or screaming frantically at the TV as the uniformed men on the screen…

Living With an Angry Spouse

Living With an Angry Spouse

W. Robert Nay, PhD | April 7, 2014

My friend loves her husband, but ever since he lost his job, she doesn’t enjoy being around him because he’s…

How to Handle a Jealous Partner

How to Handle a Jealous Partner

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | April 7, 2014

Othello syndrome, named for the Shakespeare character who murdered his faithful wife in an unwarranted fit of jealous rage, is…