Search Results for 'Marriage'

The Common Wounds of a Neglected Marriage

The kitchen-sink drama has fallen out of favor lately, elbowed aside by flashier fare. One welcome corrective to this trend is “Eden,” a picture so modest and minor-key that the emotional bruise it leaves may take days to develo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Making Marriage a Higher Priority

Work, child care, quality time with the kids, paying the bills, cleaning the house, seeing relatives, caring for aged parents, talking with friends. Where does taking care of your marriage fall on your list of daily priorities? Many of tod [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Broken marriages hit pockets

FORMER partners face emotional and financial stress when a marriage breaks down, especially when children are involved, Child Support Agency research shows.It is often said that the best thing a person can do to ensure their financial prosp [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Hereford clergy get to grips with new Church marriage rules

Fifty members of the clergy in the Diocese of Hereford have signed up for a day all about weddings after the rules on marriage in church were changed by the Church of England.We are not really surprised at the take up for the day course,& [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Hot Coffee = Happy Marriage

Your morning cup of joe may just be the key to marital bliss. New research conducted by The National Institutes of Health says when people hold hot coffee they view their partner as more trustworthy and caring than when holding iced coffee. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

$1b tag put on marriage break-ups

Marriage breakdown could be costing taxpayers $1 billion a year.A new study by the Institute of Economic Research for the Family First lobby group says taxpayers end up footing the bill for broken families through welfare benefits, family t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Nawal Al Zoghbi, The idea of marriage postponed for a later ...

According to the London daily Elaph, the famous Lebanese artist Nawal Al Zoghbi was recently a guest on the radio station “Rotana Delta.” Nawal was interviewed by the host Miray Eid. During the interview Nawal as [...]

Posted On : Oct, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

A sour economy sees marriages on the rocks

When the repo man comes to take the BMW from the driveway, does he take the marriage with him?When money is used to paper over a bad marriage, and then the cash starts to disappear, those fragile domestic relationships can collapse faster t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Marriage can boost your lifespan

According to new figures, men who lose their life partner often die soon afterwards. The figures reveal that widowers over 85 have the highest rate of death per 1000 (191.6), while married men in the same age group have a death rate of only [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Park Chul, Ok So-ri Both Blamed for Broken Marriage

A local court said Friday that both Park Chul and Ok So-ri, a celebrity couple involved in a divorce suit, are responsible for the failed marriage. Actor Park filed for divorce last year, accusing his wife of adultery. He also demanded the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Marriage makes Conservatives

A massive study of voters provided a unique opportunity for researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University to examine small communities within the electorate. In another instalment of this occasional series, the Post chronicles the married voter [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Get the Affection Back in Your Marriage

My relationship has gone from, "Oh, my God I’m the luckiest girl in the world" to, "Why doesn’t he show me affection anymore"! To get a kiss out of him is a miracle and hugs turn into him trying to get out [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Pressure and prayers over marriage

Nigerian writer and recording artist, Olushola Dada, 29, tells the BBC's Africa Have Your Say programme what it is like being single, ambitious and female in Africa and if society's view on marriage is changing. The pressure starts [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

First the marriage, then the courtship

Whisper the words "arranged marriage," and images of women signed over as chattel are likely to rise in the minds of many Westerners. But, say culture watchers and sociologists, there's a rising interest in this age-old practice i [...]