The worst problems for children stem from parental conflict, before, during, and after divorce or within marriage.

Marriage, A History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage.

Life is filled with trade-offs, and I worry that it's so easy to slip from descriptions of problems to one-size-fits-all prescription,

Research indicates that mismanaged conflict and negative interaction in marriage predict both marital distress and negative effects on children. Some studies suggest the way couples communicate, handle conflict and preserve a sense of being a team are the keys to marital success.

Nostalgia wouldn't begin to capture your sense of loss, ... The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms With America's Changing Families.

This is a new phenomenon ? not the mercenary quality, but the fact that people are willing to risk this kind of money, just to say they're married. Love has been so idealized that at the top, the rich are willing to throw good money after bad to see if they can get the magic ring.