Marriage

Books

Review of The First House by Avani Doshi – An intense portrait of marriage and independence. Imagination

AVNI Doshi’s second novel is narrated by an unnamed woman in suburban America who is shocked to hear her husband announce that he is leaving her. She does not truly love him, but she sees their marriage as a structure or “container” for her own existence. A former novelist, his writing has stopped since the

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Books

A divorce coach explains how to end a marriage on good terms: NPR

Karen McEnany is a certified divorce coach, certified co-parenting specialist, and author of the book The Good Divorce: How to End Your Marriage Without Destroying Your Family. Wiley/Jossey-Bass/NPR, Nicole Wickens/NPR hide caption toggle caption Wiley/Jossey-Bass/NPR, Nicole Wickens/NPR When? Karen McEnany Facing divorce about 15 years ago, she says, she feared what impact it would have

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Fitness

The Tightwad-Spendthrift Marriage: How to Stop Fighting About Money

Ask any marriage counselor what couples fight about most, and money will be at or near the top of the list. Research supports clinical experience: Disagreement over finances is one of the strongest predictors of marital conflict, long-term stress, and divorce. Now take that already volatile topic and add this to the mix: One spouse

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