Shortly after moving into a new home, Matt had buyer's remorse. But Jennifer was happy living in the city. Would you move for your spouse, if you knew your happiness was at stake?
Because homes, Sarah Susanka writes in The Not So Big House, require both private and open spaces. "Sometimes we feel like being with others, and other times we need solitude." Our home lacked a private place where we could cocoon ourselves to repair after a stressful day. Even our master bath, without a door to close off the toilet, had become a sort of public gathering spot. And not a very sanitary one. How can you sort through what you feel when there's no separation?
The long-standing theory is that there are major health benefits for the marrieds of the world—they tend to live longer, healthier lives. But new research is showing that this “marriage benefit” does not extend to those that are unhappily married, divorced, or widowed.
Gwyneth's public blog might be causing some stress on her marriage with a very private Chris Martin.
We stumbled upon some interesting research at One Plus One, a UK relationships and marriage site. Apparently, in one study, when couples attended a pre-marriage communication course in an attempt to quell marital distress in future years, men benefited from the class and had less stress in later years. The women, however, seemed to experience the opposite: When wives learned to communicate better, it increased the likelihood of distress for both parties.
