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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:01:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/online-relationships-lead-to-better-marriages/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/online-relationships-lead-to-better-marriages/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:58:58 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391117 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/online-relationships-lead-to-better-marriages/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown considers a new study on virtual unions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/life-in-a-marital-institution-twenty-years-of-monogamy-in-one-terrifying-memoir/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/life-in-a-marital-institution-twenty-years-of-monogamy-in-one-terrifying-memoir/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381693 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/life-in-a-marital-institution-twenty-years-of-monogamy-in-one-terrifying-memoir/feed/ 0 Author James Braly pens a raw and hilarious account of a marriage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/wed-and-in-the-red/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/wed-and-in-the-red/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/wed-and-in-the-red/feed/ 0 Qataris are holding back on weddings for savings http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/wait-what-was-that-whoosh/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/wait-what-was-that-whoosh/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/wait-what-was-that-whoosh/feed/ 0 The mysterious process by which we ignore betrayal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/why-shorter-men-have-younger-wives-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/why-shorter-men-have-younger-wives-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/why-shorter-men-have-younger-wives-2/feed/ 0 And An Economist’s Other Surprising Theories About Quirks Of The Heart http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/true-loves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/true-loves/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:45:00 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/true-loves/feed/ 0 The soulmate search will soon be mobile, transparent and constant http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/03/good-news-12/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/03/good-news-12/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310245 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/03/good-news-12/feed/ 0 Another way of looking at the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/in-order-to-form-a-more-perfect-union/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/in-order-to-form-a-more-perfect-union/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:05:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/in-order-to-form-a-more-perfect-union/feed/ 0 Couples should fight more and not compromise http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/on-women-avoiding-men-men-becoming-childish-and-other-consequences-of-female-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/on-women-avoiding-men-men-becoming-childish-and-other-consequences-of-female-power/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:51:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/on-women-avoiding-men-men-becoming-childish-and-other-consequences-of-female-power/feed/ 0 Hanna Rosin in conversation with Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/marriage-men-and-mother-syndrome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/marriage-men-and-mother-syndrome/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:53:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/marriage-men-and-mother-syndrome/feed/ 0 If you supervise your husband like one of your kids, you’ve got problems http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/their-marriage-is-not-legally-valid-under-canadian-law/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/their-marriage-is-not-legally-valid-under-canadian-law/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:53:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/their-marriage-is-not-legally-valid-under-canadian-law/feed/ 0 In court, the Harper government is apparently arguing against the legality of some same-sex... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/rage-against-the-dying-of-the-light/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/rage-against-the-dying-of-the-light/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/rage-against-the-dying-of-the-light/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/rage-against-the-dying-of-the-light/feed/ 1 A terminally ill husband can anger, even infuriate, his loving wife http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/young-divorced-and-stigmatized/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/young-divorced-and-stigmatized/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:00:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/young-divorced-and-stigmatized/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/young-divorced-and-stigmatized/feed/ 0 Flash-in-the-pan marriages are for celebs; the norm is fewer divorces and more serious commitments http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/you-can%e2%80%99t-mandate-marriage-even-if-it%e2%80%99s-good-for-society/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/you-can%e2%80%99t-mandate-marriage-even-if-it%e2%80%99s-good-for-society/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/you-can%e2%80%99t-mandate-marriage-even-if-it%e2%80%99s-good-for-society/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/you-can%e2%80%99t-mandate-marriage-even-if-it%e2%80%99s-good-for-society/feed/ 1 Marriage may not matter as much as it once did to young couples. But it matters a lot to society at large. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:20:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/how-to-stay-married/feed/ 19 Your man can’t make you happy, but there’s a new theory on how a lengthy union can help get you there http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/the-war-on-snoring-heats-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/the-war-on-snoring-heats-up/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:41 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/the-war-on-snoring-heats-up/feed/ 3 That steam engine in your bed is bad for your health, worse for your marriage http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:10:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/feed/ 0 The RCMP officers involved in Robert Dziekanski's death face perjury charges, while scientists prove Einstein was right http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/my-wife-didnt-make-that-quilt-i-did/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/my-wife-didnt-make-that-quilt-i-did/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:14:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179305 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/my-wife-didnt-make-that-quilt-i-did/feed/ 37 A growing number of men are taking up quilting, many of them retired engineers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/cross-border-love/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/cross-border-love/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:13:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175976 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/cross-border-love/feed/ 10 What happens when the trend of globalized romance runs into the reality of immigration crackdowns, red tape and tough job markets http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-formula-for-who-should-do-the-dishes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-formula-for-who-should-do-the-dishes/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:53:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171202 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/the-formula-for-who-should-do-the-dishes/feed/ 4 Economic theories applied to housework can save a marriage http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/on-hooking-up-marrying-down-and-how-womens-success-lowers-the-price-of-sex/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/on-hooking-up-marrying-down-and-how-womens-success-lowers-the-price-of-sex/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:15:15 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=170671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/on-hooking-up-marrying-down-and-how-womens-success-lowers-the-price-of-sex/feed/ 35 Sociologist Mark Regenerus on hooking up, marrying down, and the effect of women's success on our sex lives http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/dear-john-i-love-jane/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/dear-john-i-love-jane/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:20:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162265 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/06/dear-john-i-love-jane/feed/ 37 Straight women with kind, loving husbands explain why they became lesbians http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/why-should-polygamy-be-a-crime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/why-should-polygamy-be-a-crime/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:00:47 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159709 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/why-should-polygamy-be-a-crime/feed/ 307 COYNE: We don’t need to ban polygamy to ban rape: it’s banned already. