It took me a while to get used to the idea of marriage, because I thought it had only one definition – and I really didn’t like it. I had to mature a bit to realize that two whole people could define their relationship the way that worked best for them – that other, more [...]
This morning on the “Joy Behar” show, Arianna Huffington and actress Rita Wilson talked to Behar about love and relationships after 50. Behar asked how Wilson, the Editor-at-Large of Huff/Post50, “keeps it hot with Tom Hanks.” On a more serious note, Huffington talks about how liberating it is to grow up and be free of [...]
Does being in a long-term, committed relationship make you more well-behaved than your friends who date around? According to a recent study from the University of Texas, the answer is yes. The study says that sexually active teens in romantic relationships are less likely to engage in delinquent behavior than teens who have casual sex, and [...]
Statistically for men, second marriages fail at a much higher rate than first marriages. The reason is simple, and it’s critical every woman contemplate it before marrying a divorced man. Many men fail to glean the lessons from their failed marriages and consequently never heal their wounds. Many aren’t even aware they’re the walking wounded. [...]
I was brought up and programmed to believe in a number of ideas that have turned out to be untrue. These false beliefs led me to make various life and relationship mistakes. I didn’t like making mistakes any more than you do, but it is from my mistakes that I’ve learned so much. In this [...]
In her book, For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage, Tara Parker Pope explores the scientific evidence that explains why some couples succeed and others fail. Here, she discusses why conflict is healthy, why boredom is a marriage-killer and what to look for in a mate. You’ve mentioned the “drip, drip of negativity” that can erode [...]
He “threatened me,” “strangled me with a PlayStation cord,” “lunged at me with a pocketknife.” A horror movie? No, real life for far too many young women,an exclusive new Glamour survey reveals. Why is relationship violence still so frighteningly common in 2011? And how can we help? The answer starts with two simple words: Tell Somebody. Not [...]
The overall theme of my blog posts is about revising what we think a psychologically healthy life is in today’s 21st century interconnected culture — that is, what psychological health and resiliency look like in careers and organizations and in intimate relationships. Some of my earlier posts have described features of healthy relationships in this new [...]
Apologies can resolve conflicts, repair hurt feelings, foster forgiveness and improve relationships in both our personal and professional lives. They increase loyalty, trust and cooperation. An apology can even keep you out of the courtroom. (Despite the fact that lawyers tend to caution their clients to avoid apologies like the plague, fearing that they are [...]
In this moving open letter, Lindsay Nicholson gives some kind words of advice to Nancy Shevell using her own, heartbreaking experience of losing a loved one. She writes about the trials of finally learning to let go and the value of being someone who takes on the task of being partner to someone who has [...]
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