Son Carries Father Wound After Parent's Divorce

In his memoir, Greg Bellow, the son of the famous 20th century American novelist Saul Bellow, writes movingly about his relationship with his father. ...

Every 'Tribe' Has a Way to Communicate

My friend Jacqueline tells the story of how UNICEF spent a fortune creating posters to promote the idea of child vaccination to the mothers of Rwanda. ...

Cohabitation Is not Like a Test Drive

For many people in our culture, living together before marriage has been compared to taking a car for a test drive. The "trial period" gives ...

Porn Viewing Spikes After Super Bowl Loss

Why do people look at pornography? Some statistics after the 2014 Super Bowl indicate that a wound of "vulnerability" often drives the need ...

Journalist Discovers a Pervasive "New Intolerance"

Editor's Note: This article excerpt was published in The New Statesman, a British magazine described as "left of center." Cristina Odone ...

How Often Couples Argue about Money

You've probably heard it said that married couples often fight about money. New research shows exactly how often that's true. According to a survey ...

The Worst Possible Online Dating Profile

A writer recently created a fictitious and utterly horrible dating profile as an experiment. The goal was to create a persona so offensive—racist, ...

Actor Jeff Bridges on "Not Loving Enough"

In an interview Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges was asked to identify his worst character defect. Bridges said:

Not loving enough … Not having ...

Museum Dedicated to Failed Relationships

Croatia's capital city of Zagreb is the home for an unusual museum. The Museum of Failed Relationships was founded by two Zagreb artists after the ...

Contentment Is the Secret to 80-year Marriage

Since John Betar and Ann Shawah said "I do" back on November 25th, 1932, they have weathered many storms, but they still greet each morning ...