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-gown-dilemma/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-gown-dilemma/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:20:33 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-gown-dilemma/feed/ 1 It’s not just Kate Middleton’s big day. It’s her biggest fashion test. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-rings-cycle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-rings-cycle/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:00:39 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-rings-cycle/feed/ 1 Princess Di chose the stone that her son’s new fiancée wears with pride http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-common-occurrence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-common-occurrence/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:00:31 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159214 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-common-occurrence/feed/ 1 Prince William isn’t unusual in wedding a commoner—royals just don’t marry royals anymore http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/pageantry-of-the-past/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/pageantry-of-the-past/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:00:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/pageantry-of-the-past/feed/ 1 Over the last century, royal weddings have become grand public spectacles. Thousands gather to watch shows of uncommon refinement—and ordinary optimism. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/learning-from-past-mistakes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/learning-from-past-mistakes/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:40:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/learning-from-past-mistakes/feed/ 0 Why William and Kate’s royal marriage may actually work out http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/date-nights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/date-nights/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:00:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/date-nights/feed/ 0 From ‘wobbles’ to wedding plans: William and Kate meet, break up and make up http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-man-in-uniform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-man-in-uniform/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:40:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-man-in-uniform/feed/ 0 William hasn’t got his military duds dirty yet, but they still matter—and will on the big day http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-call-of-the-aisle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-call-of-the-aisle/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:20:45 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158696 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-call-of-the-aisle/feed/ 0 Will and Kate will likely follow in family footsteps, wherever they choose to tie the knot http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-great-and-important-moment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-great-and-important-moment/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:40:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/a-great-and-important-moment/feed/ 1 British Prime Minister David Cameron called the engagement between William and Kate “a great day for the country.” http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-business-of-marriage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-business-of-marriage/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:20:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/the-business-of-marriage/feed/ 3 A lavish royal wedding could boost the British economy—and in an age of austerity, outrage taxpayers http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/something-very-special/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/something-very-special/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:20:38 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/something-very-special/feed/ 0 Their long courtship provoked ridicule. But William and Kate were friends first. They test drove marriage. And he gave her plenty of time to back out. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/do-we-still-care/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/do-we-still-care/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:00:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/do-we-still-care/feed/ 12 Indeed, we do. After years of indifference to the Crown, Canada is enjoying a true royal moment http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/yes-he-will/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/yes-he-will/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:00:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/yes-he-will/feed/ 2 This is the stuff that dreams are made of. Or so England hopes. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/an-uncommon-princess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/an-uncommon-princess/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:20:41 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159180 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/22/an-uncommon-princess/feed/ 1 Her rise from middle-class roots to the royal family http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/it-cheers-everyone-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/it-cheers-everyone-up/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:00:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158612 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/it-cheers-everyone-up/feed/ 1 Britain reacts with enthusiasm to news of the impending wedding http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/the-man-who-will-be-king/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/the-man-who-will-be-king/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:51:27 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/the-man-who-will-be-king/feed/ 22 Rescue pilot, partygoer, dutiful son: against all odds, Will has achieved an equilibrium that evaded his parents http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/08/why-children-are-good-soldiers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/08/why-children-are-good-soldiers/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:30:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/08/why-children-are-good-soldiers/feed/ 3 Plus, Antonia Fraser’s marriage to Harold Pinter, the fakeness of statistics, and Stephen Sondheim http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/newsmakers-44/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/newsmakers-44/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:00:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154813 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/29/newsmakers-44/feed/ 0 Zimbabwe’s femme fatale, the Mel Gibson non-comeback, and one man’s war against rent that’s too damn high http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/donny-osmond-is-my-matchmaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/donny-osmond-is-my-matchmaker/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:00:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/donny-osmond-is-my-matchmaker/feed/ 0 After a Vancouver widow met her idol in Las Vegas, one thing led to another http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/08/just-margaret/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/08/just-margaret/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:00:30 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151409 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/08/just-margaret/feed/ 0 Trudeau speaks frankly about drugs, men, and how she survived the lows http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/should-you-stay-or-should-you-go-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/should-you-stay-or-should-you-go-2/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:00:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/should-you-stay-or-should-you-go-2/feed/ 0 Women who’ve ‘outgrown’ their husbands need to ask themselves some key questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/lets-get-married%e2%80%94for-an-hour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/lets-get-married%e2%80%94for-an-hour/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:40:14 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146146 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/lets-get-married%e2%80%94for-an-hour/feed/ 0 Young unmarried couples craving a getaway turn to the legal loophole of “temporary marriages”