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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
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
Can You Guess the Moral Issue That Most Divides Americans?
One argument continues to divide us the most, and it's not gay marriage or abortion.
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.
Lifestyle
How to Ditch Happily-Ever-After and Build Your Own Romantic Narrative
It's important for us to build alternative romantic narratives for ourselves, ones that conform more closely to our lives as we want to live them.
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.
Culture
Why I'm Glad Kim Kardashian Got Divorced
Someone needed to burst the bubble of the "storybook wedding" fantasy.
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
The Marriage Paradox: Why We Say It's Outdated But Get Hitched Anyway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
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.
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.
Lifestyle
Ethical Style: Angelina Jolie's Engagement Ring and the State of the Ethical Diamond
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie can afford to buy the most ethical diamond ring on the market. The knockoff version isn't so innocent.
News
1 in 7 New Marriages Are Now Interracial—But Biases Still Linger
No matter how much we tout the melting-pot concept, our "personal preferences" are often tinged with ingrained stereotypes.
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.
News
How the Fight for Marriage Rights Is Strengthening My Relationship
The fight for marriage rights is a roller coaster. Of love.
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
Three Out of Four Women Wouldn't Marry An Unemployed Man. Can You Blame Them?
A recent survey has found that 75 percent of women won't marry a man without a job. Why don't men have the same hesitance?
