Divorce

Do you speak the language of love? Read this blog to find out.

Would you take a pill to save your relationship? Researchers are suggesting that this type of “medicine” might not be too far off.

As the year ends, we remember some of our favorite and most popular blogs of 2011. Dating, relationship, and sex advice – read more about the latest research.

Has anyone identified the number of relationships you should have before you decide to settle down? According to Peter Todd, he has. And the answer might surprise you.

As yet another celebrity marriage bites the dust, one wonders if these two actually talked about the realities of the future more than the endorsements for the wedding ceremony. To give them the benefit of the doubt that at least one or two conversations were had before the trip down the aisle, what kept them from seeing the obvious red flags? What can dating couples learn from Kris and Kim’s demise?

You have a great guy. You’ve beeen serious for a while. You would like to take the relationship to the permanent next level but your man has yet to agree. Is your guy patient or just stringing you along? How long should you wait for a proposal?

While there have been several studies on divorce, remarriage and step-parenting, very few exist for the courtship period parents go through before remarriage. Here are some guidelines to consider concerning post-divorced dating and your children.

When you are in a relationship, do you tend to let yourself go? That is, do you let go of concerns about your weight and appearance? Or are you the kind of person who continues to take care of yourself no matter what stage of the relationship you’re in? If you agreed with the latter, you could be in the minority. Read on to find out why.

I’ve been reading about several divorced dads and the varied connection they have with their children. What are factors within the divorce process that make it so difficult (or easy) to provide good parenting? Is one spouse 100% to blame? Is it possible that some of these fathers are good parents in horrible circumstances?

You know the drill: you meet cute somewhere. You go out. You have a wonderful time. In a phrase: you clicked! Or at least you thought as much, but here you are six days later and no call, text or email. Your date seems to have moved on- but why haven’t you? Why do some dates haunt us longer than the date itself?

Are you as sick of celebrity infidelity news items as I am? Read on to learn how we can take a stand and celebrate the good people around us instead of concentrating on the duds.

Flying in the face of conventional wisdom, research shows that a rebound relationship- or even just the promise of one- might be helpful in alleviating the attachment to a former relationship.

There’s a reason why they call them heartbreaks – sometimes it feels as intense as someone tearing your heart to pieces. Find out how your thoughts impact your feelings and what you can do to ease the pain of a broken heart.

All couples struggle with incompatibilities within their relationship. But for some, the tension is acute and the arguments exhausting and repetitive. How can couples best deal with their differences without losing hope about the future of their relationship? Focusing on changing the problem usually results in defensiveness and only short-term changes. Practicing acceptance may be the key to see couples back to calm connection.

Relationships look different now than they did 50 years ago. Learn more about the latest research following trends in marriage, cohabitation, divorce and more.

Read on to find out what couples can avoid doing in order to make love last a lifetime.

Can a word test tell you how you feel about your relationship? Read more.

Does living together now hurt your chances at a happy marriage later? New research, both here and abroad, help shed light on the decision to co-sign a lease or remain in separate places.

Just released are the 5-year results from the largest-ever experimental study of therapies for unhappy couples. Discover whether the effects of couple’s therapy actually last.

In his latest blog, Dr. Bradbury discusses 5 things that may help you develop stronger communication in your relationship.

Flying in the face of conventional wisdom, new research shows that a rebound relationship—or even just the promise of one—might be helpful in alleviating the attachment to a former relationship.

Recent research suggests that divorce may have a lasting negative impact on your health, even if you remarry. But is it the act of divorce or the stress behind it that is the real culprit? Find out more.

Never married people tend to be with other never married people. Divorced people tend to be with other divorced people. Why do we tend toward marital history homogamy?

So much to do, so little time. When multiple priorities collide, it is often difficult to find the right balance between work and family life. In the nationally representative survey of Household Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), researchers discovered more about factors that influenced work-life balance.

Staying in a bad relationship isn’t good for anyone. From the standpoint of promoting family cohesion as a panacea for child welfare, there is pretty compelling evidence that it’s the emotional content of a relationship that matters, not the label that can be applied to it.