Pandemic Paradox: Stronger Marriages After Isolation

A dramatic change from the trend seen in previous years was marked by the unexpected increase in marriages that the COVID-19 lockdowns brought about. ...

Want a Happier Marriage? Do This

According to a new study, the secret to a longer, happier marriage may lie in couples consolidating their finances. Researchers found that married couples ...

Romania’s Matrimonial Prison

Tucked away in the church grounds of Biertan, a quiet village in Romania, there is a small cottage known as the “matrimonial prison.” It was ...

Nurse Shares What People Say Before Dying

Julie, a registered nurse from Los Angeles, California, has worked in a hospice and ICU for around 14 years. She has been using her expertise and knowledge ...

Hollywood’s Unrealistic Love Stories

In a recent Cosmopolitan article, Pauline Jayne Isaac lists the 36 greatest on-screen love stories of all time. She begins:

The most famous movie couples ...

Real Love Comes After ‘Being in Love’

In the novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (written in 1994) an older man named Dr. Iannis tells his daughter about his love for his late wife. He ...

Actors Can't Live Up to Their Romantic Movie Personas

Americans say they believe in “true love.” In a recent survey, 61 percent of women and 72 percent of men believe in love at first sight. Another ...

The Type of Love that Makes People the Happiest

Falling in love can be exhilarating, but it isn’t the secret to marital happiness. “Passionate love”—the period of falling in ...

During Depression, Faith Reminded Him How to Live

Michael Gerson, a former presidential speechwriter, delivered a sermon at Washington National Cathedral in which he talked about being hospitalized for ...

The Secret of Marital Love

In the novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin, an old man is talking to his daughter about the secret of marital love between he and his late wife. He tells ...