Everybody knows that when you fall in love, especially when you’re young, your brain becomes a chemical soup akin to the chaotic primordial cocktail of life. But what happens later, when the chemistry slowly changes? And how do we maintain love, when it seems the chemicals in our brains appear to be working against […]

  In our previous article we talked about the fact that love is blind, at least in the early stages. People are prone to overlooking their partner’s faults and foibles. However, labeling morning grouchiness as “cute”, and overly picky eating habits as “selective” is one thing. Extreme rudeness, on the other hand, or controlling behaviors […]

  Love is blind, or so goes the old saying that explains away a host of poor choices in the relationship department. It seems like a silly saying, until you consider the current divorce rate. (And that one … or two… terrible relationships you managed to get out of in college. Phew!) But however you […]

  Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this last installment in our series on polygamy in Michigan. So far we’ve discussed what Michigan law has to say about plural marriage, and also talked a little about the history and culture of this rare phenomenon. In our final article we’ll be looking at polygamy […]

  Polygamy may seem like a strange topic for a family law blog, but variety is the spice of life, and technically this is a version of marriage (however obscure and illegal it may be.) In the previous segment we discussed what the law is regarding polygamy, both here in Michigan and in the U.S. […]

  Big Love was an enormously successful HBO drama a few years ago. Bill Henrickson is an all round kind, hardworking husband and father in Utah. His children are clean and cute. His wife is ….wait, his wives are industrious and welcoming. Well, most of the time. Hold up! Wives? He had more than one? […]

  Affairs tend to be extremely polarizing events. With good reason. It’s a violation of trust and an extremely painful experience for the uninvolved spouse. However, not every affair ends in divorce. Some couples decide that they are willing to work hard to save their marriage in the wake of an affair, despite the hurt […]

  Nora Roberts is a well loved author who has written more than 200 romance novels and has amassed a fortune selling love stories to the adoring masses. And she isn’t alone – there are thousands of writers producing countless romance and erotica novels annually for an ever-hungry fan base. But why? What makes this […]

  This is it, folks – the final item on the list of solutions to common marriage problems. So far we have discussed all the “biggies” like money, sex, communication, domestic duties, trust and prioritizing your marriage. And here we are, at the final item. But just because this particular issue ended up on bottom […]

  We’re almost there, guys! One more in our series on common marital problems, and then we’ll be done. (And hopefully by then your marriage will be in a better place!) Thus far we’ve covered five of the most common marital sticking points, namely communication, sex, money, domestic chores, and trust. But now we are […]