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How the Fight for Marriage Rights Is Strengthening My Relationship
The fight for marriage rights is a roller coaster. Of love.
News
Open Marriages Aren't Wrong–Newt Gingrich Is
Newt Gingrich isn't the poster child for healthy open marriages. He is a prime example of how a sexist, repressive culture hurts relationships.
News
Five Things More Likely to Save Marriage Than an Anti-Porn Crusade
Romney, Gingrich, and Santorum signed an anti-porn pledge to save marriage. If they really cared about matrimony, they'd do these things instead.
Lifestyle
Kim, Hobos, and Flash Mobs: The Year in Marriage
We fiercely defend marriage even as we perpetually redefine it. This year was no exception.
Lifestyle
The Marriage Paradox: Why We Say It's Outdated But Get Hitched Anyway
Half of young people think matrimony is becoming "obsolete." So why do we still want to do it so badly?
Lifestyle
Cohabitation Is the New Marriage
Living in sin used to be social suicide, but couples are now afforded the space to conduct their private business privately.
Culture
Why I'm Glad Kim Kardashian Got Divorced
Someone needed to burst the bubble of the "storybook wedding" fantasy.
Culture
Marriage Isn't Sacred
Let Kim Kardashian's 10-week romance serve as a reminder that love, not marriage, is what's holy.
Culture
Nearly Beloved: How to Celebrate the Day You Don't Get Married
Weddings have become such a mega-monster event in the United States, it seems appropriate to offer some kind of shadow event.
Culture
Intermission: A Wedding Proposal by Flash Mob
A man proposes to his girlfriend with the help of a giant flash mob on the UCLA campus
Lifestyle
The Conservative Evolution of Gay Marriage
While 57 percent of people under 30 see gay sex as "morally acceptable," only 46 percent of them would say the same about having an abortion.
Lifestyle
Weighty Issues: How Marriage Affects Men and Women's Bodies Differently
Marriage is linked to a heightened risk for significant weight gain among women. For men, the pounds come a little bit later—after the divorce.
Culture
Are Wedding Bells a Prerequisite For Raising Healthy Kids?
A new study says kids are worse off with unmarried, cohabiting parents. But it's not because their folks haven't tied the knot.
Culture
Moving Along: The Ups and Downs of Relocating for a Partner
As couples fall into cohabitation earlier and delay marriage later, moving to a new city for a partner has become a relationship rite of passage.
Culture
Planning Your Indie Wedding: A Modern-Day Cautionary Fable
Blend Etsy impulses and well-to-do lefties with pressure-cooker marriage culture, and you just might end up with hobo-themed wedding.
Culture
Why Are People Still Having Weddings at Plantations Slaves Built?
Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day in your life. So what if your happiness depends on the historical persecution of black people?
Culture
I Wish I Wasn't Married: In Defense of Domestic Partnerships for Straight Couples
I love my husband and plan to stay with him. Also, I wish we had never gotten married.
Culture
The Lust Frontier: Why Can't We Make Open Relationships Work?
Many of us say we're open to open relationships but can't quite seem to let go of monogamy.
