You can never truly understand or know the person beside you. This time around, a woman had to reach the wedding venue before she saw a nasty side of her supposed new bride. The circumstances are horrible as it is, without the added humiliation of the timing of the events. However, in the end, the...
Marriage is a partnership based on love, companionship, and shared experiences. However, not all marriages see the same level of satisfaction and fulfillment. Recent research has shed light on an intriguing factor influencing marital satisfaction: social anhedonia. This refers to a disinterest in interactions and poor relationship functioning and includes a reduced need for social...
At some point, everyone has dreamt of their happily ever after. In many cases, things turn out much differently than expected, particularly in the case of a high school romance. In contrast, Thomas and Nancy, once high school sweethearts, have reunited and are engaged. Sharing the proposal with the world, the precious elderly couple went...
Jo and Kevin Taylor have been married for a whopping 56 years. This is a remarkable amount of time, and they share the kind of marriage that is the envy of many. They describe each other as being best friends. The TODAY Show chose them for their Ambush makeover. This time, they chose a couple...
For many getting older is hard because people become less self-sufficient, mobile, and agile. Bodies stop working the way they used to and doing anything takes longer than it ever did before. However, it is possible to defy the odds. It’s possible to look and feel great at any age, it’s all a matter of...
Imagine marrying the man of your dreams only to discover that he has testicular cancer. This is exactly what happened to one woman from St Petersburg, Russia. Although, there are most likely many examples of this worldwide. However, this woman had already started feeling fed up with her new hubby before his diagnosis. She then...
In Western society, more than 90 percent of people marry by the time they’re fifty years old. Unfortunately, forty to fifty percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce. The divorce rate for second and third marriages is even higher [1]. This has led researchers who study marriages to look for signs that...
Over the last 20 years, researchers have looked at the relationship between having sons or daughters and the likelihood of divorce. What they’ve found is that parents of daughters are slightly more likely to get a divorce than those of sons. (1) Parents of Daughters More Likely To Divorce Than Parents of Sons Since the...
Finding the right world to accurately express our emotions, particularly when we’re angry, frustrated, or stressed, can be difficult. In these instances, swearing can be very helpful with effectively getting our point across, or releasing some pent-up emotion. Most of us are taught from a young age that we should not swear, as many curse...
Relationships can be wonderful and fulfilling parts of our lives. They also, however, can be very, very challenging. They are a constant balancing act between your needs and those of your partner. On top of that, you are trying to navigate your two separate lives, together. Different careers, daily routines, other personal obligations like friends...
A story is currently circulating the internet regarding a couple and what led to their failed marriage. Although it’s a seemingly fictional story, the scenario does shed light on some important topics. Topics that should be addressed between partners in order to have some necessary tools for a long happy life together. The story goes...
People tend to assume that the loss of a parent is more traumatic for a young child, and neglect to support adults experiencing it. But the reality is virtually everyone will experience losing a parent, and unfortunately, dealing with the grief is not discussed or researched often. The common result is that when the tragedy...
