Long-Term Care Insurance - Why LTC Insurance is a Practical Solution for Couples in a 2nd Marriage Since the number of second marriages is growing at a faster pace than ever, the need for long-term care by one partner could cause problems among children of both spouses. Long-Term Care Insurance may be the answer to [...]

I was just listening to a This American Life podcast (don't worry Canada, I listened to As It Happens last night on CBC Radio 1, so I'm keeping the Canadian content up).  The theme of the podcast was "the Sanctity of Marriage", and the whole show was examining marriage and marriage-like relationships.  One of the [...]

  Does the way you handle conflict depend more on who you are or how long you have been married or both? USA Today has this post about conflict in marriage.  According to  Maggie Scarf, 77, author of a new book September Songs: The Good News About Marriage in the Later Years, conflicts in marriage are less [...]

Steve, retired for several years, summed up his marriage this way: "We began as husband and wife in a more traditional relationship. Overall, I was the noisemaker and she was the nest-maker. Now I'm more involved around the house – I help with laundry, do the dishes. We're a team and our roles interchange, [...]

... in opinion.Our differences can actually be the key to a strong long-term marriage we are aiming for. After some time the man may want more independent activities, ... contact with girlfriends."The greatest of all faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."What's the impact of this on marriage you may ask? Well, one of the main reasons we pick at each other is our conflicting attitude towards ...

... a wedding somewhere in between. If so, your break up becomes a divorce. Our society today is so different, and yet marriage remains largely the same, aside from the recent acceptance of same sex marriages. ... an additional commitment, and something that shouldn't be taken lightly, yet most of what makes up a marriage already exists in most long term relationships. Getting married used to signify a ...