Marriage and Family

  • Can Your Relationships Survive the ‘Most Wonderful Time of the Year’?
    In Love

    Can Your Relationships Survive the ‘Most Wonderful Time of the Year’?

    Most of us feel that need to gather with family this time of year, even if we don’t celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah. And sometimes the holidays bring out the worst in families: Old grudges resurface, and competitive siblings vie for attention (and I’m talking about grownups here, not kids) from their parents.

  • Is Marital Fidelity Just Good Politics?
    Celebrity Relationships

    Is Marital Fidelity Just Good Politics?

    Despite his past failures at "traditional" marriage, Gingrich is a rabid defender of the Defense of Marriage Act (written into law when he was speaker of the US House of Representatives) and a vocal supporter of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.  To prove just how much he means business this time around, Gingrich says he will respect the institution of marriage by staying faithful to his wife.

  • Marrying Your Best Friend’s Ex
    twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen Houghton

    Marrying Your Best Friend’s Ex

    While your “man” marrying a stranger is hard enough to swallow, marrying a woman you know pretty well is impossible to digest! You begin thinking about whether your husband and your friend had been carrying on behind your back during your marriage...

  • “Virgin Diaries”: Worth the Wait?
    Bobby's World

    “Virgin Diaries”: Worth the Wait?

    A new program — “Virgin Diaries” — on Discovery’s TLC documents the lives of 20- and 30-something virgins, including a soon-to-be-wed couple who each will have their first kiss upon saying, “I do.”

  • Domestic Goddess
    In Love

    Domestic Goddess

    It is not a "woman" thing that drives me to cook and make my home nice.  It is a human thing.  I want our home to be a place that is peaceful and happy and full of delicious food.

  • Holiday Survival Guide: 5 Tips For Meeting the Parents
    In Love

    Holiday Survival Guide: 5 Tips For Meeting the Parents

    It’s always good to be prepared for the worst, but it probably won’t be that bad. In fact, hopefully you will not need these tips at all, and you will be braiding your loved one’s mom’s hair while talking about your favorite recipes in no time.

  • Demi Moore’s Sexist Divorce
    Celebrity Relationships

    Demi Moore’s Sexist Divorce

    Though he is the cheater, Kutcher is not being lambasted by the media.  Moore is being painted by the media as the innocent victim and as the oversexed bisexual cougar.

  • Kim Kardashian’s Katastrophic Wedding Konfession
    Celebrity Relationships

    Kim Kardashian’s Katastrophic Wedding Konfession

    Then the wedding came.  And once the glittering, overly priced dust had settled, Kim got pimp slapped by a gentleman named “reality.” She most likely came to realize that marriage isn’t just a ceremony or a dress; it’s a lifelong commitment to a person.

  • Wedding Anticipation
    In Love

    Wedding Anticipation

    One of our contributors, Sally Turkovich, will be getting married next weekend! Congratulations to the happy couple!

  • The Delicate Art of Sleeping Together (Literally)
    twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen Houghton

    The Delicate Art of Sleeping Together (Literally)

    Sleep scientists recommend "spooning": the sleeping position where people sleep nested together like spoons. This is great "after the loving" and most especially at the beginning of a relationship, but after awhile many people simply want their own undisturbed sleep area.