What we don’t discuss is that you also divorce the friends
By the time a relationship is ready for divorce, the relationship is fairly broken. But what happens to the friends you shared? Continue Reading
Marriage
Trying times: The “let me off the hook” problem
Don’t make it about you; make it about them. Continue Reading
Scientifically, how many times a week “should” couples be having sex?
Let’s start here: “The Three Things You Can’t Talk About” in most first-world, middle-class-ish existences are sex (which creates you), money (which drives a lot of people), and failure (which happens to everyone almost hourly, but no one seems to ever want to really talk about). This… Continue Reading
Today is my wife’s birthday. If you want the story of how we met, click here.
Let me start here: I promise I’ll make this somewhat funny/entertaining. Otherwise, why would you want to read the story of how two people you potentially barely know got together? If you get about halfway and it’s not funny or entertaining, then… Continue Reading
Social change moves a lot faster than you think
That chart is from here, although it’s ultimately by way of here. (The second link has more interactive graphics.) We’ve mentioned this before, but it bears repeating: in 2001, 57% of the populace seemed to oppose gay marriage. Now, 58% seem to support it.… Continue Reading
So, factually maybe marriage is a dying institution
I probably write too much on here about “How Millennials Are Different From Baby Boomers And Other Generations,” (i.e. this post) and lo and behold, here-we-fucking-go-again. Here’s a post from Pew Research on generational shifts. You need to start by… Continue Reading
Got married two years ago today. Here’s some thoughts.
Reflections from an anniversary. Continue Reading
Lessons from dealing with an anxious spouse
Lest you think I’m out here sharing family secrets in a negative way, let me say off the bat that I talked about writing this post with my wife and she vetted the concept entirely (partially in hope that it… Continue Reading