communication skills, contempt, deception, excessive criticism, manipulation, marriage, marriage and conflict, selfishness

6 Factors That Can End Your Marriage

Falling in love and getting married is easy. What is tough in marriage is to remain married. Simple misunderstandings and certain unwanted behaviors can easily put an end to marriage within a short time no matter how loving the couple was previously. 6 things that can end your marriage 1. Deception in marriage Relationships are ...

Emma Lu

Couple on a bicycle.

Make Your Marriage Work: It’s Worth It

There is a gorgeous poem by a Scottish poet named Robert Burns. He compares his lady love to a “red rose” and their relationship to “a melody that’s sweetly played in tune.” It describes a man and a woman who are deeply in love with each other. The poem evokes that wonderful feeling of wanting ...

Emma Lu

Wedding bands.

A Broken Mirror Joined Together Again

The Chinese idiom, “a broken mirror joined together again,” expresses the idea of a couple being reconciled or reunited after a period of separation. It has its origins in a story about Princess Lechang of the Southern Chen Dynasty and her husband, the scholar and poet Xu Deyan. In the last years of the Northern ...

Helen London

Princess Lechang.

The Day After My Divorce

The divorce finally went through yesterday. Even though my parents opposed this because they believed our two children would not have a complete home, I couldn’t bear it anymore. I feel sorry for our children, but I will provide them with child support so they are not wanting. They will still carry on my family ...

Emma Lu

A divorce.

The Red String of Marriage and Predestiny

In Xi’an City, there was a scholar named Weigu, who lived during Emperor Yuanhe’s reign in the second year of the Tang Dynasty. One day, an elder asked to meet Weigu in front of Longxing Temple early the next morning to matchmake him with the daughter of the former imperial chancellor (Sima) of Qinghe County ...

Armin Auctor

A husband, wife, and servant.

China’s Infidelity Problem

Professor Pan Suiming, from the Institute for Research on Sexuality and Gender at Renmin University of China in Beijing, specializes in sexual research. Recently, he made a remark that the infidelity in China is the highest in the world, which was alarming given his expertise on the subject. He said that the infidelity rate of ...

Armin Auctor

Marriage Reduces Depression in Couples Earning Less Than $60,000

People who are married and earning less than $60,000 per year in total household income have fewer symptoms of depression than comparable earning unmarried people. But for couples earning more, marriage doesn’t show the same mental health benefits, according to a study co-authored by a Georgia State University researcher. According to this study, people who ...

Troy Oakes

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ Secret Wedding, Glamping Style

It’s official, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis had a festive wedding party over the 4th of July weekend. It took place in a secret location called, fittingly enough, the secret garden, which is an orchard on Parrish Ranch in Oak Glen, California. People reported “that the couple were already legally married, and that the wedding party ...

Wilma Oakes