Successful Hands Transplant, Yearns for Wife's Touch
Jeff Kepner became the first person in the United States to successfully have two hands transplanted. He can already move his fingers and grab a tennis ball, but what he really wants to do is feel his wife's touch. The doctors say that the nerves haven't yet grown back and it will take some time--about an inch a month. The surgery took place in May at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and took nine hours. Jeff lost his hands and feet a decade ago to a bacterial infection and didn't want the surgery at first, however his wife Valarie Kepner was persistent. She had contacted UPMC without telling her husband. She wanted him to be able to regain some of his independence after being on her schedule for years. Obviously, Jeff came around. Read more here.
Seriously, what's wrong with our government officials. Today it was revealed that South Carolina governor Mark Sanford had cheated on his wife with a woman from Argentina. Earlier this month Sen. John Ensign of Nevada admitted to having an affair with a woman who had worked for him. Oh, there's also Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; former New York governor, Eliot Spitzer; his replacement David Paterson; presidential candidate John Edwards; and let's not forget former Idaho Senator Larry Craig who was caught soliciting sex in a bathroom stall at an airport. Of course the lineage goes on much further than that, but you get the point.
Why is this? And don't say it's the pressure, there are tens if not hundreds of thousands of people who work in jobs where life and death stare them in the face every day. Perhaps since it's okay for the government to meddle in military sexual behavior with the "don't ask, don't tell" rule, maybe the government should implement a new rule for all government officials that says if you can't stay faithful to your own spouse, how can the people you're supposed to govern trust you; therefore you will be immediately discharged from your government position if caught cheating? What are your thoughts?
USA Today is running (no pun intended) a weight-loss challenge and have selected Paul and Amy Kreidler of Glendale, Mo. to share their story. Combined, the couple dropped 160 pounds; Paul shed 120 pounds and Amy lost 40. In short, the couple blamed their weight gain on their hectic lifestyles and poor choices. Between work and raising kids, the couple often found themselves grabbing fast food. The couple decided they needed a change. They made two moves that helped them lose weight and become a happier, healthier couple. They started to eat healthier food and run. Amy, who doesn't like running as much as her husband says it's the quickest and best way to get her workout in. "It's free. It's fast. You put your shoes on, you warm up, you stretch and you go."
Lily Burana has written a book detailing her life as a newlywed and her struggle to reconcile a provocative past with the pious pressures of being a soldier's spouse. Her book is titled, "I Love a Man in Uniform." Burana, who in 2002 married an intelligence officer in West Point's history department, discusses how she dealt with her husband being deployed to Iraq just eight weeks after their wedding. Her husband is only referred to as "Mike" in the book to maintain his privacy. The book delves into ways that war changed her relationship with Mike and the lonely holidays and other candid events that go along with being a military life. For example, Burana was a stripper in her past life (before she met Mike) and because of that, the military canceled her book signing at West Point. Burana has a favorite saying for situations like that, "I'm an Army wife. I'm not the Army's wife." Read more here.
When you read stories of couples working together, it's often within the same office or where one is assisting the other. Framingham, MA couple Diane and Ed Hyman run two roadside eateries, The Trolley Stop and Trolley Stop Jr. "We got married and we were just looking to do something together," says Ed. "It kind of came about by a fluke." The couple were dropping Diane's daughter off at a friend's when they spied the trolley trailer for sale. "We joked about it, then talked about it more seriously. We bought it a few weeks later." Ed works the Jr. store, while Diane attends the main Trolley Stop. The article from the Boston Globe doesn't go into detail on their marriage, but does talk a lot about the food deals. For example, a $2 trolley dog, plus for $1.25 more you can add chips, a drink and a chocolate chip cookie. A plain hot dog sound boring, how about a Snoop Dog with chili and cheddar cheese, or the Remdog adorned with sauerkraut. If visitors want something beyond a dog, they can get homemade soups, clam chowder, chili, sirloin angus hamburgers, mac and cheese. Morning patrons can also get coffee, cappuccinos, lattes, and chai tea. Do you have a favorite couple-run eatery near you? Maybe we should put together a list?
It's the weekend. Are you doing anything fun with your spouse? Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have been following 123 couples for 16 years. For all of them it was their first marriage and the average age for the women was 24 and 26 for men. At the seven year mark into their marriage, the researchers asked them to rate their level of boredom in their marriage through a series of questions. The resutls showed that greater boredom in year seven predicted significantly less satisfaction at year 16. Saying as much, researcher Irene Tsapelas and colleagues note that their findings suggest excitement promotes closeness, further promoting satisfaction."If partners experience excitement from other sources (such as novel and challenging activities) in a shared context, this shared experience can reignite relationship passion by associating the excitement with the relationship," the researchers write. Sound familiar? If not, listen to podcast Episode 61 with Dr. Karen Sherman. To read the complete article, click here.
Betty and George Coumbias of Canada have been in touch Dignitas, a Swiss assisted suicide group. The reason is that assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland and George is ill. Betty, however, is prefectly healthy and wants to go if George passes, which is where the controversy lies. Dignitas came under fire last year for helping a 23-year-old Briton commit suicide after he was left paralyzed by a rugby injury, but was not terminally ill. So is it unethical for Dignitas to help Betty take her life if she wants to if/when her husband goes? We'll keep an eye on the news and see how this story plays out. In the meantime, we'd love to hear you weight in on the message boards. Click here to read the complete article.
ABC News video taped a couple, Kathryn and Heath (last names withheld), who are making a last ditch effort in a crash 5-hour marriage therapy session to see if their marriage can be saved. Their seems to be two big problems, his infidelity and her out of control kids from a previous marriage. This couple has bravely allowed their session to be taped and viewed. You can view clips of the first half of their session by clicking here. Just from the picture to the right, and making an assessment from their body language, you can see that this couple has a long way to go.
ABC News video taped a couple, Kathryn and Heath (last names withheld), who are making a last ditch effort in a crash 5-hour marriage therapy session to see if their marriage can be saved. Their seems to be two big problems, his infidelity and her out of control kids from a previous marriage. This couple has bravely allowed their session to be taped and viewed. You can view clips of the first half of their session by clicking here. Just from the picture to the right, and making an assessment from their body language, you can see that this couple has a long way to go.
ABC News video taped a couple, Kathryn and Heath (last names withheld), who are making a last ditch effort in a crash 5-hour marriage therapy session to see if their marriage can be saved. Their seems to be two big problems, his infidelity and her out of control kids from a previous marriage. This couple has bravely allowed their session to be taped and viewed. You can view clips of the first half of their session by clicking here. Just from the picture to the right, and making an assessment from their body language, you can see that this couple has a long way to go.
When one spouse loses their job, it's not just a financial strain on the marriage, but also an emotional one. A British study released late last year by the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex found that couples who experience job loss are more likely to divorce within a year than their employed counterparts. This flies counter to other studies that have said the financial crunch slows divorces because people can't afford them--if nothing else. In this article from MSNBC, Nicholas Yrizarry, a financial planner from Reston, Va., says he sees two types of couples: the ones who are obsessed with money and material things and allow a layoff to destroy their marriage; and the ones who have a mature relationship and adversity only brings them closer. "They are the types that can live in a phone booth together and still be OK," he said.
This is a good reminder of what really matters in life. That doesn't mean that money troubles aren't real. Yrizarry offers the following steps couples should take:
1. Sit down "calmly" and discuss what your assets are.
2. Come up with a financial plan to deal with the loss of income and strategies to get a new job--or have a non-working spouse get a job. Assess your options for taking on temporary work or retraining if your skills are not marketable anymore.
