Marriages

Marriage Declining in England and Wales

Friday, March 28th, 2008 | Marriages | No Comments »

1895 was the year of the first showing of Oscar Wilde’s last play The Importance of Being Earnest, and its also the date that’s being used to show the decline in marriages in England and Wales.
According to the Office of National Statistics, marriage in England and Wales is the lowest since 1895.
Some say they aren’t […]

Men Who Do Household Work

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 | Marriages, Trends, Research | No Comments »

According to a report recently released by the Council on Contemporary Families, men’s contribution to household work has doubled over the last four decades.
An there is a lot of correlation to show that men gain better intimately when they help out around the house.

Just Friends?

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 | Marriages | No Comments »

It often becomes a concern when married people develop close relationships with people of the opposite sex. Though experts say it is possible to maintain a healthy marriage while also possessing a friendship with a person of the opposite sex.
The trouble with opposite sex friendships is psychologically based in the sense that we […]

Sexless Marriages Lead to Marital Conflict

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 | Marriages | No Comments »

An estimated 1 in 5 couples have sexless marriage, which therapists define as having sex less than 10 times a year. Experts say when couples aren’t having sex they aren’t connecting on a level that brings them closer together, which leads to conflict.
How do you set expectations so that both spouses are content with the […]

30-Day Sex Challenge to Combat Divorce Rates

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 | In the News, Marriages | No Comments »

Southwest Florida pastor Paul Wirth urged married couples in his congregation to make love every day for 30 days to bring a positive outcome to strained marriages in an effort to quell the rising divorce rate .
There is even a Web site that’s open to the public: www.30daysexchallenge.com
Single people are also taking the challenge […]