Most people talk about love like it’s a formula, but in America it’s usually a negotiation between hope, fear, loneliness, timing, and whoever answered the text back. –YNOT! There is no topic on earth that produces more confidence with less arithmetic than dating, courtship, and … Continue readingWhat do Americans actually do in love, and how much of it do we just make up?
First marriage, 40 to 50% end in divorce. Flip a coin. Second marriage, 60 to 67% end in divorce. Two out of three fail. Third marriage, 70 to 73% end in divorce. Three out of four fail. The pattern is clear and undeniable. Each carries … Continue readingAre You Looking for a Wife—or Just Shopping for a Fantasy?
Now, I ain’t no marriage counselor—and Lord knows I probably needed one on speed dial, mostly on account of me—but I’ve lived long enough to know this: if you try to do the impossible with too little, something’s bound to break sooner or later. That’s … Continue reading👨👩👧👦 Why Modern Marriages Break Down…
“The trouble isn’t that there isn’t good men and good women, The trouble is that they don’t quite understand what the other one wants.” Men and women have been waltzing around the same old problems since the first caveman grunted at his lady about where … Continue readingThe Eternal Tug-of-War Between Men and Women
Marriage is a curious thing — it starts off with fireworks and parades, and somewhere along the way, it turns into a committee meeting about whose turn it is to take out the trash. Why is it that a man and woman who once couldn’t … Continue readingThe Truth About Intimacy in Marriage: When Passion Fades and Why It Happens
You ever notice how folks treat marriage like it’s some kind of magic spell — sprinkle a little rice, slap on a ring, and suddenly two perfectly flawed human beings are supposed to turn into saints? That’s a fine bit of storytelling, right up there … Continue readingThe Way it is Because it is the Way We Are: Infidelity, and the Truth We Don’t Want to Admit