5 Secrets of Happily Married Couples [EXPERT]

A recent study looked at the survival rates of patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery.  The results of this study were eye opening.  It was discovered that people in happy marriages were 3.2 times more likely to survive 15 years after the surgery than their not so happily married counterparts.  It was found that a happy marriage provided more emotional support and also a greater likelihood of adapting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  A happy, satisfying marriage can be the biggest factor in our overall wellbeing and survival.  Here are som

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To End Or Not To End Your Relationship [EXPERT]

Vanessa, 30 years old, is struggling with whether or not to end her six-year marriage. The answer is not at all clear to her. Vanessa and Jon have a "good" marriage. They are kind and caring with each other. They enjoy many of the same things. So why is Vanessa in such turmoil over whether to stay or leave?

Will Your Next Marriage Be Better? [EXPERT]

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?

If You Are Thinking of Getting A Divorce, Think Again! [EXPERT]

Are you thinking of getting a divorce because: Your spouse is physically or verbally abusive with you or with your children? Your spouse is an alcoholic or drug addict and has no intention of dealing with the addiction? Your spouse has a gambling addiction and is causing financial hardship? You want to have a baby and you thought your spouse wanted a child too, but now says he or she doesn't?

10 Reasons Men Should Avoid Marriage

Society says you are incomplete until you're married. It is part of our social programming. Your parents are expecting you to get married, to follow on with their tradition and give them grandchildren. Your friends are all getting married too, leaving you left out. So, if everyone is doing it, doesn't that mean it must be right? Are there any reasons not to marry? You bet! Many good ones.

What I Told Kris Humphries...

This is the first of five in my “Celebrity Love Note” in the series. I hope that you take my assessment of these high-profile situations and realize that it’s not just star-studded love that is in need of a makeover…we can all do better. My Take:

Wise Moves When Your Partner Threatens to Break Up with You

John doesn't know what to believe anymore. He has actually become used to his girlfriend's threats to break up with him. It seems like every time they have an argument or she gets irritated with him, she declares that she's going to end their relationship and that she's “done.” This is upsetting for John to hear and the first 4 or 5 times she threatened to break up with him, he did everything he could to calm her down and make everything okay between them again.

How Kim Kardashian Could Re-Claim Her Marriage from Divorce

As a Pro-Marriage Counselor, I can tell you that the best relationship science is clear. Not only does marriage as a relationship have dozens of well researched emotional, physical, sexual, economic and spiritual benefits, but it’s almost never too late to save a marriage.

5 Reasons Why You Might Want to End Your Relationship

When I married my ex-husband in 1963, I was determined to create a stable, loving relationship. I wanted an intact family where we could raise our children and share the joys of our grandchildren. We did raise our children together, but ended the marriage after 30 years. We do get to share the joys of our grandchildren, but as friends rather than partners. Through the process of our difficult marriage, and my 43 years of counseling individuals and couples, I learned much about why it is better for some relationships to end.

First Comes Love..., then comes M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N

S__ & M___ sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first come love..., then comes marriage. Any couple in a successful marriage will tell you that you will reap the benefits for how much effort, time, and investment you put into learning new skills to connect, communicate, and be intimate with one another. If you invest in your couplehood, then you keep the sexual energy, attraction, and devotion within your relationship. You not only fireproof what you have together, it gets better each year. It's also fool proof.