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The Economics of Love and Marriage
This chapter consists of two parts. The first discusses the economics of marriage; it starts with an analysis of the marriage market and goes on to consider what marriage is and why it exists. The second part of the chapter is devoted to the economics of altruism: the analysis of rational behavior by an individual who values the welfare of another. It demonstrates that altruism, which one might think of as outside of economics, actually fits neatly into economic theory. The result is not merely to accommodate the theory to an important feature of the real world but also to use economics to derive some surprising results about the consequences of altruism.
05-May-2005 - Details

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Common Law Marriage Myths
Many people believe that living together 7 or 10 years makes them married in the eyes of the law. Unfortunately, it isn't that simple
08-Apr-2005 - Details

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High IQ cuts women's marriage prospects
A high IQ is a hindrance for women wanting to get married while it is an asset for men, according to a study by four British universities
19-Feb-2005 - Details

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Marriage healing - how to heal a marriage
Every marriage can be healed if healing of a broken marriage or endangered marriage is the true and sincere desire of BOTH partners and both are willing to invest all their efforts, love as well money into the healing of their present relationship
19-Feb-2005 - Details

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6 Common Marriage Mistakes
Every marriage starts with a lot of hope and dream about life long association filled with love and togetherness. But very few marriages fulfill the hopes of the participants in totality
23-Feb-2005 - Details

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Marriage Proposal Ideas: Will You Marry Me in a Foreign Language
Looking for a unique way to say "Will you marry me"? Try saying it in a foreign language. Better yet, write each foreign language marriage proposal on a different card, balloon, etc, with the English version 'Will you marry me?' being the last one that she receives
24-Feb-2005 - Details

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Are you ready for Marriage
It is the event we all dream about: our wedding day. We all picture ourselves eventually settling down with the perfect partner and build a strong and wonderful married life together and even create a family. There is a lot more to marriage besides the romance and love you feel for one another. A good and healthy marriage
25-Feb-2005 - Details

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How To Propose
One of the biggest moments in a person's life is when they propose or are proposed to. Here's how to make it a memorable experience
25-Feb-2005 - Details

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Are You Going through a Stage. It's Normal
We've all heard jokes about marriage or exclusive committed relationship ruining a perfectly good relationship. And it might even feel like that in your own relationship or in that of someone you care about. Why does something that starts out feeling so good seem to go downhill once you take that step of commitment? One reason is that
25-Feb-2005 - Details

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Living Together Before Marriage
The number of unmarried couples living together has increased dramatically over the past few decades, and I expect that it will continue to increase. The rationale is simple: "By living together before
25-Feb-2005 - Details

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How to Stay Married Without Going Crazy
Water is wet, heat is hot and marriage is hard. Think about it. Why wouldn’t it be? Sharing a life together is an awesome assumption to begin with. I mean, we get tired of people in an elevator and here we are expecting to share all of our
25-Feb-2005 - Details

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Religious Marriage Contracts
Prenuptial agreements grow in popularity as couples realize marriage is serious business, but religious marriage agreements and contracts have been around almost as long as Adam and Eve. Ancient Semitic cultures used them to protect the wife and any children born
25-Feb-2005 - Details

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Tips for Women as They Adjust to Married Life
There are basically two types of men out there. Men who like to watch sports, and men who don’t. I consider myself lucky to have met and married a man who falls into the latter category. But that doesn’t mean that our lives together are always pure wedded bliss. It takes a lot of work, especially if you have been out in the single world for a long time...
01-Mar-2005 - Details

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Forms of families, marriage changing
Marriage in recent years has become much more fulfilling, satisfying and fair for both parties. Single adults, especially women, usually no longer have to marry for economic reasons.
20-Mar-2005 - Details

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250,000 Israelis banned from marriage
Growing numbers of Israelis prefer to tie the knot overseas; religious establishment's power decreasing
14-Mar-2005 - Details

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Internet Marriage
This week I have chosen letters from those who met on the internet, were subsequently married, and are now having trouble adjusting. In both cases, they married soon after they met.
14-Apr-2005 - Details

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Is Your Marriage in Trouble. Therapy May Not Help
Susan Gilbert, of the New York Times writes that marital therapy does not work as well as it should for many couples seeking help. Some key points in her article:
20-Apr-2005 - Details

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Men programmed to avoid strong women
Most men would rather marry or date their secretary than their boss because they instinctively fear that women in positions of authority will cheat on them, according to new research.
30-May-2005 - Details

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How to Thrive (or Survive) After the First Year of Marriage
The first year of marriage can be so painful that divorce seems like the only escape.
27-Apr-2005 - Details

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Coping with adultery
Post-Affair Coping Moves - Some marriages can survive an affair. Here's what you need to know. Adultery doesn't have to end in divorce. But it is a wake-up call--a very loud one--that something is seriously wrong with the relationship
07-May-2005 - Details