Posted On: February 13, 2010
In Lori Gottlieb’s new book, Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, she says she hesitated before dating she hesitated before dating someone because he had the name of a “nerdy sidekick.” There are two views: for and against settling for Mr Good Enough. Single women often declare they’d “rather be alone” […]
Posted On: February 6, 2010
People with a secure job are more active than those without in their efforts to search for a partner, according to a survey by a team at Tokyo University. The university’s Institute of Social Science sought to shed light on changes in work and home life. Its survey found that the degree to which workers […]
Posted On: January 22, 2010
In India, there is a trend that has seen many Indian families scale down their celebrations over the past 12 months. India’s wedding seasons from mid-October to January and April to July bring with them street drummers and musicians, processions and open-air ceremonies where the statement often seems to be: the bigger and louder the […]
Posted On: January 11, 2010
For more than two decades, Maria Refugia Camarillo played matchmaker for her family members, which investigators dubbed Operation Phony Love. Camarillo found spouses for her children, her nieces, a nephew and even her three teenage grandchildren, all of whom lived within two blocks of each other. The marriages were not only arranged, they were also […]
Posted On: January 4, 2010
China has seen a rise in divorces and extramarital affairs. Beijing Haidian District Court registered more than 2,700 divorce cases, from January to October. Three fifths of these couples have a university education, a decent job and income. More than half of them are divorcing because of marital infidelity, and about 70 percent of the […]
Posted On: December 24, 2009
This is a strong-worded forum letter which first appeared in The Star, Malaysia: “I REFER to “We reap what we sow in a marriage” (The Star, 7 Dec 2009). If men have “carnal needs”, so do women. The only difference is that women are naturally more shy and considerate in asking for sex. I am […]
Posted On: December 16, 2009
Children, long days and nights at the office, and competing schedules can wreak havoc on a couple’s sex life. It is easy to take the closest person in our lives – our spouse — for granted. In this full-day workshop, learn to look at your other half with a fresh perspective, begin speaking more openly […]
Posted On: December 13, 2009
“Sexual Self-Discovery’ – Clearing the Blocks to a Positive Sexual Self Image, is a four-part workshop where couples are invited to come together to draw very important figures – their bodies. This is not an art therapy class, or an art class; however, it uses artistic imagery and can be most therapeutic and life changing. […]
Posted On: September 2, 2009
Back in 2007, an USA Today article reported that more men were now taking their wives’ last names upon marriage. Recently the same newspaper now reports that about 70% of Americans believe that it is beneficial for a woman to take her husband’s last name when they marry, and, more surprisingly, about 50% of Americans […]
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