Posts Tagged ‘research’
The Dating Recession
We recently spent some extended time with a group of young adult singles. Dating came up repeatedly in our conversations, and much of what we heard was a variation on the same theme: exhausted, wary, yet quietly still hoping. Some had been hurt and were hesitant to risk vulnerability again. Many felt overwhelmed just keeping…
Read MoreMade for Greatness: Why the World Needs Strong Men
Rediscovering fatherhood, courage and tenderness as two sides of the same masculine coin. There’s a quiet suspicion floating around our culture that masculinity itself might be the problem. Strength, competitiveness, risk-taking, the instinct to protect and provide – these are treated less like gifts and more like flaws to be managed. We think that’s a…
Read MoreThree Practices for a Lasting Marriage
The science confirms what the Church has taught all along We live in an age of marital pessimism. Divorce has touched almost every family, and many couples walk down the aisle quietly wondering whether they’ll beat the odds. The statistics are sobering – somewhere between 30 and 50 percent of marriages in Western countries will end in divorce.…
Read MoreLong Live the Ten-Second Kiss
In a world that pulls couples apart, a simple ten-second kiss IS a small act of love with big rewards. Regular readers of SmartLoving will be familiar with the Connect Kiss – a daily connection ritual we promote to couples. It consists of a smoochy kiss that lasts at least ten seconds. We recommend it…
Read MoreMovie Marriages
Originally posted in the Catholic Leader, March 14, 2014 Can movie marriages help real life couples with their relationships? A recent study in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology has unwittingly unearthed some very good news for couples.The study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of two popular skill-based marriage programs for newlyweds: CARE…
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