“Our kids should never be more important than our marriage, and they should never be less important”
Our kids should never be more important than our marriage, and they should never...
Tag Archives: Marriage
“Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused”
Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused. Sexual images pervade their...
“…there is no such concept [of “falling in love”] in the haredi world”
…there is no such concept in the haredi world (and...
“…I think that having a good sex life is often very much entwined with having a certain level of intimacy in the marriage…”
I want to sort of debunk a myth. I think people assume that, when...
“…I don’t think that the reasons offered by medieval authorities operating in a completely different environment can determine what modern women will regard as “deal-breakers” when it comes to marriage”
Since people’s psychology has changed over the centuries, I don’t think that the reasons...
“Today, half of all married Reform Jews have non-Jewish spouses, and 80 percent of those who married between 2000 and 2013 wed non-Jewish spouses”
Today, half of all married Reform Jews have non-Jewish spouses, and 80 percent of...
“Continuity is not an end in itself, but a culture’s purpose is not to be an ephemeral work of performance art”
Marriage in the classical sense is a commitment to sustainability. Continuity is not an...
“Dignity is a rather elusive and malleable concept compared with more concrete qualities such as race and sex”
Dignity is a rather elusive and malleable concept compared with more concrete qualities such...
“The most frequent dynamic I encounter among straight people, both in pop culture and in couples I know, is that of the annoyed wife and the clueless husband”
The most frequent dynamic I encounter among straight people, both in pop culture and...
“…those of us who have buried a beloved spouse never stop grieving for our loss”
Among the many popular misconceptions about grief and its trajectory, one that particularly rankles...