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Mexico City Considers Renewable Two-Year Marriage Term

Shauna Wright — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:21:28 +0000

Some lawmakers in Mexico City are considering amending marriage laws to allow for an initial two-year marriage term that can be renewed if the couple stays together. If they don’t, they can separate with no official divorce needed.

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Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:51:06 +0000

The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US.

Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly liberal east. The reason is that young adults in the south and west tend to have less education and marry earlier, both of which lead to a higher risk of divorce.”

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Women Gain Weight After Marriage, Men After Divorce

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:35:09 +0000

Getting hitched results in women putting on the pounds, whereas the male waistline is more likely to expand after a divorce.

Researchers from Ohio State University discovered this discrepancy after analyzing a study on the effects marital events had on 10,000 people between 1986 and 2008.

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Can Being Friends with Your Husband's Buddies Ruin His Sex Drive?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:41:29 +0000

Seems there’s yet another front in the battle of the sexes.

A new study conducted by Cornell University and the University of Chicago indicates that a wife who is too close with the male friends of her husband may be inadvertently undermining his masculinity, leading to elevated rates of erectile dysfunction.

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New Study Says Men Value Cuddling More Than Women Do

1450 KMMS AM — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:26:13 +0000

Who says men don't like to cuddle? Not the Kinsey Institute.

The group that studies human sexuality recently asked 1,009 heterosexual middle-aged and older couples in long-term relationships about how satisfied they are with their relationships and sex lives. The results may surprise you.

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Are Working Women More Happily Married?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:37:17 +0000

For years, traditional wisdom has held that when both halves of a couple work, they spend less time together and are thus less happy in their marriages.

A new study, however, seems to disprove that theory.

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Bride Arrested For Biting Husband on Wedding Night

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:14:14 +0000

Bernadette Besario Catan-Keeler’s first night as a married woman probably did not go the way she anticipated.

Police in Lighthouse Point, Florida arrested the 30-year-old woman for attacking and biting her new husband, not even 24 hours after they got hitched.

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Survey: Do Married Couples Talk About Money Before Marriage? [VIDEO]

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:10:52 +0000

When you get married, you take the other person for richer or poorer, right? Well, with wedding season itching closer than the space between belly button and cummerbund, you might want to know just how rich and how poor you’re talking about before exchanging "I dos."

A new survey from COUNTRY Financial found that only 51% of couples discussed how they would manage their money before tying the knot.

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African Man Marries 107 Women

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:37:33 +0000

Bello Maasaba is what you might call a ladies' man.

Maasaba is an Islamic faith healer in Niger who has married 107 women and fathered a whopping 185 children. Polygamy is common in the African country, but Maasaba's tally is high even by that nation’s standards.

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