Unhappy spouses, for example, were about twice as likely as happily married adults to report that arguments had become physical (14 percent of unhappy spouses versus eight percent
of happy spouses).
For example: Fifty - four percent of unhappy spouses were women, compared to 49 percent of happily married spouses; nine percent of unhappily married spouses were black, compared to six percent
of happy spouses.
Sixty - four percent of unhappy spouses had children under 18 in the home, compared to 54 percent
of happy spouses.
Seventy - nine percent
of happy spouses were employed, compared to 74 percent of unhappy spouses.
Not exact matches
You fail to uphold your morals: When you get too caught up in what your boss thinks
of you, how much money you think your
spouse needs to be
happy, or how bad you will look if you fail, you are at high risk
of violating your own morals.
I am one
of those
spouses who wiped the brow
of someone I loved and with whom I expected to live out a long and
happy life.
Both divorce procreation from love, and both make for compelling, heart - wrenching justifications: the couple who can't afford children now and want to contracept for a time; the
happy but infertile
spouses who want a child
of their own.
If you put your faith in your
spouse to make you
happy, it's only a matter
of time until they let you down.
This is especially true
of the «fortunate old» — those who are healthy and surrounded by loved ones, who have a
spouse and a
happy marriage, and thus less need for the social supports that the church provides.
They need particular support from their
spouses in order to maintain that minimal sense
of adequacy which every person must have to be
happy and cope with life.
It may indeed be the approach
of both
spouses; but it is still the meeting
of two selfishnesses,
of two fundamentally inward - looking persons, who are simply not up to forging a
happy marriage.
All had been married for at least nine years (rates
of divorce peak in the seventh year
of marriage), had at least one child and had marriages that both
spouses considered
happy, lasting and good.
There are any number
of marriages, even
happy marriages, in which
spouses choose to use artificial contraception.
Of the singles that we talked with, the
happiest ones all shared one common trait: They did what they were dreaming about, even if that meant doing it without the
spouse they originally hoped to have.
The stance
of conditional acceptance is that all rights should be accorded homosexuals, including ordination, but they draw the line with public displays
of gay affection and they would not be
happy with a gay
spouse in the vicarage.
If you were happily married and that marriage led to an increased sense
of well - being, would you want to know if your
spouse was cheating on you, even if that knowledge would make you less
happy and act in perhaps unhealthy ways?
For the benefit
of your sweet tooth, and to keep your kidlets (and maybe
spouses)
happy, I also didn't skimp on sweeteners either.
Nearly all
of you miss the point when it comes to sex which is that you may not care for sex too much, you may be
happy without it but you should care about your
spouse and you shouldn't be
happy without their happiness as well as your own.
In examining postings with hastags
of #sadwife, #happywife, #sadhusband and #happyhusband, they discovered that —
happy or sad — they represent the same thing: the «performance
of an ideal
spouse where the inconvenience
of everyday chores (laundry, dishes, childcare) and stresses (fiances, marital disputes, familial relationships, resentments) are absent from the rose - tinted world
of marital performance on Facebook.»
Our
spouses are a reflection
of us, and to present ourselves as other than
happy isn't good for our personal «brand.»
Wake your
spouse with a «
Happy Birthday», and continue to make the whole day special with surprise notes, little gifts throughout the day, and ending with a romantic date for the two
of you or with a birthday party with invited guests.
If a marriage is effectively over — and let's face it,
happy marriages don't end in divorce — and one
of the
spouses falls for someone else, it may not be the smartest idea but should he or she be shamed and judged?
How important a role did marriage counseling play in these formerly unhappily married
spouses» accounts
of getting
happier?
Maintaining a
happy marriage when one or both
spouses are active duty military brings with it a myriad
of additional considerations.
«Married in 1963, I do remember the joy
of discovering one another, the concerns that parenting together can bring, the challenge
of working together, the mixed feelings
of having an empty nest, the wonder
of being grandparents, the delight
of having a
happy marriage, and the sorrow
of having my
spouse die.»
In this episode
of The Family Couch with John Harrison, MA LPCC we discuss how to have a
happy relationship after having children, focusing on the importance
of growth, self awareness, and being intentional in our interactions with our
spouse.
«People in sexless marriages report that they are more likely to have considered divorce, and that they are less
happy in their marriages,» Donnelly told the New York Times in 2008, noting that 15 percent
of married couples hadn't gotten it on with their
spouse in the prior six months to one year.
