Turns out, the «rules» that govern sexual and marital satisfaction have been changing rapidly — and, like many generalizations
about modern marriage, the 2013 study was based on outdated data.
Kate Schermerhorn is an Emmy - winning filmmaker, whose recent documentary, After Happily Ever After is
about modern marriage.
Kay Hymowitz is writing
about modern marriage gone wrong, again, referencing Charles Murray in her essay, «American Caste», over at City Journal.
Not exact matches
The topics and texts include some esoteric items, such as the ranking of churches and discussion
about a common calendar; but they also include problems that emerge from adapting an ancient faith to a
modern reality — like precepts of fasting and, in particular, regulations of
marriage in a multicultural and interreligious world.
Furthermore, it is impossible to understand the Church's teaching
about the sacramentality of
marriage without some reference to the
modern papal Magisterium that begins with Leo XIII and continues under John Paul II, whose instruction on
marriage and family remains one of the outstanding features of his pontificate.
At a press conference last week he was asked
about his views on same - sex
marriage and how to make Church relevant to
modern - day life.
I too am tired of selective appeals to «biblical
marriage» that tend to glorify the
modern nuclear family as the only ideal and render real people with real lives into a mere political / religious «issue,» and I too am reluctant to support an establishment that sends part of its profits to the Family Research Council, an organization that has fed blatant misinformation
about homosexuality to Christians for years.
Tyler Ward recently released
Marriage Rebranded, where he debunks modern myths about marriage, tells real - life stories and offers unorthodox best practices that are sure to help anyone write a better marital narrative for the
Marriage Rebranded, where he debunks
modern myths
about marriage, tells real - life stories and offers unorthodox best practices that are sure to help anyone write a better marital narrative for the
marriage, tells real - life stories and offers unorthodox best practices that are sure to help anyone write a better marital narrative for themselves.
Prior to the
modern era,
marriage was
about maintaining or preserving influence.
I am a huge fan of time - limited, renewable marital contracts, which actually have a long, sometimes successful, history, and devote a chapter to it in The New I Do: Reshaping
Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels (in fact, our contract was used by Mandy Len Catron to draft a relationship contract with her partner, which she wrote
about in a
Modern Love essay and her new book, How to Fall in Love With Anyone).
I have begun reading sociologist Eva Illouz's 2012 book Why Love Hurts and while I haven't gotten too far into it, and thus will likely have a lot more to say
about, Illouz says the
modern world, with its deregulated of
marriage markets and freedom to choose one's own partner has, made the search for love an «agonizingly difficult experience» that leads to collective misery and disappointment, which is then internalized by people — especially women — as a personal failing.
Even the title of her book, «One Big Happy Family: 18 Writers Talk
about Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed
Marriage, House Husbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly
Modern Love ``, doesn't fit within the usual parameters.
A 20 - something screenwriter and first time mom blogs
about parenthood, Green living, DIY
modern design,
marriage, and life in LA's San Fernando Valley.
This is a crisply written and well researched book that tells us to reimagine
marriage in ways that fit our
modern conceptions
about love, monogamy, security and child rearing.
The New I Do is the most innovative and cutting edge book available
about modern day
marriage.
Their views
about mixed
marriages and everything else are unacceptable for the
modern world.»
BD: Is gay
marriage also an important symbol
about how
modern a Conservative government party is?
It's one of those compelling volumes
about marriage and having children and the balance of career and family and something that I think any
modern woman can relate to.
Modern dating has brought us the freedom to date dozens of people, have unlimited experiences and avoid worrying
about marriage until our late 30s.
Blue Valentine is a love story for our times - a film which examines the elusive nature of love and the weighty burdens of commitment, while also examining the complexity of
modern gender roles and new attitudes
about the bonds of
marriage and family.
A smart, sophisticated comedy
about the challenges of love and
marriage amongst
modern day New Yorkers, Freundlich's fourth feature film centers on the romantic escapades of two couples: a successful actress (Freundlich's real - life significant other, Julianne Moore) and her stay - at - home husband (David Duchovny), and said actress» slacker younger brother (Billy Crudup) and his aspiring novelist girlfriend (Maggie Gyllenhaal).
But the humorous asides in no way interfere with the ability of the
modern parable to drive home a sobering message
about the sanctity of
marriage.
A heartbreaking story of family and
marriage, a meditation on the unseen forces of nature and desire, The Unnamed is a deeply felt, luminous novel
about modern life, ancient yearnings, and the power of human connection.
Until more focus on the benefits of shared parenting on reducing possible economic disadvantage occurs, we encourage spouses to think very hard
about putting their financial eggs into one basket with a breadwinner / homemaker formula versus a
modern marriage.
She is a
modern mom of two, who blogs
about marriage, faith, fashion, and parenting.
Last week's post
about divorce after 40 years of
marriage had me digging through all types of data regarding
modern day divorce.
Looking Glass Theatre The Goddess: A
Modern - Day Fairy Tale
About an Open
Marriage.
Despite the high percentage of
marriages ending up in divorce in today's
modern society, there is still a certain amount of unease when it comes to talking
about divorce.
One reason we exist here at
Modern Commitment is the sheer fact that any mental health professional can legally see couples but very few are trained in couples work and the majority are neutral to pessimistic
about your
marriage.
I once met a British lord who wondered out loud
about the fragility of
modern marriages.
Couples therapist Esther Perel has been recognized as one of the world's most original and insightful thinkers
about couples, sexuality, and the peculiar paradoxes besetting
modern marriage in the Western world.