3. Implement the plan.
On the emotional front, he recommends being respectful and supportive of each other and making sure not to play the "blame game." It's a time to be constructive and supportive, especially in troubled times.
When one spouse loses their job, it's not just a financial strain on the marriage, but also an emotional one. A British study released late last year by the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex found that couples who experience job loss are more likely to divorce within a year than their employed counterparts. This flies counter to other studies that have said the financial crunch slows divorces because people can't afford them--if nothing else. In this article from MSNBC, Nicholas Yrizarry, a financial planner from Reston, Va., says he sees two types of couples: the ones who are obsessed with money and material things and allow a layoff to destroy their marriage; and the ones who have a mature relationship and adversity only brings them closer. "They are the types that can live in a phone booth together and still be OK," he said.
This is a good reminder of what really matters in life. That doesn't mean that money troubles aren't real. Yrizarry offers the following steps couples should take:
1. Sit down "calmly" and discuss what your assets are.
2. Come up with a financial plan to deal with the loss of income and strategies to get a new job--or have a non-working spouse get a job. Assess your options for taking on temporary work or retraining if your skills are not marketable anymore.
3. Implement the plan.
On the emotional front, he recommends being respectful and supportive of each other and making sure not to play the "blame game." It's a time to be constructive and supportive, especially in troubled times.
When one spouse loses their job, it's not just a financial strain on the marriage, but also an emotional one. A British study released late last year by the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex found that couples who experience job loss are more likely to divorce within a year than their employed counterparts. This flies counter to other studies that have said the financial crunch slows divorces because people can't afford them--if nothing else. In this article from MSNBC, Nicholas Yrizarry, a financial planner from Reston, Va., says he sees two types of couples: the ones who are obsessed with money and material things and allow a layoff to destroy their marriage; and the ones who have a mature relationship and adversity only brings them closer. "They are the types that can live in a phone booth together and still be OK," he said.
This is a good reminder of what really matters in life. That doesn't mean that money troubles aren't real. Yrizarry offers the following steps couples should take:
1. Sit down "calmly" and discuss what your assets are.
2. Come up with a financial plan to deal with the loss of income and strategies to get a new job--or have a non-working spouse get a job. Assess your options for taking on temporary work or retraining if your skills are not marketable anymore.
3. Implement the plan.
On the emotional front, he recommends being respectful and supportive of each other and making sure not to play the "blame game." It's a time to be constructive and supportive, especially in troubled times.
Some stories are almost to miraculous to be believed. If it were written into a movie you'd probably think it was cheesy, but this story is real. Mike Connolly's heart stopped beating and his wife called 911. The paramedics worked for 35 minutes to get his heart working again and doctors say his brain stopped receiving oxygen for at least 10 minutes (more than four minutes is supposed to cause brain damage). Mike lay in a coma for 96 hours and every time doctors attempted to bring him out of a coma Mike suffered seizures. The family finally decided to disconnect life support. Then Mike woke up! To this point, there doesn't seem to be any major complications with his condition and Mike seems to be on his way to recovery. Click here to read the complete, amazing, story.
Some stories are almost to miraculous to be believed. If it were written into a movie you'd probably think it was cheesy, but this story is real. Mike Connolly's heart stopped beating and his wife called 911. The paramedics worked for 35 minutes to get his heart working again and doctors say his brain stopped receiving oxygen for at least 10 minutes (more than four minutes is supposed to cause brain damage). Mike lay in a coma for 96 hours and every time doctors attempted to bring him out of a coma Mike suffered seizures. The family finally decided to disconnect life support. Then Mike woke up! To this point, there doesn't seem to be any major complications with his condition and Mike seems to be on his way to recovery. Click here to read the complete, amazing, story.
Some stories are almost to miraculous to be believed. If it were written into a movie you'd probably think it was cheesy, but this story is real. Mike Connolly's heart stopped beating and his wife called 911. The paramedics worked for 35 minutes to get his heart working again and doctors say his brain stopped receiving oxygen for at least 10 minutes (more than four minutes is supposed to cause brain damage). Mike lay in a coma for 96 hours and every time doctors attempted to bring him out of a coma Mike suffered seizures. The family finally decided to disconnect life support. Then Mike woke up! To this point, there doesn't seem to be any major complications with his condition and Mike seems to be on his way to recovery. Click here to read the complete, amazing, story.
Pennsylvania couple Randy Pratt, 50, and Melissa Pratt, 36, are now in jail because they cashed out over $175,000 when the bank messed up on where to put the decimal point. Randy is a roofing installer and deposited a check for $1,772.50, but when they read their statement, it showed a deposit of $177,250. They Pratts didn't call the bank and report the error when it occurred last summer. Instead, the couple withdrew the money, quit their jobs and moved to Florida. They were tracked down when they were attempting to buy a house in the Orlando. When questioned by police, Melissa said her husband often got large checks and that she wasn't aware of any error. No wonder the banks need a bailout!
What's the most amount of money you've "stumbled upon?"
Pennsylvania couple Randy Pratt, 50, and Melissa Pratt, 36, are now in jail because they cashed out over $175,000 when the bank messed up on where to put the decimal point. Randy is a roofing installer and deposited a check for $1,772.50, but when they read their statement, it showed a deposit of $177,250. They Pratts didn't call the bank and report the error when it occurred last summer. Instead, the couple withdrew the money, quit their jobs and moved to Florida. They were tracked down when they were attempting to buy a house in the Orlando. When questioned by police, Melissa said her husband often got large checks and that she wasn't aware of any error. No wonder the banks need a bailout!
What's the most amount of money you've "stumbled upon?"
Pennsylvania couple Randy Pratt, 50, and Melissa Pratt, 36, are now in jail because they cashed out over $175,000 when the bank messed up on where to put the decimal point. Randy is a roofing installer and deposited a check for $1,772.50, but when they read their statement, it showed a deposit of $177,250. They Pratts didn't call the bank and report the error when it occurred last summer. Instead, the couple withdrew the money, quit their jobs and moved to Florida. They were tracked down when they were attempting to buy a house in the Orlando. When questioned by police, Melissa said her husband often got large checks and that she wasn't aware of any error. No wonder the banks need a bailout!
What's the most amount of money you've "stumbled upon?"
It's not uncommon for couples to stay married for the sake of their kids, but it seems there's a growing trend of couples who are staying hitched because of finances. An article in the Phoenix Examiner discusses how couples who don't have kids remain in the same home because of their shared mortgage, car payments and other cost-of-living expenses. One woman said: “We were married thirty years before we decided to live separate lives. I was all for a divorce and so was he but our accountant gave us two financial scenarios. Divorced, we would lose money. By staying together, we got to keep more of our funds and our health insurance coverage as a married couple.”
One marriage therapist in the article says that separated couples living together is more common than people realize. This is why statistical data is so tricky because you can also make the argument that there are couples out there who have been living together for many years who share assets, etc. who aren't married. So are hollow marriages still "marriages"? What are your thoughts?
It's not uncommon for couples to stay married for the sake of their kids, but it seems there's a growing trend of couples who are staying hitched because of finances. An article in the Phoenix Examiner discusses how couples who don't have kids remain in the same home because of their shared mortgage, car payments and other cost-of-living expenses. One woman said: “We were married thirty years before we decided to live separate lives. I was all for a divorce and so was he but our accountant gave us two financial scenarios. Divorced, we would lose money. By staying together, we got to keep more of our funds and our health insurance coverage as a married couple.”
One marriage therapist in the article says that separated couples living together is more common than people realize. This is why statistical data is so tricky because you can also make the argument that there are couples out there who have been living together for many years who share assets, etc. who aren't married. So are hollow marriages still "marriages"? What are your thoughts?
