Marriage

Recently my two-year-old daughter and I were ice skating. As I shuffled around the ice, she held my hand and twirled about around in an imitation of the Disney On Ice show we had recently seen.

“Maybe you…

If you ask women whether they want to depend on a man to support them, most will say no. Young women today have jobs, paychecks, and interesting goals. But their life choices tell a different story. While interviewing recent college…

[Editor’s Note: The following piece contains descriptions of graphic violence.]

One hot summer afternoon, 15-year-old Nancy Salamone was hanging out on the boardwalk at Orchard Beach, in her hometown of the Bronx, which is how she spent…

My husband has a habit of saying in public that I am “bad with money.” He’ll toss this out in conversation as though it’s common knowledge, expecting to be met with general agreement, not debate. If he were…

When you hear “prenup,” you may immediately cringe and think, “How unromantic.” However, considering a prenuptial agreement may prove to be one of the most romantic steps you take in your relationship — that is, if…

We were sitting in our tiny studio apartment discussing our plans for the next day when he popped the question.

"Why don't we just join accounts?" my boyfriend asked when I said I needed to open…

What is it about women’s lives that seems so delicious and up for public consumption? Why does almost everyone I know think they have a free pass to ask me invasive questions about my relationship? Am I wearing…

Given that financial disagreements are the No. 1 predictor of divorce, it’s no wonder some people keep money conversations completely separate from their romantic relationships, trying to avoid the conflict altogether.
But it’s important to remember that “marriage…

If you’re thinking about getting married, but worried about the implications of bringing big student loan debt into a relationship, 2016 brings some good news.

Tying the knot won't disqualify you from enrolling in the government…

I once knew a girl in college who started a binder of fantasy wedding clippings when she was 8 years old. This perplexed me.

I grew up in a household with happily married parents who never pushed romantic ideals upon…

According to the Washington Post, this year, marriage rates per capita have declined about 35 percent since the 1980s. But even though the tradition of marriage is no longer a foregone conclusion for many, it turns out home ownership is…

David and I were “Watergate babies.” When Republican operatives broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel, we were just kids. But we both grew up in houses where the evening news blared the stories…

Marriage used to be merely an economic exchange. A bride was “given away” by her family along with some sort of dowry. Or a groom’s family would “buy” a bride from her folks with the hopes that she’d…

Did you recently tie the knot? Congratulations! You’ve found your partner in crime and – increasingly in this day and age – your partner in student loan debt.

Sorry, did that just kill the mood?

Finances are a common source…

Facebook users, beware. You may be one “like” away from divorce court. A growing body of research links increased use of Facebook to marital discord. The latest of these studies, published in the July 2014 issue of the…

Each marriage has its own money dynamic. Some couples keep all their accounts separate and split the check when they go out for coffee; others pool everything from day one and make all financial decisions together. Sometimes there’s one…

If you’re married and you’re the one bringing home the bacon — or most of the bacon, anyway — you may feel that the odds are stacked against your relationship. At least if you’ve read recent…

I’ve been separated from my husband for almost two years. Luckily, we have a friendship and talk/text constantly about our kids, their schools, and our community. While divorce and separation can bring about enormous stress and anxiety, especially…