Cohabiting

To Live Together or Not To Live Together: That Is the Question

Tamara Shayne Kagel | Posted 04.20.2012

Tamara Shayne Kagel

I always imagined that I would be bugging my boyfriend about moving our relationship along while he was dragging his feet, not that I would silently freak out when he asked me to move in.

And They Lived Pudgily Ever After: Dating, Marriage and Obesity

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Jill S. Brown

When you sit down with your sweetheart at your favorite restaurant to share a bottle of wine and chocolate molten lava cake this Valentine's Day, look closely. Are either of you putting on some poundage?

Your New Husband in Your Ex's House: 8 Ways to Say Welcome!

The Stir | Posted 05.25.2011

The Stir

Even though it would be nice to move into a house that's new for both you and your new husband, it's just not practical. Here are some tips to help you turn your house into one that belongs to both of you:

Gena Grish: Writer, Friend... and Nomad?

Gena Grish | Posted 05.25.2011

Gena Grish

In a relatively new relationship, when is it too early to leave some of your things behind?

Your Family, Immediately

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Philip N. Cohen

Welcome to the United States. Where we know what a family is, and is not. "Whether you are a visitor to the United States or U.S. citizen," we are to...

The Census: Learning to Count Decade by Decade

Suyapa Portillo | Posted 05.25.2011

Suyapa Portillo

One of the glaring omissions in the Census survey is an option for individuals to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Cohabitation, divorce?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Philip N. Cohen

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics has been received as evidence that "cohabitation has little effect on marriage success." O...

Harvard Press Was Right to Reject "The Case for Marriage"

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Bella DePaulo

I have news for Stanley Kurtz: The Case for Marriage was second rate and not worth publishing.

Stepfamilies To Uncle Sam: Learn To Count!

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.17.2011

Wednesday Martin

We're hearing a lot about the new U.S. Census these days and many might wonder what, precisely, is at stake. For stepfamilies, the answer is: quite a bit.

Living Together Before Tying The Knot Can Spoil Marriage

LiveScience | Posted 11.17.2011

Couples who shack up before tying the knot are more likely to get divorced than their counterparts who don't move in together until marriage, a new st...