MetaFilter posts tagged with marriage and love

A wife doubts her husband's doubt about their marriage.

shivohum — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:41:44 -0800

What would you do if your husband of many years, with whom you had created a family and with whom you led what you considered to be a successful life, suddenly said he thought he no longer loved you? One woman's approach: refuse to believe it. Not everyone agrees.

In Sickness and in Health

digaman — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:29:25 -0800

Sassy lesbian couple in Florida celebrates 70 years together after having to keep their relationship secret for decades. You go, girls!

Anti-Love Drug May Be Ticket to Bliss

badego — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:59:17 -0800

“It would be completely unethical to give the drug to someone else,” he said, “but if you’re in a marriage and want to maintain that relationship, you might take a little booster shot yourself every now and then. Even now it’s not such a far-out possibility that you could use drugs in conjunction with marital therapy.”

Please don't divorce my papa and daddy.

desjardins — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:44:54 -0800

Please don't divorce us. An emotional argument for overturning Prop 8.

Prop 8 The Musical- 6 weeks too late

ThePinkSuperhero — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:19:27 -0800

Prop 8 The Musical Conceived and written by Broadway composer Marc Shaiman, starring Jack Black and John C. Reilly, and featuring an all-star cast.

haven't had a dream in a long time

plexi — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:57:10 -0800

'You loser!" screamed Katie, aiming a vase at her husband. "You've destroyed my life,'' she continued, hurling it. "Just look at my hair, look at my nails! You loser, you jerk, you nobody."

Katie's husband, Jack, whose property portfolio disintegrated in the financial crash, had just told his wife that she would have to cut back on her thrice-weekly visits to Nicky Clarke, the nail salon in Harvey Nichols, and the oxygen facials, chemical peels and seaweed wraps at Space NK.

barbed wire kisses

plexi — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:28:09 -0800

The New York Times has finally come out and said it - marriage is about money.

Life as an asexual couple

Brandon Blatcher — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:12:40 -0800

Despite not being physically attracted to other people, Paul Cox, 24, explains how he and his wife found love and happiness as an asexual couple.

Love comes arranged

infini — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:21:11 -0800

Wealth creation, economic growth and rising employment and salaries are among the factors changing some of India's most ancient social and cultural practices, writes Jason Overdoff for Newsweek. "... where a rapidly modernizing society is changing its views on marriage. Tales of rebellion are on the rise. Now that fresh college grads can start outearning their parents right away and the rising influence of Western culture is empowering women, more young couples are challenging tradition. So-called love marriages were rare a generation ago, but now account for 10 percent of urban weddings, according to a November study by Divya Mathur of the University of Chicago. An additional 19 percent in Mathur's survey chose their own spouses but confirmed their engagements with their parents—choosing what urban India awkwardly refers to as "love-cum-arranged" unions. Meanwhile, more and more couples are meeting online or through friends instead of at torturous, parent-chaperoned tea sessions. The revenue of online matchmakers more than doubled from $15 million in 2006 to $35 million in 2007, and more than 12 million Indians—about half the country's Internet users—now visit matrimonial sites." Of course the site my dad used ten years ago is now defunct, just like my marriage. Hmmm.

30 day sex (or no sex) challenge

ThePinkSuperhero — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:59:20 -0800

A church in Tampa, FL has issued a 30-day sex challenge: If you're married, have sex every day (PDF of daily workbook). If you're not married, don't have sex at all (PDF of daily workbook). There's a blog, there's a billboard, there's a lot of press. Wirth told CBS News he believes most people go into marriage "without really knowing each other emotionally, without knowing their partner's emotional needs, and this (the challenge) is a way for people to discover their greatest needs -- both married and non-married couples."

She don't... What now?

ThePinkSuperhero — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:57:49 -0800

You talked to her father, prepared a YouTube worthy proposal, gathered all your courage.... and she said no. How will your life go on? And what are you going to do with the ring? Enter I Do... Now I Don't, an auction site that caters to broken-hearted lovers such as you. Started by a fellow who has been there. Buy if you dare. Via

Romance via vague, anonymous e-mail

ThePinkSuperhero — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:52:22 -0800

ProposalToMary.com I will send out the proposal to Mary to 50 complete strangers, people I don't know – hoping, that they will forward my proposal to as many people as possible, which in turn forward it etc. And some day, I hope, it will reach Mary, after it has travelled a very long way. Guess this guy isn't in a big rush to be with his one true love?

My Early Muir Owl (it's an anagram)

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:40:03 -0800

Best marriage proposal ever.

Loyal spouses or lousy seducers?

pwedza — Wed, 02 May 2007 23:01:49 -0800

Are Americans fidelity adepts, or just inept seducers?

Gay Cowboys Get Screwed

schroedinger — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:16:12 -0800

Judge rules same-sex marriage ban in Maryland unconstitutional. The progression towards equal rights moves ever on--NPR offers further coverage and an overview of current gay rights cases in the US. Meanwhile, in Oklahoma a reminder of why this fight must be won.

Yours very truly and devoted, R. Rossellini

matteo — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:08:07 -0800

Dear Mrs Bergman,
... I want you to know how deeply I wish to translate those ideas into images, just to quiet down the turmoil of my brain... Yours very truly and devoted,
R. Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini writes to Ingrid Bergman.
The Swedish movie star had written a fan letter to the Italian Neorealismo director Roberto Rossellini, expressing her desire to work in one of his films: "If you need a Swedish actress who speaks English very well, who has not forgotten her German, who is not very understandable in French, and who in Italian knows only "ti amo", I am ready to come and make a film with you".
This is how he responded -- by writing a part for her in his 1949 film "Stromboli." It was the beginning of one of the most famous love stories of the twentieth century. More inside.

Ding Dongs & Wedding Bells

adrober — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:03:30 -0800

Why straights shouldn't marry. "Phil and Pam both loved to eat Twinkies and Cup Cakes as children. On their first date, Phil ended a day of golf with a bottle of champagne and Cup Cakes to munch on as they watched the sun set over the Hudson." (via Holy Shitake.)

Math

semmi — Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:42:54 -0800

Every Unhappy Family Has Its Own Bilinear Influence Function.

stbalbach — Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:19:45 -0800

Doctor of love anthropologist Helen Fisher argues that romance, marriage and divorce follow predictable patterns as old as the species. The evidence is as near as your local bar. Objective observations about Love and what it means when her toes curl.

stoneegg21 — Tue, 04 Sep 2001 10:30:24 -0800

How many times have you cheated? Did you feel sorry for it, or did you just enjoy yourself? And did you still love the one you cheated on? How many times would you have to cheat before you admit you aren't really in love with your S.O?

aaron — Wed, 17 Jan 2001 23:40:55 -0800

She's an expert on marriages. How do we know this? Because she's written a book about it. And what is her advice for a successful, happy marriage? The woman should be acquiescent to the man. I open the floor for comments...