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Marriage

Long-term love comes with its own unique ups and downs. Whether you’re strengthening your bond, rediscovering romance, or navigating challenges, we offer advice and real stories to keep your marriage thriving.



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Relationships
Here's How to Meet Your Second (or Third!) Spouse
It just takes looking for love in all the right places.
By Maria Leonard Olsen
, February 6, 2025
4 Min Read
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Relationships
My Romantic Partner and I Don't Live Together. Here's Why
The first Golden Bachelorette says she wants separate residences, too.
By Vicki Larson
, November 27, 2024
5 Min Read
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Relationships
I Dated Married Men for Many Years. Here's Why
And here's what made me finally swear off them.
By Coco Clemente
, October 3, 2024
5 Min Read
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Relationships
After 62 Years of Marriage, I’m Getting Used to Widowhood
But I still walk around with a hole in my heart.
By Judy Mandell
, September 18, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
I Did to My Second Husband Exactly What My First Husband Did to Me
I had an affair. Here's what happened next.
By Janie Emaus
, August 15, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
I Adore My Husband. But I Really Don’t Want to Have Sex With Him
And we've been happily married for 35 years.
By Jesse Gold
, August 1, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
I Found My Husband in Bed With Another Woman and Wrote About It
Here’s what I gleaned from your dozens of comments.
By Linnea Hardwick
, July 25, 2024
4 Min Read
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What Went Wrong With the 'Golden Bachelor' Marriage
The five key lessons learned from the couple's bust-up.
By Jan Tuckwood
, July 5, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
What My Husband Did That Shook Me to My Core
To say I was shocked would be putting it mildly.
By Bea Lewis
, May 23, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
I Caught My Husband in Bed With Another Woman. Here's What I Did
The one thing I didn't do was leave him. Here's why.
By Linnea Hardwick
, March 21, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
Revealed! The Real Secret to Finding 'Golden Love'
What I’ve learned (the hard way) about lasting devotion.
By Jan Tuckwood
, February 15, 2024
4 Min Read
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Relationships
My Husband Has Retired and Is Around All the Time. Not Fun!
Here's how the future will unfold.
By Janet K. Armstrong
, November 3, 2023
4 Min Read
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