“Andrew Clark, an economist in France, has recently shown … if you are unemployed, you will, on average, be happier if your spouse is unemployed, too.”
– Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of “The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want,” in the NY Times this week.
Here’s a fascinating bit of unexpected support for marriage education. Your willingness to consider the possibility that there’s something valuable to be learned, in and of itself, predicts you are more likely to succeed in marriage than someone who believes it’s a matter of how good a match you made.
Today’s guest blogger, Pace, is a communication educator. She and her wife Kyeli started a business called the Usual Error Project to help people build communication skills in relationships. Their first book, The Usual Error, will be published next month, but until then you can read their blog at PaceAndKyeli.com. When we miscommunicate with our partners, we often feel defensive or angry...
I have never tried embedding a video in this blog before, but I think you’ll enjoy this one. The song, the performance, and the videography are all the work of a friend’s self-proclaimed lazy husband (szabo23 on YouTube). If you’ve ever accused your guy of being lazy, you may think he stole the lyrics from you.
Need some marriage advice to help you through a disagreement? Mine would include this: Stay away from www.sidetaker.com! What in the world are the anonymous folks behind this new website thinking? It’s the “Isn’t My Spouse Awful?” game taken to a revolting new level: invite everyone on the web to take sides in your dispute. Instead of resolving your differences and...
