Your Marriage is Worth Fighting For?
67% of first time marriages go the distance. I was reading a report on divorce statistics from StatsCan and this fact jumped off the page. It seemed to contradict a much repeated statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce. So which one is true? Well, they both are actually.
Two of every three new marriages will indeed last for... >Read More
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Hope for Adult Kids of Divorce
I knew that divorce rates were higher among those whose parents had divorced, but it wasn’t until I read an article on CNN.com this morning that I realized how much higher they are.
According to the article, “The risk of divorce is 50 percent higher when one spouse comes from a divorced home, and 200 percent higher risk when both... >Read More
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Who Has a Stake in Your Marriage?
Al and Tipper Gore are calling it quits after forty years, and journalists and pundits have taken the opportunity to all write fluff pieces about divorce.
In one New York Times article, Deirdre Baer, an "expert" in late life divorces, says:
Divorce is easier now. Our retirement years are longer and healthier. Both men and women often have enough...... >Read More
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Shelia Wray Gregoire
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What to do After Divorce?
What can people do to restart their lives after divorce? Recently we blogged about how the commonly expressed statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce is probably inaccurate. That comes as little consolation, however, to those who have gone through the agony of divorce, or are currently living out that reality day-to-day.
Counselor Lynette...... >Read More
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Avoiding Divorce
We’ve all heard the stat that 50% of marriages end in divorce. It’s a horrible number, so much heartache in that one statistic. But researchers are now saying that there’s more reason to hope. Walking down the aisle doesn’t have to feel like flipping a coin.
Jennifer Baker, the researcher who is credited, erroneously she claims, with...... >Read More
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Al & Tipper: What Can We learn?
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... >Read More
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Is Divorce Ever Private?
It is always tragic when a married ends. Is it worse when you’re famous? In a recent article for Entertainment Weekly, Jesse James, the man soon to be Sandra Bullock’s ex-husband described himself as “ ‘the most hated man in the world’ for cheating on ‘America’s sweetheart’.
Years ago my sociology Prof told us that divorce...... >Read More
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Got Change?
April 12th, 2009 forced a change in my life. I remember making... >more
5 Facebook Fights in Marriage
Kids. Sex. Money. According to therapists, these are the most common topics... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)