
How to Stay in Love: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together

The advice I used to give couples earlier in my career was pretty much what you’d hear from virtually any marital therapist at the time—nothing but the same old pointers about conflict resolution and communication skills. But after looking squarely at my own data, I had to face the harsh facts: getting couples to disagree more “nicely” might reduce
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At some point in a marriage, each partner is guaranteed to change. They evolve from the person who stood at the altar into someone new.
Ada Calhoun • Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
Marriage can’t always be about living your best lives in sync. Because some of the peak moments of a marriage are when you share in your insecurities, your anxieties, your fears, and your longing. That commitment, the one that can withstand and even revel in the darkest corridors of a life, grows and evolves and eventually transcends a contract or
... See moreHeather Havrilesky • Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
“there are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don’t respect the other person, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don’t know how to compromise, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can’t talk openly about what goes on between you, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don’t have a common set of value
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