It's not uncommon for couples to stay married for the sake of their kids, but it seems there's a growing trend of couples who are staying hitched because of finances. An article in the Phoenix Examiner discusses how couples who don't have kids remain in the same home because of their shared mortgage, car payments and other cost-of-living expenses. One woman said: “We were married thirty years before we decided to live separate lives. I was all for a divorce and so was he but our accountant gave us two financial scenarios. Divorced, we would lose money. By staying together, we got to keep more of our funds and our health insurance coverage as a married couple.”
One marriage therapist in the article says that separated couples living together is more common than people realize. This is why statistical data is so tricky because you can also make the argument that there are couples out there who have been living together for many years who share assets, etc. who aren't married. So are hollow marriages still "marriages"? What are your thoughts?
It's rare to have two sets of natural twins. It's even more rare for the babies to be born of different color (one black and one white). Well, a mixed-race British couple Dean Durrant (black) and Alison Spooner (white) had that happen--twice! Dr. Sarah Jarvis of Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners is quoted in an MSNBC article as saying, "Non-identical twins from mixed parents, of different races, less common still. To have two eggs fertilized and come out different colors, less common still. So, to have it happen twice must be one in millions." It's so rare that the article says there is no statistical data for this phenomenon. However, scientists believe that this might become slightly more common as more mixed-race couples continue to marry.
It's rare to have two sets of natural twins. It's even more rare for the babies to be born of different color (one black and one white). Well, a mixed-race British couple Dean Durrant (black) and Alison Spooner (white) had that happen--twice! Dr. Sarah Jarvis of Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners is quoted in an MSNBC article as saying, "Non-identical twins from mixed parents, of different races, less common still. To have two eggs fertilized and come out different colors, less common still. So, to have it happen twice must be one in millions." It's so rare that the article says there is no statistical data for this phenomenon. However, scientists believe that this might become slightly more common as more mixed-race couples continue to marry.
It's rare to have two sets of natural twins. It's even more rare for the babies to be born of different color (one black and one white). Well, a mixed-race British couple Dean Durrant (black) and Alison Spooner (white) had that happen--twice! Dr. Sarah Jarvis of Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners is quoted in an MSNBC article as saying, "Non-identical twins from mixed parents, of different races, less common still. To have two eggs fertilized and come out different colors, less common still. So, to have it happen twice must be one in millions." It's so rare that the article says there is no statistical data for this phenomenon. However, scientists believe that this might become slightly more common as more mixed-race couples continue to marry.
I read an article earlier today that suggested not to shoot your guns in celebration of the new year. Seems reasonable. But celebration isn't the only place you should use common sense, the weather is another place to use good judgement. Click here to read an article of a man who used a cutting torch to thaw ice and wound up thawing a lot of ice when he caught his house on fire. Be safe, don't drink and drive, and enjoy your New Year celebrations! Happy New Year everyone and be sure to give your spouse a BIG kiss at midnight--then remember to do the same thing throughout the year.
I read an article earlier today that suggested not to shoot your guns in celebration of the new year. Seems reasonable. But celebration isn't the only place you should use common sense, the weather is another place to use good judgement. Click here to read an article of a man who used a cutting torch to thaw ice and wound up thawing a lot of ice when he caught his house on fire. Be safe, don't drink and drive, and enjoy your New Year celebrations! Happy New Year everyone and be sure to give your spouse a BIG kiss at midnight--then remember to do the same thing throughout the year.
I read an article earlier today that suggested not to shoot your guns in celebration of the new year. Seems reasonable. But celebration isn't the only place you should use common sense, the weather is another place to use good judgement. Click here to read an article of a man who used a cutting torch to thaw ice and wound up thawing a lot of ice when he caught his house on fire. Be safe, don't drink and drive, and enjoy your New Year celebrations! Happy New Year everyone and be sure to give your spouse a BIG kiss at midnight--then remember to do the same thing throughout the year.
Army Couple Makes Marriage Work Through 5 Deployments
Army majors Elizabeth and Mike (no last name given in the article) have deployed five times between the two of them to Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Fortunately, the U.S. Army has been extremely accommodating letting the two station geographically close, even if not together. Over Christmas, Elizabeth traveled to his unit, only to find he had gone to visit hers. Elizabeth says, "I left presents on his desk." The couple, having met in the military has been married for eight years and says they currently see each other about once every three to five weeks. Enough time to get their family started. Elizabeth is currently in her third trimester of pregnancy and the couple is already starting to make plans for another deployment. They expect their next move will take them to Afghanistan, but this time they wish to go separately so one can stay behind to care for their new baby. They realize that this will add a new level of complication to their marriage, but then again this couple has faced tougher challenges in the past.
Read their full story here. According to the Military Family Research Institute, nearly 13% of active-duty service members were married to another service member in 2005. Are you one of them?
Army Couple Makes Marriage Work Through 5 Deployments
Army majors Elizabeth and Mike (no last name given in the article) have deployed five times between the two of them to Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Fortunately, the U.S. Army has been extremely accommodating letting the two station geographically close, even if not together. Over Christmas, Elizabeth traveled to his unit, only to find he had gone to visit hers. Elizabeth says, "I left presents on his desk." The couple, having met in the military has been married for eight years and says they currently see each other about once every three to five weeks. Enough time to get their family started. Elizabeth is currently in her third trimester of pregnancy and the couple is already starting to make plans for another deployment. They expect their next move will take them to Afghanistan, but this time they wish to go separately so one can stay behind to care for their new baby. They realize that this will add a new level of complication to their marriage, but then again this couple has faced tougher challenges in the past.
Read their full story here. According to the Military Family Research Institute, nearly 13% of active-duty service members were married to another service member in 2005. Are you one of them?
Army Couple Makes Marriage Work Through 5 Deployments
Army majors Elizabeth and Mike (no last name given in the article) have deployed five times between the two of them to Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Fortunately, the U.S. Army has been extremely accommodating letting the two station geographically close, even if not together. Over Christmas, Elizabeth traveled to his unit, only to find he had gone to visit hers. Elizabeth says, "I left presents on his desk." The couple, having met in the military has been married for eight years and says they currently see each other about once every three to five weeks. Enough time to get their family started. Elizabeth is currently in her third trimester of pregnancy and the couple is already starting to make plans for another deployment. They expect their next move will take them to Afghanistan, but this time they wish to go separately so one can stay behind to care for their new baby. They realize that this will add a new level of complication to their marriage, but then again this couple has faced tougher challenges in the past.
Read their full story here. According to the Military Family Research Institute, nearly 13% of active-duty service members were married to another service member in 2005. Are you one of them?
Time magazine published an article addressing the blues couples face (particularly the bride) once their big day has come and gone. The article says 5% to 10% of newlyweds suffer strong enough remorse, sadness or frustration to prompt them to seek professional counseling. The article says some feel it and describe it as buyers remorse, others expected some magical change to happen in their relationship only to find that there's no such thing. One bride who was married in 2006 says she's found the secret to getting over the blues. She recommends newlyweds to refocus the energy that they spent working toward the wedding and now put it into themselves and their marriage, like date nights. The article also recommended:
After the vows, to defeat the postnuptial blues, doctors say, couples should get adequate rest and exercise; communicate constantly; focus on the benefits of marriage, like having a built-in support system; and start thinking about the future in terms of family or finance. Women should stop thinking of themselves as "the bride" and throw out those wedding magazines, then plan social events for after the honeymoon, so they have other parties to look forward to.
Did you experience postnuptial depression? If so, how long did it last and how did you get out of it?
