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more about #marriage more comments → whynotshesaid: Am I one of the few who actually read the whole article? Some of the biggest points I took away from it is that a lot of relationship counseling is b... more » DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Godamnit. We all know relationships require work, but I can not commit to reading an article that gives me a case of AADD. more » jrhys: I'm just thrilled that the marriage between the writer's navel and her gaze is in doing so well. more » TheUptightMidwesterner: If you stare at anything long enough, you are gonna find some cracks and flaws. This lady could make the entire cast of "Thirtysomething " roll their ... more » meritxell: an erotic life: UGH STFUmarrieds. PS you can get pretentious food at Trader Joe's for like 1/69th of what you're paying for it. more » NerD: Blattella: There is a saying my grandmother used to say in situations like this: "No revuelva la sopa" I apologize for the bad translation, it essentially mean... more » futuremrsrickankiel: I got engaged two weeks ago, so I've started reading stuff like this with a less cynical eye than I used to... more than anything, this woman seems to... more » la.donna.pietra: I went to UC Santa Cruz. I lived in Berkeley for 3 1/2 years. A not-insignificant portion of my wardrobe is organic cotton or hemp. I am a vegetari... more » Flackette Goes Retro: My grandparents are about to celebrate 60 years of marriage, and seem to still be quite happy together, having spent a very long time learning each ot... more » clevernamehere: I think the most shocking thing is that she hates French kissing. I’m really surprised they never discussed what a good marriage would mean. My fa... more » Uncommon Whore: She's been shopping at Good Life Grocery. Hey Elizabeth? There's a Smart & Final down the hill. That's where us broke ass suckers who pay out the ass ... more » Newsgirl: I'm skeptical of this whole mess. Writers don't live that lifestyle. more » PilgrimSoul: From the article: Elizabeth Weil, a contributing writer, is working on a memoir about marriage improvement called "No Cheating, No Dying." Oh Christ.... more » yvanehtnioj: She sounds like an idiot. more » marshmallory: This makes me never want to get married. My parents will just have to reconcile themselves with the idea of children out of wedlock. more » -
#loveandmarriage
NY Times Writer Takes On Marriage, Pig Ears.
If the unexamined life isn't worth living, well, this writer's in serious luck. The rest of us? Judge for yourselves (and no, that wasn't snark):
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#maritalstrife
Gay Marriage Bill Fails In New York
Today the NY State Senate voted down a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. One State Senator claimed, "Not only the evangelicals, not only the Jews, not only the Muslims, not only the Catholics, but also the people oppose it." [NYT] -
#tildeathdouspart
California Man Tries To Ban Divorce As Comment On Prop. 8
Californian John Marcotte is working to ban divorce. He says, "Since California has decided to protect traditional marriage, [...] it would be hypocritical of us not to sacrifice some of our own rights to protect traditional marriage even more." [CBS] -
#thesweetesttaboo
Cousin "It": We Now Pronounce You Cusband And Wife
Despite American taboos, cousins are marrying each other in states where it's legal, and, with the help of studies that show little risk to their offspring, they're starting to come out of the shadows, with sometimes heartbreaking results. More » -
#itheedread
"Holiday Brides" Are A Growing Epidemic
Western men, generally of Indian extraction, come to rural India, marry local women, and then leave them behind with a promise to return. The women, who are then disgraced in their communities, are knows as "holiday brides." More » -
#themaineevent
Gay Marriage Defeated In Maine
Last night, 53% of Maine voters won the right to dictate whom their fellow citizens can marry, voting to repeal a state law that would have allowed same-sex marriage. More » -
#livesofwives
What Does It Mean To Be A "Good Wife?"
In today's Times of London, Shane Watson attempts to navigate the minefield that is the term "good wife," by exploring what it means and providing a "Good Wife Charter" to help women find a sense of balance within their marriages. More » -
#clips
Swayze's Widow: "I Feel Like He Hasn't Left"
Today on Oprah, Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze's wife of 34 years, revealed that they separated for a year because of his drinking. "I didn't want to be there to watch him die," she said. "Not like that." Clip at left. -
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#thefirstmarriage
NYT Magazine: How Can A Marriage Be Equal When One Of You Is President?
Here's something refreshing: Learning about a politician's marriage before it's a complete trainwreck! For this week's New York Times magazine cover story, Jodi Kantor spoke to Barack and Michelle Obama about their relationship.
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#putaringonit
Science Says: Marry An Older, Less-Educated Man
Today in prescriptive studies about how to conduct your love life: for a lasting marriage, women should pick men who are at least five years older, and have less education. More » -
#statussymbols
Old People Now Announcing Breakups On Facebook
While it can be a good way to get the news out there and avoid awkward silences in the real world, blabbing the details of your divorce online can come back to bite you in the ass, legally and socially.
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#wewantprenup
Are Prenups Terribly Unromantic Or Wonderfully Practical?
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are reportedly discussing a prenuptial agreement as they prepare to marry this weekend, and apparently they're not alone; according to the BBC, prenuptial agreements are on the rise, thanks in part to high-profile celebrity splits. More » -
#bookreviews
Prospect Park West: In Park Slope, Hell Is Other Parents
In the much-ballyhooed Prospect Park West, Amy Sohn welcomes her readers to Park Slope, where the women are mean, the men are asexual, and all the children wear kneepads.
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#xoxo
Do You Judge People By Their Public Displays Of Affection?
The Daily Mail is currently running photographs of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, who shared a painfully awkward kiss on Oprah last week. I think we're supposed to see these pictures and think, "Their marriage is a sham!" But why? More » -
#hellsbells
Cougar Town: Based On A True Story?
Wok Kundor is 107. She is currently on her 22nd marriage to a man 70 years her junior. But she also has her eye on another potential hubby, who she considers a backup, in case No. 22 bails. [CNN] -
#itheedread
"Ashley Madison Works… It Helps If You're Not Too Picky"
Says a man who tried it: "As one woman told me, 'I'd never leave my husband; I love him to death. We just stopped having sex three years ago, and I'm not ready to never have sex again.'" [Nerve] -
#modestproposal
Cliff Hanger
A Maryland woman was hiking with her boyfriend on Sunday when he popped the question. She promptly fell off a cliff. "That must have been a heck of a proposal," observed Assistant Chief Graham. Fortunately, no one was hurt. [WashingtonPost] -
#thetendertrap
Enduring Love Alert!
Longest-married Frank Milford wasn't cold in his grave before British tabs sought out the oldest married couple. Charming Ralph and Phyllis Tarrant, 106 and 101 respectively, speculate that marriages today don't last because "they don't want to try."[Mirror] -
#feminisms
Feminists Don't Hate Marriage: In Defense Of Elizabeth Gilbert
In a short but nasty Wall Street Journal editorial, Charlotte Hays opines that Eat Pray Love writer Elizabeth Gilbert has deserted her feminist readers by getting married — thus revealing that the feminist = man-hater canard will basically never die. More »
