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Why Are You Doing This to Me?

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That is the cry of the "innocent victim" . . . most often followed by, "After all I've done for you!" Does this sound at all familiar? »more»

Book Review: Infidelity at the Highest Level: John Edwards "The Politician"

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Two frequent topics on LifeTwo are infidelity and the male midlife crises. Both of these subjects are covered in the new book "The Politician" which chronicles presidential candidate John Edwards' ongoing extra-marital affair. »more»

Wife Types Husband's Name in Google and Gets the Surprise of Her Life; "You think you know someone..."

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Based on her therapist's advice, married homemaker of two Faye Miller typed her husband's name into the Google search engine and what she knew of her comfortable world disappeared with a single keystroke:

* Her husband of 10 years, Dr. Kenneth Mitchell, already had a wife in California when he married Miller.

* In 2003 he married another woman in Quebec. »more»

Study: College-Educated Women More Likely to Stay Married

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Women who want to stay married might want to hit the books and get a college education. At least that is the theory behind a study reviewing marriage data from 1950 to 2008.

A woman with a college education may be less likely to tie the knot than her less-educated counterparts, but once she's married this college grad is more likely to stay that way, according to two economists. »more»

7 Simple Ways to Wreck a Good Relationship Or to Save One

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Jed Diamond, Ph.D. has been a marriage and family counselor for the last 44 years. He is the author of 8 books, including Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, Male Menopause, and The Irritable Male Syndrome. He offers counseling to men, women, and couples in his office in California or by phone with people throughout the U.S. and around the world. »more»

Tiger Woods – Throw that Prenuptial Agreement Away! How a Prenuptial Agreement can Destroy a Marriage

Laurie Israel's picture

I’ve been hearing the sorry tale of Tiger Woods’ alleged deficits as a faithful husband to his beautiful Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren. It is just a more publicized and extreme version of what I see in my law practice where I spend my days as a divorce lawyer. »more»

Parental role models and us

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I'll cut right to the chase: I think my parents taught me that love is putting up with a lot of ill treatment and staying no matter what.

My own notion of love was that it would be like having a best friend and lover for the rest of my life, and we would have little problems but we'd adjust. »more»

Not Feel Good Ending: When Medical Crises Hit, Men Leave, Women Stay

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The recently release study "Gender Disparity in the Rate of Partner Abandonment in Patients with Serious Medical Illness" sheds some disappointing light on "partner abandonment"--the term for separation/divorce during a period of serious illness and the role that gender plays. »more»

When Divorce Means Re-entering the Job Market

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In working with divorcing couples, reemployment of an “at-home” spouse is a recurring theme. »more»

Governor Sanford - Give Marital Mediation a Try!

Laurie Israel's picture

Like many of you other mediators out there, I am always very pained to read accounts of our celebrity brethren who are struggling with their marriages. The media is insistent. The klieg lights focused on these people in distress are glaring. They are experiencing their own personal marital problems, but under a microscope of public view. »more»