Time magazine published an article addressing the blues couples face (particularly the bride) once their big day has come and gone. The article says 5% to 10% of newlyweds suffer strong enough remorse, sadness or frustration to prompt them to seek professional counseling. The article says some feel it and describe it as buyers remorse, others expected some magical change to happen in their relationship only to find that there's no such thing. One bride who was married in 2006 says she's found the secret to getting over the blues. She recommends newlyweds to refocus the energy that they spent working toward the wedding and now put it into themselves and their marriage, like date nights. The article also recommended:
After the vows, to defeat the postnuptial blues, doctors say, couples should get adequate rest and exercise; communicate constantly; focus on the benefits of marriage, like having a built-in support system; and start thinking about the future in terms of family or finance. Women should stop thinking of themselves as "the bride" and throw out those wedding magazines, then plan social events for after the honeymoon, so they have other parties to look forward to.
Did you experience postnuptial depression? If so, how long did it last and how did you get out of it?
Time magazine published an article addressing the blues couples face (particularly the bride) once their big day has come and gone. The article says 5% to 10% of newlyweds suffer strong enough remorse, sadness or frustration to prompt them to seek professional counseling. The article says some feel it and describe it as buyers remorse, others expected some magical change to happen in their relationship only to find that there's no such thing. One bride who was married in 2006 says she's found the secret to getting over the blues. She recommends newlyweds to refocus the energy that they spent working toward the wedding and now put it into themselves and their marriage, like date nights. The article also recommended:
After the vows, to defeat the postnuptial blues, doctors say, couples should get adequate rest and exercise; communicate constantly; focus on the benefits of marriage, like having a built-in support system; and start thinking about the future in terms of family or finance. Women should stop thinking of themselves as "the bride" and throw out those wedding magazines, then plan social events for after the honeymoon, so they have other parties to look forward to.
Did you experience postnuptial depression? If so, how long did it last and how did you get out of it?
'Nagging' Wife Prompts Husband to Buy Winning Lottery Ticket
A young New Zealand couple won the jackpot of $4.2 million after the husband rushed into the store to purchase the ticket two minutes before the ticket sales closed. The husband says his wife was nagging him all week to buy one so when he say the Lotto sign in the window, he sprinted in the store to make the purchase at the last minute on a Saturday night. On Sunday, the wife asked her husband to go to the store and pick up some sausage. When the husband arrived, he realized he didn't have enough money so he looked in the paper to see if he won a few bucks. Sure enough, the couple won the grand prize. When he returned home to show his wife, she replied, "but all I wanted was a sausage."
'Nagging' Wife Prompts Husband to Buy Winning Lottery Ticket
A young New Zealand couple won the jackpot of $4.2 million after the husband rushed into the store to purchase the ticket two minutes before the ticket sales closed. The husband says his wife was nagging him all week to buy one so when he say the Lotto sign in the window, he sprinted in the store to make the purchase at the last minute on a Saturday night. On Sunday, the wife asked her husband to go to the store and pick up some sausage. When the husband arrived, he realized he didn't have enough money so he looked in the paper to see if he won a few bucks. Sure enough, the couple won the grand prize. When he returned home to show his wife, she replied, "but all I wanted was a sausage."
'Nagging' Wife Prompts Husband to Buy Winning Lottery Ticket
A young New Zealand couple won the jackpot of $4.2 million after the husband rushed into the store to purchase the ticket two minutes before the ticket sales closed. The husband says his wife was nagging him all week to buy one so when he say the Lotto sign in the window, he sprinted in the store to make the purchase at the last minute on a Saturday night. On Sunday, the wife asked her husband to go to the store and pick up some sausage. When the husband arrived, he realized he didn't have enough money so he looked in the paper to see if he won a few bucks. Sure enough, the couple won the grand prize. When he returned home to show his wife, she replied, "but all I wanted was a sausage."
Phillip Sherman had a few naked pictures of his wife Tina on his cell phone. Phillip had just finished eating at a McDonald's in Arkansas when he realized that he left his cell phone there. He called the Fayetteville franchise to ask if they would hold the phone for him while to traveled back to pick it up. They agreed to secure the phone for him. Unfortunately, not well enough. The pictures of Tina made their way onto the internet. Now, the couple is suing the manager, the franchise owner and the corporation for $3 million in damages for suffering, embarrassment and the cost of having to move to a new home. The suit was filed on Friday.
Phillip Sherman had a few naked pictures of his wife Tina on his cell phone. Phillip had just finished eating at a McDonald's in Arkansas when he realized that he left his cell phone there. He called the Fayetteville franchise to ask if they would hold the phone for him while to traveled back to pick it up. They agreed to secure the phone for him. Unfortunately, not well enough. The pictures of Tina made their way onto the internet. Now, the couple is suing the manager, the franchise owner and the corporation for $3 million in damages for suffering, embarrassment and the cost of having to move to a new home. The suit was filed on Friday.
Phillip Sherman had a few naked pictures of his wife Tina on his cell phone. Phillip had just finished eating at a McDonald's in Arkansas when he realized that he left his cell phone there. He called the Fayetteville franchise to ask if they would hold the phone for him while to traveled back to pick it up. They agreed to secure the phone for him. Unfortunately, not well enough. The pictures of Tina made their way onto the internet. Now, the couple is suing the manager, the franchise owner and the corporation for $3 million in damages for suffering, embarrassment and the cost of having to move to a new home. The suit was filed on Friday.
Ann Dunwoody Becomes First Female Four-Star General
There seems to be a lot of glass ceilings being brought down right now. In this case, Army officials say the promotion of Ann Dunwoody, 55, to become the first four-star general in the history of the U.S. Army is breaking the "brass ceiling." Ann is a 33 year veteran of the Army and her husband is a 26 year veteran of the Air Force. Ann joined in her senior year in college in 1975 and remembers being amazed that they were paying her $500 per month and sending her to airborne school (learning how to jump out of planes). At the time, Ann admits she thought she was only getting into the Army for two years, but now says she knew the first time she put on the uniform that it was all she ever wanted to do.
Ann Dunwoody Becomes First Female Four-Star General
There seems to be a lot of glass ceilings being brought down right now. In this case, Army officials say the promotion of Ann Dunwoody, 55, to become the first four-star general in the history of the U.S. Army is breaking the "brass ceiling." Ann is a 33 year veteran of the Army and her husband is a 26 year veteran of the Air Force. Ann joined in her senior year in college in 1975 and remembers being amazed that they were paying her $500 per month and sending her to airborne school (learning how to jump out of planes). At the time, Ann admits she thought she was only getting into the Army for two years, but now says she knew the first time she put on the uniform that it was all she ever wanted to do.
Ann Dunwoody Becomes First Female Four-Star General
There seems to be a lot of glass ceilings being brought down right now. In this case, Army officials say the promotion of Ann Dunwoody, 55, to become the first four-star general in the history of the U.S. Army is breaking the "brass ceiling." Ann is a 33 year veteran of the Army and her husband is a 26 year veteran of the Air Force. Ann joined in her senior year in college in 1975 and remembers being amazed that they were paying her $500 per month and sending her to airborne school (learning how to jump out of planes). At the time, Ann admits she thought she was only getting into the Army for two years, but now says she knew the first time she put on the uniform that it was all she ever wanted to do.
The jokes of older married couples having or showing no romantic connection to one another is tired and boring. Fortunately, there's a new study that proves otherwise. Functional MRIs were taken of 10 married men and women who had been married for an average of 21 years. They were then shown pictures of their spouse and the brain waves reacted, showing a calm and attachment, with a view of their partner as central to their lives, and who they continue to want connection and engagement and maintain a sexual liveliness. It's about time we start looking at our own brain images instead of the trite marriage references we often see in TV, movies and elsewhere. Click here to read the complete article.
