Whom should you love more: your spouse or your kids?

Whom should you love more: your spouse or your kids?

 Articles This is less controversial than it sounds! A while ago, my husband brought up an interesting question: should you love your spouse more than your kids, or vice versa?  After a bit of discussion, we agreed – spouses should love each other more...
5 keys for a happy marriage

5 keys for a happy marriage

 Articles Fundamentals for making it work. Sometimes, in places which are known for the inane, you discover a gem. Memes on Facebook are a great example. Neither I nor my husband are prolific “Facebookers”, but we both know what memes are, and they’re mostly...
Chaste – and happier – Millennials

Chaste – and happier – Millennials

 Articles The idea that you can enjoy life without having sex is catching on. The News Story: Less Sex Please, We’re Millennials—Study The British Guardian reported recently on an American study revealing—to the surprise of everyone involved—that millennials are...
For the Richer, Not the Poorer: Marriage as a Class Affair

For the Richer, Not the Poorer: Marriage as a Class Affair

 Articles A constant theme in today’s news and comment is inequality – the increasing gap between rich and poor. You will hear or read about it practically every day. But how often do you hear about another yawning gap that has opened up in the richer countries:...
Pre-marriage Questions to Ask

Pre-marriage Questions to Ask

 Articles Couples can invest better in their futures by asking more of the tough questions. In a world where divorce is rife, maybe young people feel that they can apply their “go with the flow” and “it’ll be right” attitudes to marriage. Wrong. The break-up of a...
The Perfect Parent Lives in Timbuktu (and is likely a Sasquatch!)

The Perfect Parent Lives in Timbuktu (and is likely a Sasquatch!)

 Articles I haven’t met the perfect parent. It’s not me. It’s likely not you either. But that’s ok. Children are born of love, not perfection. Still, sometimes we wonder if there is a scientific formula for being the perfect parent, a special combination of...