No one ever said marriage was easy, but for four decades Al and Tipper Gore made it work. They survived arguably one of the most controversial presidential campaigns of all time.  They survived sort of winning the presidency and then graciously handing it over.  Al Gore found a new direction in his professional life and was able to laugh about...

Yesterday was "Quit Facebook Day." People pledged to quit Facebook due to concerns about their privacy. In recent weeks there have been many concerns raised regarding Facebook's privacy policies, but one group of people who benefit from the openness of peoples' online information is divorce lawyers, as reported by CNN: "Facebook is a great source...

The news is full of crumbling relationships.   Disputes and betrayals result in divorce, devastation and in one tragic story this week, even death.    We can’t help but watch with a combination of disgust and intrigue.   The people who we’ve placed on the pedestal of success are letting us down.   In a sick way it makes them seem normal. Cincinnati...

Tiger Woods comments on his blog, “ I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings...

The headlines proclaimed the potential fall of another celebrity. The scandal began with a car crash in the middle of the night.  Shortly after, photos of a mistress surfaced and we all heard a voicemail recording threaten to tear another family apart. Tiger Woods, who has spent his career sporting a squeaky clean image now is cloaked with scandal. These...

Yesterday, as I was dropping my daughter off at the local high school we had a rather startling conversation about marital commitment. We had been talking about one of her friends whose parents had just separated. The transition had been tough on her friend. Separation, strained living situations and the drama surrounding the family was supplanting...

My wife repeated the sentence I could not understand,  "I'm moving out". I searched her eyes for the familiar fire. Seeing none, I thought,  "Who is this woman?" My wife of two years had become an instant stranger. "What are you saying? Why do you want to leave?", I asked. "I'm unhappy and lonely and miserable actually." There, it was...