The jokes of older married couples having or showing no romantic connection to one another is tired and boring. Fortunately, there's a new study that proves otherwise. Functional MRIs were taken of 10 married men and women who had been married for an average of 21 years. They were then shown pictures of their spouse and the brain waves reacted, showing a calm and attachment, with a view of their partner as central to their lives, and who they continue to want connection and engagement and maintain a sexual liveliness. It's about time we start looking at our own brain images instead of the trite marriage references we often see in TV, movies and elsewhere. Click here to read the complete article.
The jokes of older married couples having or showing no romantic connection to one another is tired and boring. Fortunately, there's a new study that proves otherwise. Functional MRIs were taken of 10 married men and women who had been married for an average of 21 years. They were then shown pictures of their spouse and the brain waves reacted, showing a calm and attachment, with a view of their partner as central to their lives, and who they continue to want connection and engagement and maintain a sexual liveliness. It's about time we start looking at our own brain images instead of the trite marriage references we often see in TV, movies and elsewhere. Click here to read the complete article.
Have you ever noticed that when half of a longtime couple passes away, the other partner passes soon after? Researchers at the University of Glasgow found that widows and widowers were at least 30 percent more likely to die of any cause in the first six months following a spouse's death than those who hadn't lost a partner. They followed over 4,000 couples. Many experts in this article from MSNBC say that context matters, meaning older couples with deteriorating health are at higher risk. More amazing is what Rollin McCraty, research director at the Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, Calif., found after he studied six longtime couples' hearts while they slept. While they were sleeping beside each other their heart rhythms fell into sync, rising and falling at the same time. Their EKG printouts looked virtually identical. So imagine sleeping in perfect harmony with your spouse for 50 years and having that ripped away. "Is it possible to die of a broken heart?" asks Dr. Hope Wechkin, the medical director of Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Wash. "Absolutely."
Have you ever noticed that when half of a longtime couple passes away, the other partner passes soon after? Researchers at the University of Glasgow found that widows and widowers were at least 30 percent more likely to die of any cause in the first six months following a spouse's death than those who hadn't lost a partner. They followed over 4,000 couples. Many experts in this article from MSNBC say that context matters, meaning older couples with deteriorating health are at higher risk. More amazing is what Rollin McCraty, research director at the Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, Calif., found after he studied six longtime couples' hearts while they slept. While they were sleeping beside each other their heart rhythms fell into sync, rising and falling at the same time. Their EKG printouts looked virtually identical. So imagine sleeping in perfect harmony with your spouse for 50 years and having that ripped away. "Is it possible to die of a broken heart?" asks Dr. Hope Wechkin, the medical director of Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Wash. "Absolutely."
Have you ever noticed that when half of a longtime couple passes away, the other partner passes soon after? Researchers at the University of Glasgow found that widows and widowers were at least 30 percent more likely to die of any cause in the first six months following a spouse's death than those who hadn't lost a partner. They followed over 4,000 couples. Many experts in this article from MSNBC say that context matters, meaning older couples with deteriorating health are at higher risk. More amazing is what Rollin McCraty, research director at the Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, Calif., found after he studied six longtime couples' hearts while they slept. While they were sleeping beside each other their heart rhythms fell into sync, rising and falling at the same time. Their EKG printouts looked virtually identical. So imagine sleeping in perfect harmony with your spouse for 50 years and having that ripped away. "Is it possible to die of a broken heart?" asks Dr. Hope Wechkin, the medical director of Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Wash. "Absolutely."
A study, which this article from the Telegraph doesn't say from where, says four hugs a day is a key to a happy marriage. The study interviewed 4,000 couples and also found many other secrets. Like the four hugs, many are surprisingly specific. For example, seven evenings in together every month with two proper dinner dates. Another is two romantic walks a month and at least one visit to a pub or cinema without the children or other friends. Other highlights from the study are:
- Husbands should give their wife flowers or another gift at least once a month - People to spend at least one evening away from their partner a month
A study, which this article from the Telegraph doesn't say from where, says four hugs a day is a key to a happy marriage. The study interviewed 4,000 couples and also found many other secrets. Like the four hugs, many are surprisingly specific. For example, seven evenings in together every month with two proper dinner dates. Another is two romantic walks a month and at least one visit to a pub or cinema without the children or other friends. Other highlights from the study are:
- Husbands should give their wife flowers or another gift at least once a month - People to spend at least one evening away from their partner a month
A study, which this article from the Telegraph doesn't say from where, says four hugs a day is a key to a happy marriage. The study interviewed 4,000 couples and also found many other secrets. Like the four hugs, many are surprisingly specific. For example, seven evenings in together every month with two proper dinner dates. Another is two romantic walks a month and at least one visit to a pub or cinema without the children or other friends. Other highlights from the study are:
- Husbands should give their wife flowers or another gift at least once a month - People to spend at least one evening away from their partner a month
A Manhattan lawyer is suing his wife after discovering she was having an affair when he found her herpes-treatment prescription in their medicine cabinet. He's also suing her lover and her father--a doctor who prescribed the medicine and he claims withheld the affair and knowledge of the infection. The father claims he prescribed the medicine to cure a sore on his daughter's lip. The husband has since also contracted genital herpes, which is treatable, but not curable. The lawyer in the suit also claims that the wife and father violated NY state law requiring people knowingly infected with venereal disease to tell their sexual partner. It's also not surprising that he submitted another file to the courts--for a divorce. Click here to read the complete article from the NY Post. What would you have done?
A Manhattan lawyer is suing his wife after discovering she was having an affair when he found her herpes-treatment prescription in their medicine cabinet. He's also suing her lover and her father--a doctor who prescribed the medicine and he claims withheld the affair and knowledge of the infection. The father claims he prescribed the medicine to cure a sore on his daughter's lip. The husband has since also contracted genital herpes, which is treatable, but not curable. The lawyer in the suit also claims that the wife and father violated NY state law requiring people knowingly infected with venereal disease to tell their sexual partner. It's also not surprising that he submitted another file to the courts--for a divorce. Click here to read the complete article from the NY Post. What would you have done?
A Manhattan lawyer is suing his wife after discovering she was having an affair when he found her herpes-treatment prescription in their medicine cabinet. He's also suing her lover and her father--a doctor who prescribed the medicine and he claims withheld the affair and knowledge of the infection. The father claims he prescribed the medicine to cure a sore on his daughter's lip. The husband has since also contracted genital herpes, which is treatable, but not curable. The lawyer in the suit also claims that the wife and father violated NY state law requiring people knowingly infected with venereal disease to tell their sexual partner. It's also not surprising that he submitted another file to the courts--for a divorce. Click here to read the complete article from the NY Post. What would you have done?
Times are tough and if you don't have the cash to go out to a fancy restaurant, we understand. Apparently, so do a lot of other Americans. It seems there's a rising trend of Americans eating out at the grocery store or purchasing already prepared food like rotisserie chicken and mashed potatoes. MSNBC ran a story discussing this trend and talks about the increase in food offerings by grocery stores and how the down economy is pushing this trend forward. Do you eat out at the grocery store? What's your favorite thing to pick up?
Times are tough and if you don't have the cash to go out to a fancy restaurant, we understand. Apparently, so do a lot of other Americans. It seems there's a rising trend of Americans eating out at the grocery store or purchasing already prepared food like rotisserie chicken and mashed potatoes. MSNBC ran a story discussing this trend and talks about the increase in food offerings by grocery stores and how the down economy is pushing this trend forward. Do you eat out at the grocery store? What's your favorite thing to pick up?
