The Value of Two

Written by Janice Shaw Crouse The man I married so very long ago is a wonderful husband and father.  Our kids love their dad, respect him and often rely on his good judgment for advice and counsel, even now that they are long since adults and have children of their own. He plays a very […]

Pre-Existing Conditions in a Marriage

Written by David Schel   Applications and tests tell things.  Job applications and interviews determine if someone is qualified to do a particular job.  A school application and SAT score determine if someone is qualified to attend a particular school.  Several times in my career as a life insurance agent I’ve given a client news […]

What It Takes to Make It to the Finish Line

Written by Chris Gersten   This week my wife and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. We married at 19. We came from different ethnic, religious, social and-economic backgrounds. If anyone had been taking bets, the odds of our marriage succeeding were less than even. Over forty four years we have had a troubled marriage, […]

Marriage and Divorce in the African American Community

Written by Nisa Muhammad   The African American community has the lowest marriage rate in America and the highest out of wedlock childbirth rate.  But on top of these depressing numbers, the Census Bureau figures released last month show that while everyone else’s divorce rate went down, Black women between the ages of 50-59 were […]

Confessions of an Unabashed Marriage Saver

Written by Michele Weiner-Davis I have a confession; I am a psychotherapist who is an unabashed marriage saver.  But it wasn’t always that way.  When I began doing marital therapy in the late Seventies, I was a newlywed, twenty-something therapist charged with helping couples who were usually older than me and grappling with issues I […]

Why We Must Reduce Divorce: A Custody Lawyer Looks at the Big Picture Through the Fog of Battle

Written by John Crouch I’m a divorce lawyer in Northern Virginia. Here’s a sample of what I do for a living. I meet with a young lady who tells me, “My husband and I have decided we want a divorce. It will be uncontested, we’re very friendly with each other, and the last thing we […]