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Relationship Advice: 10 Ways to Reduce Your Divorce Risk
When you dream about a happily-ever-after, sitting in a lawyer’s office and dividing your assets isn’t usually part of the dream. Divorce isn’t 100 percent preventable, but there are steps you can take to avoid the nightmare scenario. And if you are already divorced, don’t be discouraged — just apply what you’ve learned in your [...]
The Gay Marriage (Polling) Conundrum
On the heels of a decision by California’s Supreme Court to uphold a ban on gay marriage in the Golden State comes polling data from USA Today/Gallup that contradicts the conventional wisdom that a majority of the American public is moving closer to acceptance of same-sex unions.
Asked whether “marriages between same-sex couples” should or shouldn’t [...]
Secrets of A Happy Marriage
No one can truly know what goes on inside a marriage except the two people involved, but researchers are getting increasingly good glimpses at what makes couples tick, how relationships are stressed and what factors can keep the spark alive.
The goal: To find out what keeps love alive and couples together.
Putting marriage under a microscope [...]
Live To 100! 10 Effective Habits To Get You There!
The biggest factor that determines how well you age is not your genes but how well you live. Not convinced? A new study published in the British Medical Journal of 20,000 British folks shows that you can cut your risk of having a stroke in half by doing the following four things: being active for [...]
‘Sexting’ Lands Teens on Sex Offenders List
When Vanessa Hudgens’ naked photos hit the Internet, the “High School Musical” star quickly apologized. But sending nude or seminude pictures, a phenomenon known as sexting, is a fast-growing trend among teens
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy, a private nonprofit group whose mission is to protect children, and CosmoGirl.com, surveyed nearly 1,300 [...]
Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage With Veto Override
Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage _ and the first to do so with a legislature’s vote.
The Legislature voted Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate and 100-49 to override in the [...]
Afghanistan ‘rape’ law puts women’s rights front and center – CNN.com
“In Afghanistan, the sacrifice in the political game is women and children,” female Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi said.
Koofi says that is exactly what happened when the Afghan parliament recently passed a bill intended to give the minority Shia community their own identity. But critics say the latest draft strips Shia women of rights as simple [...]
During A Recession People Have Fewer Children – Vasectomies On The Uprise
Dr. J. Stephen Jones had seven vasectomies to perform in a day.
The schedule for Jones, a Cleveland, Ohio, urologist, has become more crowded during a recent boom in vasectomies.
“My staff came to me and said, what’s happening?” said Jones, the chairman of the Department of Regional Urology of Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at the [...]
TV Sex Linked Directly To Teen Parenthood, Study Finds
Could the amount of sex teens see on TV predict whether they’ll become a teen mother or father? A study in today’s Pediatrics says it’s a distinct possibility.
The study is the first to draw a direct link between sexual content on TV and the likelihood that teens who watch it will become parents. Researchers examined [...]
8 Tips To Putting The Romance Back In Your Marriage
If you’re having trouble remembering the last time you and your spouse swapped an evening of diapers and distress for dinner in a dress, it may be time hire a sitter. Spice up your love live pronto with these quick-fix tips
Meet him halfway
Pick a restaurant between your offices or near home, and meet for a [...]
