Mar 2nd, 2010 · A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that half of all first cohabitations transition to marriage within three years. The study also looked at the durability of first marriages, finding that two-thirds of them last at least 10 years.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Katherine Weber delivers the delightfully sardonic story of Alice Tatnall Ziplinsky — an ambitious candy aficionado and heiress (by marriage) to the 84-year-old Zip's candy company. Alice's narrative — plump with candy history, candy commentary and personal anecdotes — is one to be savored.
Feb 22nd, 2010 · Don Peck of The Atlantic predicts this era of joblessness will cripple marriage as we know it, devastate inner cities and define the character of a generation of young adults. Peck and the New York Times' Steven Greenhouse talk about how the recession is changing the nation.
Feb 22nd, 2010 · The foreclosure crisis has hit families across America, with marriages disintegrating in the face of economic hardship. Janis Bowdler is deputy director of the Wealth Building Policy Project at the National Council of La Raza. Last week, the council published a survey of 25 Latino families and how they are affected by the current economic crisis. Joel Kotkin, distinguished presidential fellow at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., talks about the effect of foreclosures on families. He is the author of The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050 , a look at how the nation will evolve in the next four decades.
Feb 18th, 2010 · Parents are going to have their lives dissected on screen for as long as they insist on giving birth to filmmakers. So it's no surprise that Phyllis and Harold, the engrossing documentary Cindy Kleine has dredged up from the "black hole" of her youth, centers on her eponymous parents' miserable 59-year marriage.
Feb 12th, 2010 · Valentine's Day is one of the most anticipated and dreaded days of the year. It depends on who you ask. But the day might be especially poignant for African Americans who have some of the lowest marriage rates in this country. Host Michel Martin talks to a panel of African-American writers, all of whom have written books about black love and loss. The writers share their theories on what many believe is a disconnect between black men and women.
Feb 10th, 2010 · Louise Erdrich's Shadow Tag follows the disintegration of a marriage beset by betrayal and manipulation. Reviewer Heller McAlpin says Erdrich's novel raises "issues about art, privacy and identity."
Feb 7th, 2010 · Louise Erdrich's new novel, Shadow Tag, is the story of a woman who writes two diaries — one that she knows her husband is reading, and one that she keeps secret. As she manipulates her husband, their marriage falls apart.