Marital Satisfaction

Parents all know that children make it harder to do some of the most enjoyable adult things. Bluntly put, kids can get between you. Now scientists have attached some numbers to the situation. An eight-year study of 218 couples found 90 percent experienced a decrease in marital satisfaction once…

NEW YORK — Being "The Lady With All the Answers" was an enjoyable yet serious responsibility……covered a lot of controversial subjects, forcing her readers to think about things such as marital satisfaction, divorce, suicide, homosexuality, contraception, the warning signs of cancer…

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Filed under: Sex & relationshipsMoving house, getting married, having kids...we're told they are the most stressful events we will experience. Now……Ninety per cent of couples were found to have experienced a 'decrease in marital satisfaction' following the birth of a child.However, those…

According to this week's Newsweek article, having kids might not be all it's cracked up to be. The most recent comprehensive study on the……professor of psychology looks at several studies and concludes that marital satisfaction decreases dramatically after the birth of the first…

April 10: Researchers find that 90 percent of couples surveyed had less marital satisfaction within a year of the birth of their first child. TODAY hosts discuss.Added: April 10, 2009Air date: April 10, 2009Duration: 01:08

Marriages get better after the children grow up and move out, according to a UC Berkeley study which analyzed the marital satisfaction of more than 100 women over 18 years. The study by three professors from UC Berkeley's department of psychology and...

Yep, it's Purity Booty Camp. We're not talking about the "you must stay a virgin until married aka procreation time" brand of purity; this purity……the program is 92 percent effective, and they report an increase in marital satisfaction. The program uses scripture and real-life…

   A new eight year study was done by the University of Denver that found out that once a couple have children that it decrease their marital satisfaction.... more from Ladyg...

What You Can Do to Improve Your MarriageDr. Bill GaultiereExecutive Director of New HopeMany people I talk to don't know what a healthy marriage……Your SpouseWhat can you do for your marriage? How can you increase your marital satisfaction and improve your relationship? The crucial…

Nuturing Love and Respect in MarriageThe Family: A Proclamation to the World reminds us that we have an obligation to love and serve our marriage……of couples this stressful event was accompanied by a significant drop in marital satisfaction. But the other 33% did not see such a drop,…

Filed under: Just for moms, Teens & tweens, Just for dads I’m sure you’ve heard of “empty nest syndrome.” While not necessarily an actual……in the journal Psychological Science, suggests that coupls enjoy more marital satisfaction after the kids move out. Additionally, a study of…

"Marriage must be of a high quality to be advantageous" for blood pressure, the study states. "In other words, one is better off single than……their blood pressure around the clock for 24 hours. They also rated their marital satisfaction in a survey. Happily married people had…

Coming home to a loving spouse and a good marriage helps working women shake off the stress of the day, new research confirms.Men, on the other……is the first study to examine daily cortisol levels with respect to marital satisfaction, said the researchers, who called for further…