Kiss your partner. Hug them. Squeeze them. Affection matters.
I was walking down the street one day when an elderly couple caught my eye. They were holding hands and still looked at each other with loving affection. The husband even stole a kiss from his "girl" as they walked into the ice cream shop. I was so drawn to the couple that I decided to stop in the ice cream shop myself. At some point, we struck up a conversation. They told me they had been married for 60 years. I asked them what their secret was. Here is what they told me.
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.
An animated movie brings us to tears. Who would have guessed?
This kid-friendly cartoonish movie has adult themes, including love, that make us weep. We highly recommend you grab your man and head to your local theater to see it.
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 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.
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 and having a ball. Here, their secrets to making love last for the long haul.
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 the Brisbane Times.
Lucinda Franks reflects on 30 years of marriage with a man 30 years older.
The May-December marriage of a young; hippie journalist and a 58-year-old district attorney shocked the couple’s friends and families. Eight elections; one Pulitzer; two kids; and almost three decades later; the age difference makes some things even sweeter.
