When I was growing up, it seemed like the perfect age for people to settle down was 25. The older I got, the more that age and opinion changed. While my opinion has changed, I still believe there is a magic number that people should shoot for as far as striving to achieve a certain level of maturity. Maybe not so much to settle down, get married and have children – but to reach a […] Read the Full Article »
Keys to a lasting relationship
In a recent study, entitled "What's Love Got to Do With It," nearly 2,500 couples were tracked. Couples that were either married or living together. From 2001 to 2007 factors associated with those who remained together compared with those who divorced or separated were identified. Some findings included: A husband who is nine or more years older than his wife is twice as likely to get divorced, as are husbands who get married before they […] Read the Full Article »
Getting Engaged – Is there such a thing as perfect timing?
One of the best sex and relationship columnists going, Dan Savage at Nerve responded to a gal the other day who was asking about engagement – talking engagement and moving in together. You were discussing marriage at three months? The fact that he would bring up marriage so early, and the fact that you didn’t laugh in his face, disqualifies you both from obtaining a marriage license. (Okay, it doesn’t — but it should.) Three […] Read the Full Article »