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6 Signs You're Married To A Bully [EXPERT]
Is your man too mean?

6 Signs You're Married To A Bully

Does your husband take his temper too far? Here's how to tell.

I know a lot of women whose husbands' alpha male wiring goes to a whole other level. Unfortunately, many of these wives are in denial of their husband's behavior because, for whatever reason, they don't want to confront the issue. Here are six clues that your partner may be acting more bully than just alpha.

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Who says you can't have a love of a lifetime?

A Glimpse Into Marriage Advice From The 1950's

Read this fascinating look at marriage advice from the days of your parents or grandparents...

As divorce rates in the U.S. were rising by the end of World War II, so were fears over the state of marriage and family life. Skyrocketing rates sent many couples to seek expert advice to bolster their marriages. During this time, the idea that marriage could be saved—and a divorce prevented—with enough work gained ground, according to Kristin Celello, assistant professor of history at Queens College, City University of New York, in her fascinating book Making Marriage Work: A History of Marriage and Divorce in the Twentieth-Century United States. A slew of experts stepped in to help American couples strengthen their unions...and with some interesting suggestions.

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Will Your Next Marriage Be Better?
Beat the odds on your next marriage!

Will Your Next Marriage Be Better?

Discover the surprising statistics about 2nd and 3rd marriages and how to make it work!

According to research by Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri, while 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce, 67 percent of second marriages and 74 percent of third marriages end in divorce. Is this surprising?

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6 Tips To Make Marriage Counseling Work

What you and your partner can do to make the most of couples therapy.

What can you do to improve the chances that couples therapy is worth the time and money you put into it? In other words, what makes marriage counseling work? Of course you need the help of a skilled marriage therapist, but there are several things you can do to help make your marriage counseling a success.

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Why Women Cheat: A Married Man Goes Undercover On Ashley Madison

Why Women Cheat: A Married Man Goes Undercover On Ashley Madison

A married relationship expert joins Ashley Madison and learns a valuable love lesson.

"Honey, I have to join Ashley Madison." So began the pitch I gave my wife to let me join the marrieds-looking-for-affairs website, AshleyMadison.com. It would be part of my research into women who cheat, why infidelity is increasing, and what can be done to possibly affair-proof a marriage. I was proposing to “cheat” on her for a few weeks, to talk to and attempt to seduce as many women as possible, and get a real-world understanding of why women want to stay married but also need some illicit action on the side. Of course, on my end, there'd be nothing more than conversation. She looked at me straight-faced, unflinching. I searched her eyes for any telltale sign of the Charles-I’m-going-to-punch-you-in-the-face-right-after-I-castrate-you look; nothing. After a long pause, I got her only thought: “No, I get it,” she said emphatically. “It’s a great story. But it’s kinda like asking the newly-vegetarian fox to guard the henhouse, isn’t it?”

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