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Marriage in the News: Romance in France

So with all the concern about marriage in the United States, the interesting thing to me is a recent article I read about France. The city of Paris is considered one of the most romantic in the world and when you think about romance, you think of French wine, the French countryside and in some cases – French cuisine. In the past generation, marriage within the population has fallen more than 30 percent and in large part because more and more couples have chosen to live together, build families and homes without civil or religious approval. According to France’s National … Continue reading →

Marriage Debates: Today is Election Day

Today is one of those days that will go down in the history books. Forget about the candidates who are running for office. Forget about the fact that there is a great deal riding on whether the House and the Senate will be controlled by the Democrats or the Republicans. But this mid-term election is about more than Governor, Senate and House races, but about the multitude of hot-button topics and measures that will be voted on from illegal immigration to affirmative action to abortion to gay marriage. There are a total of 205 measures being voted on 37 different … Continue reading →

Marriage In The News – Ripple Effect

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruling is already seeing a ripple effect across the country whether it’s mobilizing legislative efforts, political efforts or just the common man as message boards lit up with debates and discussion. One message board I visited yesterday saw 40 responses to a post about the ruling in fewer than 5 minutes. Whether you view marriage as a holy pact between a man and a woman, a religious arrangement or a nuisance that you’d just rather not have to discuss – the country is being galvanized from all quarters. The Ripple Effect In Virginia, backers of … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: I Now Pronounce You Ex-Wife & Ex-Husband

I saw a blip about this on another marriage site and I went out to do some research and sure enough it was there. Couples in many places are now having divorce ceremonies. No, you are reading that correctly – a divorce ceremony. The idea is that the divorce ceremony would take no longer than the wedding did and it would provide the couple with a way of marking a profound change in their lives. Essentially, it would close one chapter and open another. A Typical Divorce A typical divorce requires filling out forms, hiring lawyers and declaring your intentions … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Divorce = Jail Time? When $2.5 Million is Involved, Apparently So

It’s odd to talk about divorce here in the Marriage Blog, but the latest entry in my Marriage in the News topic and while I’ve written about some strange things here in the Marriage in the News, I have to say this is one of the stranger stories that I’ve ever read. In a county jail cell just outside Philadelphia, a man named H.Beatty Chadwick has been sitting in jail for 11 years. On what charges, are you wondering? Contempt of court for failure to turn over $2.5 million dollars that he says he can’t turn over because he doesn’t … Continue reading →

Marriage In The News: Jilted Bride Makes Lemonade from Lemons

The title is a bit cliché, but when I read about Kyle Paxman’s story – I couldn’t help but feel for this woman and what she managed to do with her heartbreak. It seems that just six weeks before her wedding, a stranger appeared at her business office with multiple e-mail messages and supporting evidence that Ms. Paxman’s fiancé was having an affair with the stranger’s girlfriend. It’s hardly surprising that the wedding was called off, but Ms. Paxman’s dress had already arrived and all the arrangements, pre-payments and more were done. There were more than a 180 guests invited … Continue reading →

Marriage In the News: Arranged Marriage Fraud

Since I used to live in Virginia, this story caught my eye when I read it in the Washington Times. It seems that on Thursday, federal authorities arrested over 19 residents in Virginia for a scam that is connected to nearly a 1,000 fraud marriages between illegal aliens and U.S. citizens in order to avoid the immigration laws. As you may or may not know, an illegal immigrant may be granted citizenship status if they are married to a U.S. citizen and the marriage is validated by immigration officials as being based on a real relationship and not one entered … Continue reading →

Sorting Out the Gender Roles In Marriage

Less than two generations ago, the gender roles in a marriage and in parenting were pretty clearly defined. Dads went to work. Moms stayed at home. Wives may have worked prior to marriage, but typically they stayed home when children came. They spent a great deal of time in volunteer work and parent chaperoning. Today’s married couples and gender roles are less defined and while that lack of definition provides an immutable freedom in choices and options. This potpourri of roles and options is the catalyst for many problems, but it can also provide the solutions to those very problems. … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Forbes Far From Funny

The last place I would look for relationship advice and tips is Forbes magazine known for its business and financial acumen. Apparently, a recent editorial in that magazine is really getting it noticed and not in a positive light. As a student of journalism, I recognize the difference between an editorial and a column as I write this. Editorials are fact-based commentaries, while a column is just an opinion commentary. So when the editor Forbes magazine says his editorial was meant to be partially humorous, I take his defense as a reaction to the enormous backlash caused by his editorial. … Continue reading →

Wives Who Work From Home – Soccer Mom Syndrome

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We’ve been talking about wives who work from home and what would a series on working from home be without talking about the soccer mom syndrome. What is the soccer mom syndrome? It’s a personal phrase that I have coined (though someone else out there may give it another name) that refers to the wife who tries to do it all – to the point that she exhausts herself. The Soccer Mom Syndrome Who is the soccer mom? She’s that mom who’s always on the go. She provides transport to her kids, the neighbor’s kids and more to go to … Continue reading →