Married couples who merge finances are happier and stay together longer
This is the first research to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between happiness and couples who combine their finances.
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JJ Shavit
- Sep 28, 2022
Nagging wives improve their husband's health, research finds
For men, an unhappy marriage may actually slow the development of diabetes and promote successful treatment once they do get the disease.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 26, 2022
Nagging wives help improve their husband's health, study finds
For men, an unhappy marriage may actually slow the development of diabetes and promote successful treatment once they do get the disease
JJ Shavit
- Mar 10, 2022
Cancer patient completes his final treatment then proposes to girlfriend
Last week, 26-year-old Caleb Lee rang a bell that signaled his final cancer treatment, and he pulled the string right off.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 5, 2021
He never got to walk his daughter down the aisle – but did for her organ recipient
Diana Donnarumma, 28, required urgent transplant following intestinal failure. She received life-saving organ from Heather Donnelly.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 21, 2021
Romantic flyboarder stuns his girlfriend and crowd with a 007-style marriage proposal
Flyboarder and self-professed James Bond fan, James Prestwood, 37, uses his skill and a water-powered jet pack to bring smiles to the crowd.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
DNA analysis shows prehistoric humans mated with their cousins far less than modern man
Today, more than 10 percent of all global marriages occur among first or second cousins. Ancient humans rarely chose their cousins as mates.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 13, 2021
Bride flies 800 miles to share ‘first dance’ with her 94-year-old grandfather
Distance was no obstacle as Natalie Browning traveled from Virginia to Florida to share her ‘first dance’ with her grandfather.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 9, 2021
We found such happiness in the wake of such a disaster -- Woman meets husband on 9/11
Twenty years ago, Nick Marson and Diane Kirschke were strangers on board Continental Airlines flight 5 from London Gatwick to Houston.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 13, 2021
Oregon man rents out movie theater and surprises wife with wedding video lost 14 years ago
Drew and Kayla Gottfried met at the University of Oregon. They fell in love and got married on July 20, 2007. It was a perfect overcast day.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 13, 2021
Woman, 94, wears the wedding dress she was denied buying 70 years ago
Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker never got the chance to walk down the aisle in a wedding dress. Black women were not allowed in bridal shops
JJ Shavit
- Aug 9, 2021
How a ticket bought as an act of kindness started a sweet love story.
Being kind may change your life, reads the caption shared along with the video.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 25, 2021
Paralyzed man proposes to girlfriend using exoskeleton
A paralyzed Richmond man is showing nothing is impossible, even when it comes to his marriage proposal.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 27, 2021
Couple Renews Vows After Husband With Alzheimer's Proposes Again
Peter Marshall asked his wife to marry him, not remembering they had already wed. Lisa Marshall could only respond one way: "Let's do it."
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