Nothing says healthy
marriage than the ability of expressing empathy.
Not exact matches
Strictly speaking, divorce is a right bestowed on the husband in view of his
ability to shoulder the
marriage obligations and because of his aptitude for better self - restraint
than the wife can display.
More
than any show before or since, Friday Night Lights showed the power of a strong
marriage in its
ability to better and benefit society as a whole.
So woman's status being more determined by her being a virgin
than it would be for a man in that culture and that affecting to a large degree her
ability to attract a
marriage partner.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two landmark cases impacting same - sex couples this week and their
ability to marry (I am loathe to call it same - sex
marriage or gay
marriage because it's just
marriage, no different
than anyone else's
marriage; the people in it just happen to be of the same sex).
Over the years, we have learned that each spouse has far more
ability to positively influence how the
marriage functions
than they generally realize, even with an uncooperative spouse.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two landmark cases impacting same - sex couples this week and their
ability to marry (I am loathe to call it same - sex
marriage or gay
marriage because it's just
marriage, no different
than anyone else's
marriage; the people in it just happen to be of the same sex).
Single mothers report more depression and psychological problems
than married mothers and undoubtedly function less well as parents as a result.9 Cohabiting mothers have also been found to suffer more from depression
than married mothers, which again would directly interfere with their
ability to display good parenting skills.10 It is important to note that these differences may be the result of these mothers» living situation or may reflect pre-existing differences between the types of women who have children out of wedlock rather
than in
marriage (as we discuss in the section on selection below).11
Research by Dr. John Gottman — who spent sixteen years studying what makes
marriages thrive and fail in his «love lab» at the University of Washington and who famously possesses the
ability to predict with over 90 % accuracy whether a couple will end up divorcing based on watching them interact for just 15 minutes — found that happy couples don't necessarily have less conflict in their
marriage than unhappy ones.
In an effort to determine what relationship features make
marriages sustainable and why some
marriages end in divorce, Gottman conducted research on more
than 3000 couples, and he has become well known for his
ability to predict the likelihood of divorce in newlyweds.
Empathy is ultimately more important
than athletic
ability, adds Michael McNulty, a psychotherapist and trainer with The Gottman Institute, a Seattle - based organization that specializes in
marriage research and counseling.
If there's one lesson I've learned in my years of research into marital relationships — having interviewed and studied more
than 200 couples over 20 years — it is that a lasting
marriage results from a couple's
ability to resolve the conflicts that are inevitable in any relationship.
Marriage is the central relationship for the majority of adults, and morbidity and mortality are reliably lower for married individuals than unmarried individuals across such diverse health threats as cancer, heart attacks, and surgery.1 - 4 Although loss of a spouse through death or divorce can provoke adverse mental and physical health changes,1,5 - 7 the simple presence of a spouse is not necessarily protective; a troubled marriage is itself a prime source of stress, while simultaneously limiting the partner's ability to seek support in other relationships.8 The impact of a turbulent marriage is substantial; for example, epidemiological data demonstrated that unhappy marriages were a potent risk factor for major depressive disorder, associated with a 25-fold increase relative to untroubled marriages.9 Similarly, other researchers found a 10-fold increase in risk for depressive symptoms associated with marital di
Marriage is the central relationship for the majority of adults, and morbidity and mortality are reliably lower for married individuals
than unmarried individuals across such diverse health threats as cancer, heart attacks, and surgery.1 - 4 Although loss of a spouse through death or divorce can provoke adverse mental and physical health changes,1,5 - 7 the simple presence of a spouse is not necessarily protective; a troubled
marriage is itself a prime source of stress, while simultaneously limiting the partner's ability to seek support in other relationships.8 The impact of a turbulent marriage is substantial; for example, epidemiological data demonstrated that unhappy marriages were a potent risk factor for major depressive disorder, associated with a 25-fold increase relative to untroubled marriages.9 Similarly, other researchers found a 10-fold increase in risk for depressive symptoms associated with marital di
marriage is itself a prime source of stress, while simultaneously limiting the partner's
ability to seek support in other relationships.8 The impact of a turbulent
marriage is substantial; for example, epidemiological data demonstrated that unhappy marriages were a potent risk factor for major depressive disorder, associated with a 25-fold increase relative to untroubled marriages.9 Similarly, other researchers found a 10-fold increase in risk for depressive symptoms associated with marital di
marriage is substantial; for example, epidemiological data demonstrated that unhappy
marriages were a potent risk factor for major depressive disorder, associated with a 25-fold increase relative to untroubled
marriages.9 Similarly, other researchers found a 10-fold increase in risk for depressive symptoms associated with marital discord.10