Marriage Sustains Love; Love Doesn't Sustain Marriage

While imprisoned by the Nazis in Tegal Prison's Cell 92, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a beautiful sermon for the wedding of his niece and his friend ...

'The Good Wife's Guide' from 1965

On May 13, 1965, Housekeeping Monthly offered the following advice to women in what they called "The Good Wife's Guide":

Plan ahead, even ...

Surprising Factors That Predict Divorce

Two researchers at Emory University studied 3,000 married couples in the U.S. to determine the factors that predicted divorce. They discovered some surprising ...

Modern Marriages Loaded with Ridiculously High Expectations

In a popular TED talk titled "The secret to desire in a long-term relationship," psychotherapist Esther Perel, who has counseled hundreds of ...

Unhappy Marriages Can Make Us Unhealthy

An unhappy marriage can break your heart—literally. A study from sociologists at Michigan State University indicates that people in contentious ...

Andy Stanley Explains Marital Submission

Pastor Andy Stanley writes:

When I was twenty-six, I flew to Washington, D.C. to be a groomsman in a friend's wedding. After the reception, the wedding ...

Marriage Expert: Marriages Thrive on Kindness

What helps a marriage thrive? John Gottman, one of the world's leading researchers on marital relationships, looks for the presence of contempt or ...

A 700-Year-Old Display of Affection

Excavations in the small village of Hallaton in Leicestershire, England have uncovered 11 skeletons from the Middle Ages. All were interesting finds, ...

Why Marriages Are Either 'Masters' or 'Disasters'

Marriage researcher John Gottman has separated couples into two major groups: the masters and the disasters. The masters were still happily together after ...

TV Show 'Chopped' Features Weekly 'Mystery Basket'

Every episode the Food Network TV show Chopped features a competition between very experienced chefs. They're each given a "mystery basket" ...