Times are tough and if you don't have the cash to go out to a fancy restaurant, we understand. Apparently, so do a lot of other Americans. It seems there's a rising trend of Americans eating out at the grocery store or purchasing already prepared food like rotisserie chicken and mashed potatoes. MSNBC ran a story discussing this trend and talks about the increase in food offerings by grocery stores and how the down economy is pushing this trend forward. Do you eat out at the grocery store? What's your favorite thing to pick up?
A new book by Curtis Sittenfeld titled, "American Wife" is loosely inspired by the life of Laura Bush. The story is told in first person about as an up-close portrait of the interior life of a very complicated woman, but most is fiction. The story focuses on Alice Blackwell, the wife of Charlie Blackwell, a wealthy man who becomes president. So how does Alice's life mirror that of Laura's? A car accident in which a youthful Alice kills a teenage boy, her career as a librarian, her husband's rise from co-owner of a baseball team to governor and then president. And just as we help couples of different political views get together in our latest story "Philadelphia, Politics and Common Ground," Alice is a Democrat when she meets Charlie who is a Republican. Click here to read the full review.
A new book by Curtis Sittenfeld titled, "American Wife" is loosely inspired by the life of Laura Bush. The story is told in first person about as an up-close portrait of the interior life of a very complicated woman, but most is fiction. The story focuses on Alice Blackwell, the wife of Charlie Blackwell, a wealthy man who becomes president. So how does Alice's life mirror that of Laura's? A car accident in which a youthful Alice kills a teenage boy, her career as a librarian, her husband's rise from co-owner of a baseball team to governor and then president. And just as we help couples of different political views get together in our latest story "Philadelphia, Politics and Common Ground," Alice is a Democrat when she meets Charlie who is a Republican. Click here to read the full review.
A new book by Curtis Sittenfeld titled, "American Wife" is loosely inspired by the life of Laura Bush. The story is told in first person about as an up-close portrait of the interior life of a very complicated woman, but most is fiction. The story focuses on Alice Blackwell, the wife of Charlie Blackwell, a wealthy man who becomes president. So how does Alice's life mirror that of Laura's? A car accident in which a youthful Alice kills a teenage boy, her career as a librarian, her husband's rise from co-owner of a baseball team to governor and then president. And just as we help couples of different political views get together in our latest story "Philadelphia, Politics and Common Ground," Alice is a Democrat when she meets Charlie who is a Republican. Click here to read the full review.
Nobody knows for certain how many married couples haven't consummated their marriage, but Dr. Domeena Renshaw, a psychiatry professor at Loyola University Health System outside of Chicago, says he has treated 202 unconsummated unions. The guess is that 1 percent of marriages remain unconsummated. Dr. Renshaw says she has treated one couple who had been married 23 years without the bedroom magic. This article from MSNBC offers many reasons why a couple would not have intercourse. A couple reasons include erectile disfunction; vulvodynia, an often unbearable pain when the genitals are touched; or social identity within cultures that comes with virginity.
Nobody knows for certain how many married couples haven't consummated their marriage, but Dr. Domeena Renshaw, a psychiatry professor at Loyola University Health System outside of Chicago, says he has treated 202 unconsummated unions. The guess is that 1 percent of marriages remain unconsummated. Dr. Renshaw says she has treated one couple who had been married 23 years without the bedroom magic. This article from MSNBC offers many reasons why a couple would not have intercourse. A couple reasons include erectile disfunction; vulvodynia, an often unbearable pain when the genitals are touched; or social identity within cultures that comes with virginity.
Nobody knows for certain how many married couples haven't consummated their marriage, but Dr. Domeena Renshaw, a psychiatry professor at Loyola University Health System outside of Chicago, says he has treated 202 unconsummated unions. The guess is that 1 percent of marriages remain unconsummated. Dr. Renshaw says she has treated one couple who had been married 23 years without the bedroom magic. This article from MSNBC offers many reasons why a couple would not have intercourse. A couple reasons include erectile disfunction; vulvodynia, an often unbearable pain when the genitals are touched; or social identity within cultures that comes with virginity.
A Wall Street Journal editor, Neal Templin discusses the process of selling his home and how it put a strain on his marriage. They argued about how much to spend fixing up the house and how quickly they should drop the price when their home wouldn't sell. Neal's wife Clarissa wanted to hold out for a higher price while Neal wanted to get the price down as quickly as possible and get the house sold immediately. In addition, Clarissa wanted to do much more remodeling and prepping than Neal did. They compromised and wound up spending $2,000 on granite countertops and a new sink in the kitchen, plus paint for the bathrooms. Then more money was spent: on plants, a mantle, light fixtures and more. Eventually they sold the house, but not after a lot of compromising and negotiating with each other.
Have you and your spouse argued over your housing situation recently? What did you argue about and was their a resolution?
A Wall Street Journal editor, Neal Templin discusses the process of selling his home and how it put a strain on his marriage. They argued about how much to spend fixing up the house and how quickly they should drop the price when their home wouldn't sell. Neal's wife Clarissa wanted to hold out for a higher price while Neal wanted to get the price down as quickly as possible and get the house sold immediately. In addition, Clarissa wanted to do much more remodeling and prepping than Neal did. They compromised and wound up spending $2,000 on granite countertops and a new sink in the kitchen, plus paint for the bathrooms. Then more money was spent: on plants, a mantle, light fixtures and more. Eventually they sold the house, but not after a lot of compromising and negotiating with each other.
Have you and your spouse argued over your housing situation recently? What did you argue about and was their a resolution?
A Wall Street Journal editor, Neal Templin discusses the process of selling his home and how it put a strain on his marriage. They argued about how much to spend fixing up the house and how quickly they should drop the price when their home wouldn't sell. Neal's wife Clarissa wanted to hold out for a higher price while Neal wanted to get the price down as quickly as possible and get the house sold immediately. In addition, Clarissa wanted to do much more remodeling and prepping than Neal did. They compromised and wound up spending $2,000 on granite countertops and a new sink in the kitchen, plus paint for the bathrooms. Then more money was spent: on plants, a mantle, light fixtures and more. Eventually they sold the house, but not after a lot of compromising and negotiating with each other.
Have you and your spouse argued over your housing situation recently? What did you argue about and was their a resolution?
Kerri Walsh, part of the defending Olympic beach volleyball champion duo with Misty May lost her wedding ring on Sunday while competing against Japan. According to the AP, Walsh went up for a block at some point during the match and the ring flew off her hand. Fortunately, some broadcasters noticed what had happened, and were able to go back to the tape to show officials where they thought the ring might be. Unfortunately, there was 17,000 tons of sand that gets raked between matches. After the day's matches had finished, however, volunteers combed the area with metal detectors and eventually found the missing band. In case you were wondering, Walsh and May won their match.
Have you or your spouse lost your wedding ring? What were the circumstances? Talk about it here.
Kerri Walsh, part of the defending Olympic beach volleyball champion duo with Misty May lost her wedding ring on Sunday while competing against Japan. According to the AP, Walsh went up for a block at some point during the match and the ring flew off her hand. Fortunately, some broadcasters noticed what had happened, and were able to go back to the tape to show officials where they thought the ring might be. Unfortunately, there was 17,000 tons of sand that gets raked between matches. After the day's matches had finished, however, volunteers combed the area with metal detectors and eventually found the missing band. In case you were wondering, Walsh and May won their match.
Have you or your spouse lost your wedding ring? What were the circumstances? Talk about it here.
