Marriage advice
A friend who’s getting married asked if I had any advice. Here’s what came to mind after 13 years of marriage. This isn’t aiming to be comprehensive, but it’s advice that was good for me (or would...
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Divorce statistics
Following on last week’s marriage theme: what are the odds of a marriage lasting? Obviously you can’t know the fate of your specific marriage based on national statistics. But if you hear “half of...
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Marrying young went well for me, part 1
Jeff and I got married 14 years ago. Alongside having our children, that’s been the best thing in my personal life. We were 23 — that’s not far off from the median age at first marriage for US women...
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Marrying young went well for me, part 2
In case it’s interesting, how Jeff and I got together. …… I went to a women’s college, which was great in many ways but not for dating men. By my final year I was feeling kind of regretful about this...
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Your wedding doesn’t have to be that great
Jeff and I got married 15 years ago this month. I’ve been to some excellent weddings since then, with better planning and nicer arrangements for guests than we had. But I also want to encourage people...
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