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How to Build a Life

Stop Waiting for Your Soul Mate

Arthur C. Brooks

September 9, 2021

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The Gates Divorce Is About More Than a Marriage

May 5, 2021

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The Real Reason Young Adults Seem Slow to ‘Grow Up’

Nancy E. Hill and Alexis Redding

April 28, 2021

A bird tied to a brick attempts to fly away

How the U.S. Tax Code Privileges White Families

Dorothy A. Brown

March 23, 2021

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Diamonds Aren’t Special and Neither Is Your Love

January 29, 2021

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Dear Therapist: I’m Shattered by My Husband’s Sexts

November 16, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend Is Sending Me Mixed Signals

October 26, 2020

Dear Therapist: I’m Having an Affair and I’ve Never Been Happier. Should I Confess?

September 21, 2020

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Dear Therapist: Should My Parents Get Divorced?

August 31, 2020

A man holds a man and a woman in his hands

Late Loving

August 23, 2020

Indian Matchmaking Exposes the Easy Acceptance of Caste

August 1, 2020

The Pandemic Is Putting Marriage Even Further Out of Reach

July 27, 2020

Two wedding bands overshadowed by a viral particle

Dear Therapist: My Husband and I Never Have Sex, so I’m Having an Affair

July 13, 2020

Two Greek vases, one with a a man and one with a man and a woman

The Conservative Case for Liberalizing Divorce

June 26, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Best Friend’s Wife Cheated on Him

March 23, 2020

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Dear Therapist: My Wife’s Sister Touched Me Inappropriately

March 2, 2020

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The Nuclear Family Is Still Indispensable

Brad Wilcox and Hal Boyd

February 21, 2020

A family of four

If You Want a Marriage of Equals, Then Date as Equals

February 14, 2020

A man and a woman in love.

Dear Therapist: I’m Considering Leaving My Wife for My Co-worker

February 10, 2020

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How Negativity Can Kill a Relationship

John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister

January 9, 2020

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When Does a Boyfriend or Girlfriend Become Part of the Family?

December 15, 2019

A Couples Therapist Analyzes the Marriage in Marriage Story

December 12, 2019

What Jane Austen Thought Marriage Couldn’t Do

Shannon Chamberlain

October 3, 2019

Dear Therapist: I Don’t Approve of My Daughter’s Boyfriend

September 30, 2019

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Dear Therapist: I Can’t Deal With My Mother’s Hatred of My Father

August 5, 2019

A drawing of a mother speaking with her son, with a speech bubble in the shape of a monstrous man.

Dear Therapist: My Husband and I Don’t Have Sex Anymore

July 22, 2019

A giant baby sleeps between a husband and wife.

Why Online Dating Can Feel Like Such an Existential Nightmare

July 21, 2019

‘He Said Yes!’

July 20, 2019

Elizabeth Warren and her husband, Bruce Mann, hug.

Dear Therapist: Can I Still Trust My Husband?

July 8, 2019

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What You Lose When You Gain a Spouse

Mandy Len Catron

July 2, 2019

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Dear Therapist: I Can’t Stand My Fiancée’s Ex-Husband

June 24, 2019

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Celebrating My (Gay) Divorce

June 20, 2019

The Family Weekly: How the Spelling Bee Ended in an Eight-Way Tie

May 31, 2019

How Successful Are the Marriages of People With Divorced Parents?

May 30, 2019

Dear Therapist: My Friends Stopped Talking to Me After My Divorce

May 27, 2019

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The Couples Who Get Married on a Weekday

May 23, 2019

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