http://marriagescience.org live happier and healthier with marriage and relationship education Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:16:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maureen Dowd's column "An Ideal Husband" last saturday was the most emailed story from nytimes.com.  Two days later its still number 4.  This is because the advice of the 79 year old priest and counseling veteran, Pat Connor.  His "Whom not to Marry" talk breaks down well and makes sense.   ... http://marriagescience.org/?p=34 John vanEpp and family graciously opened up to their suite to show their guide for teaching teens about relationships.  Gathered around the table was a group of especially interested people.  Glancing at the nametags its hard to miss that they are from... Iceland? We cornered Olaf Gunnarsson ... http://marriagescience.org/?p=27 As far as Marriage Education is concerned, SmartMarriages is the primary national conference for marriage education. After reading research papers and reviewing books for two or three years, Anna and I got to what the people who are making and using the new materials are doing. What ... http://marriagescience.org/?p=24 Divorce rates may have not changed in the US since they surged in the 1970s  - around 50% depending on who you listen to.  But research shows that divorce is not a given - even a weekend workshop can reduce the chance of divorce by 30-50%. This blog's entries  ( about ... http://marriagescience.org/?p=6 These are the slides from Anna and my presentation at Insights at the Bosch Baha'i school this last spring. We wanted to make a talk that was encouraging and frank, encouraging people to approach marriage optimistically, feeling prepared, and going over some major points: When you are married its hard to ... http://marriagescience.org/?p=5