Marriage

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Health

Facing my wife's dementia: Should I fly off to see our grandkids without her?

After 40 years of living and travelling together, a writer considers a trip without his wife. He can't explain where he's going or why he can't bring her along.
Marc Silver
National

'My equal partner in everything': Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 77-year marriage

By their own accounts, the former president and first lady weren't just spouses, but full partners who counted their relationship as their greatest achievement.
Emily Olson
Asia

Malala Yousafzai's Interview In 'British Vogue' Sparks Anger In Her Native Pakistan

The Nobel Peace Prize winner posed for a cover portrait and spoke openly in an interview. One of her remarks about marriage has prompted vitriolic responses on social media in her homeland.
Diaa Hadid
Arts & Life

With marriage and a gender transition behind them, they dined at Canlis

After Maura Hubbell transitioned, her wife Lisa Jaffe couldn't find her "inner lesbian." This is the story of their marriage and the queerness of connecting after getting divorced.
Lisa Jaffe

Maura Hubbell

Kristin Leong
Arts & Life

8 Tips for navigating the perks & problems of love in lockdown

Drs. John and Julie Gottman join KUOW to explore the challenges and adventures of coupledom during Coronavirus.
Kristin Leong

John O'Brien

Ross Reynolds
Arts & Life

My mom wants me to have an arranged marriage. But I'm not sure

In India, 90% of people have arranged marriages. That might feel odd to those of us who grew up in the United States, like me. I’m a 16-year-old, first-generation Indian American, and I feel caught between two traditions when it comes to love. Will I choose my own path, or go down the traditional arranged marriage route like my mother?
Ritika Managuli
Health

Three hints your relationship is working, according to these researchers

One difference between happy couples and miserable couples is how they repair disagreements or tough moments.
John O'Brien

Isolde Raftery
World

When India's Interfaith Couples Encounter Threats, 'Love Commandos' Come To Their Aid

Couples who marry against their parents' wishes sometimes risk their lives in doing so. That's where the Love Commandos come in. They run 500 safe houses and help couples elope or hide from relatives.
Lauren Frayer
You 2.0: When Did Marriage Become So Hard?

There are signs it's getting even harder. In this episode, we explore how long-term relationships have changed over time and whether we might be able to improve marriage by asking less of it.
Shankar Vedantam

Gabriela Saldivia

Parth Shah

Tara Boyle
Weekend recap: A royal wedding and a rare cougar attack

Bill Radke recaps the biggest stories of the weekend, including the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the cougar attack in Washington, and why...
Bill Radke

Alison Bruzek

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