An elated Emodi told journalists that she was
happy having given out Chibogu in Marriage, also stating that she is satisfied with the upbringing
of her daughter's
spouse, Chijioke.
Of these, 20 (4 %) had TTS that had been precipitated by happy and joyful events, such as a birthday party, wedding, surprise farewell celebration, a favourite rugby team winning a game, or the birth of a grandchild; 465 (96 %) had occurred after sad and stressful events, such as death of a spouse, child or parent, attending a funeral, an accident, worry about illness, or relationship problems; one occurred after an obese patient got stuck in the bat
Of these, 20 (4 %) had TTS that had been precipitated by
happy and joyful events, such as a birthday party, wedding, surprise farewell celebration, a favourite rugby team winning a game, or the birth
of a grandchild; 465 (96 %) had occurred after sad and stressful events, such as death of a spouse, child or parent, attending a funeral, an accident, worry about illness, or relationship problems; one occurred after an obese patient got stuck in the bat
of a grandchild; 465 (96 %) had occurred after sad and stressful events, such as death
of a spouse, child or parent, attending a funeral, an accident, worry about illness, or relationship problems; one occurred after an obese patient got stuck in the bat
of a
spouse, child or parent, attending a funeral, an accident, worry about illness, or relationship problems; one occurred after an obese patient got stuck in the bath.
It's hard to know what moral to draw from the study — apart from try to marry a
happy person — since the stress
of trying to figure out how to improve your
spouse's mood may well undo all the beneficial effects
of having a
happy spouse.
The study, out
of Michigan State university looked at about 2,000 older married heterosexual couples in the Health and Retirement Study over six years, from 2006 to 2012 and found that those who reported a
happier spouse also reported feeling better overall.
«
Happy people drag their
spouses out
of bed to go exercise, and they encourage them to eat healthier,» says Bill Chopik an associate psychology professor at MSU, and lead author
of the study.
Very
happy wishes to those
of you (and to those with
spouses who are also August babies) with upcoming birthdays!
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«The Happiness Index: Love and Relationships in America»
of 1000 couples reveals that 64 percent
of Americans are «very
happy» in their romantic relationships, with a partner or
spouse with almost half being
happy with their sex lives as well.
A new national report «The Happiness Index: Love and Relationships in America» commissioned by eharmony and conducted by Harris Interactive, shows that 64 percent
of Americans are «very
happy» in their romantic relationships with a partner or
spouse and nearly 50 percent report being
happy with their sex lives.
And also someone who not
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Men tend to be more positive,
happy, and satisfied in their relationships than women: 80 %
of men (vs. 76 %
of women) reported that they're «in love» with their partner or
spouse.
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of Americans are «very
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spouse and ~ 50 % report being
happy with their sex lives.
After analyzing thousands
of marriages, the researchers concluded that the marriage will be
happy if the
spouses have the same blood type.
For those singles who don't want to confide their fortune to doubtful agencies, but wish to participate independently in finding a future
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A University
of Chicago survey
of married couples found that 75 %
of Americans who pray with their
spouses report their marriages are «very
happy.»
It's hard to keep track
of all the dead, but the canceled series include «Drive,» «The War At Home» (about two seasons too late on that one), «The Wedding Bells,» «Vanished,» «Justice,» «
Happy Hour» and, apparently, «The Winner,» «Standoff,» and two reality series, «Nanny 911» and «Trading
Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy.»
And
of course Close plays Joan, a woman much loved and admired within Joe's circle
of acquaintance: supportive helpmeet, mother — soon to be grandmother — and deeply affectionate
spouse, apparently
happy with a life lived in the titan's shadow.
Whereas most
of Happy Together consists
of Liu - fai and Ho - ping's dance
of devotion and rejection, most
of In the Mood for Love is given over to Mr. Chow and Mrs. Su's dance
of longing and fear, interestingly refracted through an odd dramatic device: each one playacts the role
of the other's
spouse, in order to understand the affair, or possibly (intentionally?
Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out - three
happy children, a doting
spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top
of the New York Times bestseller list - her husband revealed his infidelity and she was forced to realize that nothing was as it seemed.
We call them the «Little Love Boosters for a
Happy Marriage» because they: ✓ require no cooperation from your
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Getting engaged can be one
of the
happiest moments
of your life, but there's no guarantee that you and your future
spouse will actually make it to your wedding day.
Personally, starting down the barrel
of retirement makes my
spouse and I so
happy that we lived conservatively and directed our earnings towards investing and saving over the years.