If you're not happy in your marriage should you stay for the sake of your children?
It isn’t unusual to overhear conversations like this. One lady told another that she should not stay in her marriage for the sake of her children. She offered the usual:
Make yourself happy. Why should you be punished to stay with that guy just because he fathered your children? Over time the kids will be better off.
She added more but these generally covered the subject.
In those conversations, certain facts get left out, and those facts typically deal with the children's perspectives. Consider the indications of scientific research.
Does a Married relationship status give the entire picture?
Next month, I will be married for 23 years and, Facebook, I've got news: as far as status goes, Married and It's Complicated are not two separate categories. Women who have been married for more than a few years, and especially those with children, know this fundamental truth.
When my preschooler was jokingly asked if he was married, he shouted, "No, I’m happy." Which got me thinking: I've been married for 22 years and, overall, I'm pretty happy. Is that the same as being "happily married"?
Cancer survivor Christina Applegate is expecting her first baby with fiance Martyn Lenoble.
Christina Applegate and her fiance, Dutch musician Martyn Lenoble, will become parents this winter, People magazine is reporting. The couple got engaged on Valentine's Day after two years of dating and this will be the first child for both. Christina credits Martyn with helping her recover from breast cancer.
One man explains that loving his daughter reminds him of why he loves his wife.
The other woman in my life, Sophia, is my 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Sure, children can arrest marriages: maybe Mom has to put a career on hold, or Dad realizes he just isn't ready to be a dad, or mom and dad bicker constantly over the cumulative array of child-rearing decisions (diet, vaccines, public or private school?—the list is endless). But it shouldn't be this way. In fact, the more time I spend with my daughter, the more attuned I become to what I love about my wife.
Tennis star James Blake serves up his thoughts on love and life.
James Blake is one of the last American tennis stars. He sits down with Tango's Marnie Hanel and discusses life as a tennis pro, family trouble, dating, and his type. Along the way they talk about his decision to remove his signature dreadlocks and a crush he's been harboring on Kelly Bundy (Christina Applegate) since the Married With Children days.
