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Committed relationships are under attacked proclaims Time magazine's cover story.
In the cover story for this week's Time magazine, Caitlin Flanagan writes about what she deems the assault of marriage and the loss of the American ideal.
Lately, we've been hearing other views—that the tumultuous economic times would inspire searches for committed relationships.
Yet, Flanagan takes very recent examples from wedded history and lists the affairs that have occurred one after the next (Mark Sanford, governor of South Carolina, Senator John Ensign of Nevada, John Edwards, Jon of Jon and Kate, and more).Divorce 101
Flanagan calls it as she sees it. These were selfish acts; these men knew what … Read More
An animated movie brings us to tears. Who would have guessed?
We admit it. We were less than enthused when a friend nudged us to go and check out a movie with her last weekend. When she suggested the new Disney Pixar film, Up, we went along begrudgingly, expecting a kiddie flick about bubble gum or monsters or lollipops.
Oh, boy. Were we in for a surprise. While the theater was teeming with giggly teens and younger children with their parents, this movie explored some very adult themes, chief among them, love and marriage. The animated film features a 78-year-old balloon salesman who creates an adorable life with … Read More
His 1980 book "Thy Neighbor's Wife" threatened his career and marriage. Both survived.
Oh, what times they must have been. In the '70s writer Gay Talese was in the throes of research, working on a novel. This wasn't just any reporter's notepad, though.
His research involved scouting out massage parlors and trailing orgies with a crew of New York City couples. He set out to "write about sex and the changing definition of morality," he tells Jonathan Van Meter in a recent article for New York magazine. Thing is, he was married to publishing pro Nan Talese all the while. In 1980, Gay Talese's book, Thy Neighbor's … Read More
Couples who've been married up to 50 years share their tricks to making wedlock work.
These real-life couples have been in the marriage trenches and they're still laughing, smiling, having a ball. Here, their secrets to making love last for the long haul.
"We're best friends. You really have to like each other to last. When the sex becomes less important you better enjoy doing things together (while still doing things apart). We drive for days to car shows sometimes. So we better like each other." Ralph has been married to Teresa for 17 years.
"A key to success was my willingness to give up the home decor I had brought into our Read More
Take a wild guess.
Sex. And the absence of a healthy sex life can lead to its dissolve. Bettina Arndt, an Australian sex therapist of 35 years, noticed an ongoing trend. The married couples lining her waiting room were mainly complaining of the same marital gripe – the disappearance of sex. She then set about doing research to figure out what was happening, reports Jennie Curtin in the Brisbane Times.
The result: the book Sex Diaries, which comprises the candid sex-life diaries of 98 married couples, who chronicled daily activity with their spouses for up to a year.
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Lucinda Franks reflects on 30 years of marriage with a man 30 years older.
When my husband announced he was marrying me, his cousin asked him to see a psychiatrist. His sister put her hand to her head. His four children, two dogs, and one cat turned up their noses at the very sight of us. My friends dispensed equal encouragement. "What's going to happen when he's 75?" asked one of them. "You love to hike and swim. Can he still do stuff like that?" wondered another.
At age 58, Bob Morgenthau was some three decades older than I was, and back in the 1970s, May-December marriages between professionals were about as popular as … Read More