Kerri Walsh, part of the defending Olympic beach volleyball champion duo with Misty May lost her wedding ring on Sunday while competing against Japan. According to the AP, Walsh went up for a block at some point during the match and the ring flew off her hand. Fortunately, some broadcasters noticed what had happened, and were able to go back to the tape to show officials where they thought the ring might be. Unfortunately, there was 17,000 tons of sand that gets raked between matches. After the day's matches had finished, however, volunteers combed the area with metal detectors and eventually found the missing band. In case you were wondering, Walsh and May won their match.
Have you or your spouse lost your wedding ring? What were the circumstances? Talk about it here.
British couple Arthur Lewis, 93, and Irene, 88 married on July 30, 1938 and just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. For their 60th and 65th anniversaries they received messages from the Queen. No royal congratulations this time, but they are satisfied with two prior recognitions. So what's the secret to their success? Mr Lewis said they had always managed to settle their disagreements. "We've had differences of opinion over quite a lot of things," he said. "But we never went to bed on an argument. We didn't make a big issue out of things, we've been partners in everything." What's the secret to your marriage success?
British couple Arthur Lewis, 93, and Irene, 88 married on July 30, 1938 and just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. For their 60th and 65th anniversaries they received messages from the Queen. No royal congratulations this time, but they are satisfied with two prior recognitions. So what's the secret to their success? Mr Lewis said they had always managed to settle their disagreements. "We've had differences of opinion over quite a lot of things," he said. "But we never went to bed on an argument. We didn't make a big issue out of things, we've been partners in everything." What's the secret to your marriage success?
British couple Arthur Lewis, 93, and Irene, 88 married on July 30, 1938 and just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. For their 60th and 65th anniversaries they received messages from the Queen. No royal congratulations this time, but they are satisfied with two prior recognitions. So what's the secret to their success? Mr Lewis said they had always managed to settle their disagreements. "We've had differences of opinion over quite a lot of things," he said. "But we never went to bed on an argument. We didn't make a big issue out of things, we've been partners in everything." What's the secret to your marriage success?
The Kevin and Bean morning radio show on KROQ in Southern California ran segment on Thursday that got our ears perked. They had listeners call in and tell stories of things they found out from their spouse after they married. One caller found out that their spouse smoked pot, and had been doing so even before they married. One husband called in to say that his wife revealed that she has OCD and when he goes to sleep at night, flips the lights switches in the house to satisfy her OCD urge. Another caller found out that their spouse owed the government roughly $40,000 in back taxes!
Did your husband or wife reveal a surprise to you after you got married? Let us know by commenting on our Married Life network. You can hear the Kevin and Bean segment by clicking here and going just shy of halfway into the middle of the playback.
The Kevin and Bean morning radio show on KROQ in Southern California ran segment on Thursday that got our ears perked. They had listeners call in and tell stories of things they found out from their spouse after they married. One caller found out that their spouse smoked pot, and had been doing so even before they married. One husband called in to say that his wife revealed that she has OCD and when he goes to sleep at night, flips the lights switches in the house to satisfy her OCD urge. Another caller found out that their spouse owed the government roughly $40,000 in back taxes!
Did your husband or wife reveal a surprise to you after you got married? Let us know by commenting on our Married Life network. You can hear the Kevin and Bean segment by clicking here and going just shy of halfway into the middle of the playback.
The Kevin and Bean morning radio show on KROQ in Southern California ran segment on Thursday that got our ears perked. They had listeners call in and tell stories of things they found out from their spouse after they married. One caller found out that their spouse smoked pot, and had been doing so even before they married. One husband called in to say that his wife revealed that she has OCD and when he goes to sleep at night, flips the lights switches in the house to satisfy her OCD urge. Another caller found out that their spouse owed the government roughly $40,000 in back taxes!
Did your husband or wife reveal a surprise to you after you got married? Let us know by commenting on our Married Life network. You can hear the Kevin and Bean segment by clicking here and going just shy of halfway into the middle of the playback.
That's the key to a happy marriage according to a new study by Iowa State University. The response they got from 72 couples was that the wife's opinion took precedence over what the husband said or thought. "The women were communicating more powerful messages and men were responding to those messages by agreeing or giving in," says David Vogel, one of the leaders of the study and an associate professor of psychology. The couples questioned had been married an average of seven years and had identified themselves as having a happy marriage. The study of these couples also showed that not only was the wife's opinion the one that mattered, but the husbands were happy to accept the opinion of the wife without objection. Who rules your roost?
That's the key to a happy marriage according to a new study by Iowa State University. The response they got from 72 couples was that the wife's opinion took precedence over what the husband said or thought. "The women were communicating more powerful messages and men were responding to those messages by agreeing or giving in," says David Vogel, one of the leaders of the study and an associate professor of psychology. The couples questioned had been married an average of seven years and had identified themselves as having a happy marriage. The study of these couples also showed that not only was the wife's opinion the one that mattered, but the husbands were happy to accept the opinion of the wife without objection. Who rules your roost?
That's the key to a happy marriage according to a new study by Iowa State University. The response they got from 72 couples was that the wife's opinion took precedence over what the husband said or thought. "The women were communicating more powerful messages and men were responding to those messages by agreeing or giving in," says David Vogel, one of the leaders of the study and an associate professor of psychology. The couples questioned had been married an average of seven years and had identified themselves as having a happy marriage. The study of these couples also showed that not only was the wife's opinion the one that mattered, but the husbands were happy to accept the opinion of the wife without objection. Who rules your roost?
The number of women starting and owning their own business has been consistently growing for a number of years. So it's not surprising that more women are asking the question: Should I hire my husband? The NY Times has an article offering several wife/husband teams. The article even addresses the concern of wives making their husbands feel emasculated in the workplace. One wife in the article believes that men measure themselves in the amount of money they make compared to women. So for and her husband, one year he makes more money and then the next year they switch it and she makes more money.
Would you ever own a business with your spouse? Men, would you be okay working for your wife and not being in charge?
The number of women starting and owning their own business has been consistently growing for a number of years. So it's not surprising that more women are asking the question: Should I hire my husband? The NY Times has an article offering several wife/husband teams. The article even addresses the concern of wives making their husbands feel emasculated in the workplace. One wife in the article believes that men measure themselves in the amount of money they make compared to women. So for and her husband, one year he makes more money and then the next year they switch it and she makes more money.
Would you ever own a business with your spouse? Men, would you be okay working for your wife and not being in charge?
The number of women starting and owning their own business has been consistently growing for a number of years. So it's not surprising that more women are asking the question: Should I hire my husband? The NY Times has an article offering several wife/husband teams. The article even addresses the concern of wives making their husbands feel emasculated in the workplace. One wife in the article believes that men measure themselves in the amount of money they make compared to women. So for and her husband, one year he makes more money and then the next year they switch it and she makes more money.
Would you ever own a business with your spouse? Men, would you be okay working for your wife and not being in charge?
An Italian couple in Rome were caught having sex in a confessional box while the morning mass was taking place. They were arrested for obscene acts after they had been drinking all night and taken their love a little too far. The couple later met with the local bishop to repent and were given forgiveness for their act. After the incident was behind them, the bishop celebrated a "mass of reparation" in the cathedral where the confessional box incident took place to make up for the sacrilege. Click here to read the full AP report.
An Italian couple in Rome were caught having sex in a confessional box while the morning mass was taking place. They were arrested for obscene acts after they had been drinking all night and taken their love a little too far. The couple later met with the local bishop to repent and were given forgiveness for their act. After the incident was behind them, the bishop celebrated a "mass of reparation" in the cathedral where the confessional box incident took place to make up for the sacrilege. Click here to read the full AP report.
