Not exact matches
Of all the people who get married, only three
in ten remain
in healthy, happy
marriages, as psychologist Ty Tashiro
points out
in his book The Science of Happily Ever After, which was published earlier this year.
For some of us, though, we've been hurt to such an extent that we could even be
in a
healthy marriage and we end up pushing people away at some
point and time, whether it's six months, a year, or every two years.
Of all the people who get married, only three
in ten remain
in healthy, happy
marriages, as psychologist Ty Tashiro
points out
in his book «The Science of Happily Ever After,» which was published earlier this year.
Domestic violence among the low income couples who would be targeted for the
healthy marriage initiative is very rare.
In fact, only 2 percent experience domestic violence.Critics of the
healthy marriage initiative often cite statistics showing that a high percent of middle - aged welfare mothers have suffered domestic violence at some
point in the past.These figures are irrelevant for two reasons.First, the
healthy marriage initiative will focus on younger women around the time of a child's birth, not older mothers with a long history of welfare dependence.The domestic violence rates are very different for these two groups.Second, the fact a woman has experienced domestic violence
in the past does not mean she is experiencing violence
in a current relationship, or that most prior relationships have involved violence.
In a
healthy marriage, some differences are normal and expected, but during divorce, these issues often become high - conflict
points.
So I made a
point to watch the happy
marriages in the community around me and to read everything I could find about how to have a
healthy marriage.
As a Licensed
Marriage and Family Associate, I seek to work with families to identify needs and trigger
points and provide
healthy solutions grounded
in faith.