By Mary Campbell It’s finally happened; you’ve met the person you think is “the one.” Things have been going smoothly, and you believe a ring will soon be on the horizon. It seems like everything is going according to plan. Now that you’re engaged, in love, and preparing for the big day, how do you […]
You’re in love, and you’ve both made the choice: It’s time to move in together. Congratulations! Before you move in with your significant other, however, there are some very important financial questions you have to ask each other. Tackling money issues head-on and before you combine your household and your finances will reap huge benefits […]
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard at the “3 Days to Kill” LA Premiere at ArcLight Hollywood Theaters on February 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA (Shutterstock) By Kellie Lynch, The Conversation Strip away the celebrity intrigue and media frenzy, and the high-profile court battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard involves issues painfully familiar to […]
Although arguing with your partner is normal, fighting every day in a relationship or fighting over certain topics — like your values — shouldn’t be overlooked. In fact, experts say there are some common relationship fights that mean you should probably break up with your partner. So, why do people who care about one another […]
By Laina Bay-Cheng, The Conversation When it comes to power in romantic relationships, men are often cast as dominant and women as deferential. But working against this are caricatures of domineering women with their “hen-pecked husbands” and “whipped boyfriends.” At the same time, popular culture is replete with representations of striving and self-serving women – […]
By Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., The Conversation Early on, relationships are easy. Everything is new and exciting. You go on dates, take trips, spend time together and intentionally cultivate experiences that allow your relationship to grow. Then, somewhere along the way, life happens. One study on married couples in their 30s and 40s found that […]
By Victoria Falk What do you do when “I do” turns into “I don’t,” and you can no longer stand to be in the presence of the person that you imagined you would spend the rest of your life with? You vowed to be together “…for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness […]
By Janet Howard On the list of best Valentine’s Day activities, talking about money ranks just below washing the dishes and cleaning the floor, but unlike those household chores, discussing the way you feel about your finances just might save your relationship. You might not want to lead with those money matters — it is […]
By Linda N. The United States ranks as the country with the sixth highest divorce rate in the world, with an average of over 2 million divorces per year, calculated at the rate of 200 dissolved marriages per hour, granted every 13 seconds. Did you also know that individual states and not federal law apply […]
By Rosie Shrout, The Conversation With the flurry of shopping, spending money and traveling to see family, stress can feel inevitable during the holidays. You might already know stress can affect your own health, but what you may not realize is that your stress – and how you manage it – is catching. Your stress […]