An Italian couple in Rome were caught having sex in a confessional box while the morning mass was taking place. They were arrested for obscene acts after they had been drinking all night and taken their love a little too far. The couple later met with the local bishop to repent and were given forgiveness for their act. After the incident was behind them, the bishop celebrated a "mass of reparation" in the cathedral where the confessional box incident took place to make up for the sacrilege. Click here to read the full AP report.
On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a married couple named Loving (how appropriate, right?)--he was white, she was black. They violated Virginia's law against interracial marriage. Based on the ruling, interracial marriage became legal in all 50 states. Isn't it amazing that only 41 years ago couples would go to jail for marrying someone of a different race? So thank you Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving for standing up for love. To read more about this monumental landmark case and the holiday that's celebrated today, visit lovingday.org.
On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a married couple named Loving (how appropriate, right?)--he was white, she was black. They violated Virginia's law against interracial marriage. Based on the ruling, interracial marriage became legal in all 50 states. Isn't it amazing that only 41 years ago couples would go to jail for marrying someone of a different race? So thank you Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving for standing up for love. To read more about this monumental landmark case and the holiday that's celebrated today, visit lovingday.org.
On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a married couple named Loving (how appropriate, right?)--he was white, she was black. They violated Virginia's law against interracial marriage. Based on the ruling, interracial marriage became legal in all 50 states. Isn't it amazing that only 41 years ago couples would go to jail for marrying someone of a different race? So thank you Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving for standing up for love. To read more about this monumental landmark case and the holiday that's celebrated today, visit lovingday.org.
Rachel Shukert was in a marriage rut. She typed in, "my husband" "addicted" "video games" "HELP" into the search engine and found salvation amongst hundreds of results. She read many bits of advice, but nothing that seemed to work. Then, her husband brought home a new video game, Rock Band, and asked if she would play with him. She did and she like it, and she was good. If your husband plays video games, you should definitely read this first-person story from Slate, click here. We've said it on numerous occasions, it's important to (a) respect your partner's hobbies and interests, and (b) participate if and when possible if it's something you enjoy as well. Rock on!
Rachel Shukert was in a marriage rut. She typed in, "my husband" "addicted" "video games" "HELP" into the search engine and found salvation amongst hundreds of results. She read many bits of advice, but nothing that seemed to work. Then, her husband brought home a new video game, Rock Band, and asked if she would play with him. She did and she like it, and she was good. If your husband plays video games, you should definitely read this first-person story from Slate, click here. We've said it on numerous occasions, it's important to (a) respect your partner's hobbies and interests, and (b) participate if and when possible if it's something you enjoy as well. Rock on!
Rachel Shukert was in a marriage rut. She typed in, "my husband" "addicted" "video games" "HELP" into the search engine and found salvation amongst hundreds of results. She read many bits of advice, but nothing that seemed to work. Then, her husband brought home a new video game, Rock Band, and asked if she would play with him. She did and she like it, and she was good. If your husband plays video games, you should definitely read this first-person story from Slate, click here. We've said it on numerous occasions, it's important to (a) respect your partner's hobbies and interests, and (b) participate if and when possible if it's something you enjoy as well. Rock on!
An AP article has highlighted a segment of the married population that won't be getting their stimulus check from Uncle Sam. So who is this married group? They are couples where one spouse is not a U.S. citizen. So even if you are a U.S. citizen, if you filed your taxes jointly, you won't receive a stimulus check because both have to have a Social Security card. It's estimated that hundreds of thousands of married couples fall into this category, and this article highlights soldiers who have married foreigners as part of that group. The article goes on to discuss how the IRS didn't clarify this rule on it's website until April 14th. The couples could have filed individually, but as the article points out, the benefits of filing jointly would most likely outweigh the $600 a qualifying individual would receive. Read the full article here.
An AP article has highlighted a segment of the married population that won't be getting their stimulus check from Uncle Sam. So who is this married group? They are couples where one spouse is not a U.S. citizen. So even if you are a U.S. citizen, if you filed your taxes jointly, you won't receive a stimulus check because both have to have a Social Security card. It's estimated that hundreds of thousands of married couples fall into this category, and this article highlights soldiers who have married foreigners as part of that group. The article goes on to discuss how the IRS didn't clarify this rule on it's website until April 14th. The couples could have filed individually, but as the article points out, the benefits of filing jointly would most likely outweigh the $600 a qualifying individual would receive. Read the full article here.
An AP article has highlighted a segment of the married population that won't be getting their stimulus check from Uncle Sam. So who is this married group? They are couples where one spouse is not a U.S. citizen. So even if you are a U.S. citizen, if you filed your taxes jointly, you won't receive a stimulus check because both have to have a Social Security card. It's estimated that hundreds of thousands of married couples fall into this category, and this article highlights soldiers who have married foreigners as part of that group. The article goes on to discuss how the IRS didn't clarify this rule on it's website until April 14th. The couples could have filed individually, but as the article points out, the benefits of filing jointly would most likely outweigh the $600 a qualifying individual would receive. Read the full article here.
We came across this article fromWomen's Health magazine and thought it was pathetic. A husband who's been faithfully married for 23 years discusses how he's ashamed to admit that he's been faithful to his wife and that he's not actively looking elsewhere when he's around his friends. Really? What kind of friends does he hang out with? The entire article tries to walk a tightrope on how he's the regular cool guy in the bar who makes comments about cute women and how he still really loves his wife--yet he's ashamed to admit it. I wonder if his wife is ashamed?
We came across this article fromWomen's Health magazine and thought it was pathetic. A husband who's been faithfully married for 23 years discusses how he's ashamed to admit that he's been faithful to his wife and that he's not actively looking elsewhere when he's around his friends. Really? What kind of friends does he hang out with? The entire article tries to walk a tightrope on how he's the regular cool guy in the bar who makes comments about cute women and how he still really loves his wife--yet he's ashamed to admit it. I wonder if his wife is ashamed?
We came across this article fromWomen's Health magazine and thought it was pathetic. A husband who's been faithfully married for 23 years discusses how he's ashamed to admit that he's been faithful to his wife and that he's not actively looking elsewhere when he's around his friends. Really? What kind of friends does he hang out with? The entire article tries to walk a tightrope on how he's the regular cool guy in the bar who makes comments about cute women and how he still really loves his wife--yet he's ashamed to admit it. I wonder if his wife is ashamed?
In a new change in policy, the U.S. military is now allowing husbands and wives to live and sleep together in a war zone. This rule took change back in May 2006. This article from the AP says that there are more than 10,000 couples in the military, although it doesn't specify if "couple" means married. Not that it matters. The military is attempting to boost morale, as well as improve the divorce rates that continue to offer its own mounting numbers of casualties. This article tells some first person stories and also addresses some of the risks, such as an increase in pregnancy.
In a new change in policy, the U.S. military is now allowing husbands and wives to live and sleep together in a war zone. This rule took change back in May 2006. This article from the AP says that there are more than 10,000 couples in the military, although it doesn't specify if "couple" means married. Not that it matters. The military is attempting to boost morale, as well as improve the divorce rates that continue to offer its own mounting numbers of casualties. This article tells some first person stories and also addresses some of the risks, such as an increase in pregnancy.
Jeff Kepner became the first person in the United States to successfully have two hands transplanted. He can already move his fingers and grab a tennis ball, but what he really wants to do is feel his wife's touch. The doctors say that the nerves haven't yet grown back and it will take some time--about an inch a month. The surgery took place in May at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and took nine hours. Jeff lost his hands and feet a decade ago to a bacterial infection and didn't want the surgery at first, however his wife Valarie Kepner was persistent. She had contacted UPMC without telling her husband. She wanted him to be able to regain some of his independence after being on her schedule for years. Obviously, Jeff came around. Read more here.
