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What We Can Learn from the Best Marriages

By Kira M. Newman — 2017

Relationships today are facing challenges that are unique to modern times. A new book offers three strategies to help yours thrive.

Read on greatergood.berkeley.edu

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Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity

You’re right to be cautious when you hear these words, “I’m telling you, we’re just friends.” Good people in good marriages are having affairs. The workplace and the Internet have become fertile breeding grounds for “friendships” that can slowly and insidiously turn into love affairs.

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Shirley P. Glass, Jean Coppock Staeheli
2004
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Stop Feeling Isolated

In this video, Mo Fathelbab, the author of “The Friendship Advantage," teaches us his seven keys for building authentic relationships.

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2019
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The Person You Really Need to Marry | Tracy McMillan | TEDxOlympicBlvdWomen

Tracy McMillan is a television writer (Mad Men, United States of Tara) and relationship author who wrote the book Why You're Not Married.Yet, based on her viral 2011 Huffington Post blog. She also appeared as a dating coach on the NBC reality show Ready For Love.

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2014
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Sadhguru on Marriage – Choosing Consciously

​Why does the institution of marriage exist, and what role does it play in human life and societies? Sadhguru answers a question about marriage and divorce.

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Sadhguru
2015
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What Are the Alternatives to Marriage?

Marriage brings with it a lot of problems; are there some alternatives?

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2016
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The History of Marriage - Alex Gendler

A white, puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the history of getting hitched, providing insights on polygamy, same-sex unions and even marriage between the dead and the living.

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2014
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Divorce Lawyers Give Relationship Advice | Glamour

It's estimated that about half of marriages end in divorce. Why are so many people getting divorced, and how can you prevent splitting up with your spouse? We asked four divorce lawyers what they've learned in their practice on how to keep your marriage alive.

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2017
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What You Don't Know About Marriage | Jenna McCarthy

In this funny, casual talk from TEDx, writer Jenna McCarthy shares surprising research on how marriages (especially happy marriages) really work.

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2012
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Easy Marriage Counseling: 52 Self-Guided Exercises to Deepen Your Relationship

Relationships take work, but they’re worth it. Easy Marriage Counseling is packed with 52 engaging activities for busy people who want to strengthen their partnerships.

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Emelie A. Blank
2020
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Married Roommates: How to Go from a Relationship that Just Survives to a Marriage That Thrives

If you feel like roommates and want more connection in your marriage, you are not alone.

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Talia Wagner, Allen Wagner
2019
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