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Is it your job to make your partner happy?
  • Tue Sep 27 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
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Writing in this week's Globe and Mail, Sarah Hampson had an interesting story about happiness in relationships: "Happiness in couples is contagious. So is misery." Is it your job to make your partner happy? »

Should you plan for unhappiness in marriage?
  • Fri Aug 19 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
divorce Love is notoriously blind, and when you're really happy with someone it can be hard to see the possibility of the bloom falling off the rose. This is one of the reasons that the introduction of a prenuptial agreement can be so jarring. ...more
Is a rich dude the answer to happiness?
  • Tue Jul 19 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
money A recent story by Ben Blanchard and Sabrina Mao at Reuters — "Chinese women learn how to snag a billionaire" — explores the goings on at the Beijing Moral Education Center for Women, where women are taught the ins and outs of attracting and keeping a rich man. ...more
In defense of my not-so-love life
  • Mon May 16 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
love The other day, speed walking to an appointment to get my hair cut, I realized that I was becoming anxious over my (completely lovely) hairdresser's inevitable question: So what's going on with your love life? (The classic Bridget Jones' question.) The answer, at the moment, is zilch. Nada. Nothing. ...more
Is the economy making your relationship more or less happy?
  • Fri Feb 11 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
Is the economy making your relationship more or less happy? Economic setbacks can drive a couple apart or bring them closer together. ...more
How one woman saved her marriage and what you can learn from her
  • Thu Feb 10 2011
  • Sarah Treleaven
marriage advice Are you worried that your relationship is less happy than it used to be? Alisa Bowman, author of Project Happily Ever After, explains how she saved her marriage. ...more
Does your partner make you happy? Or unhappy?
  • Wed Dec 15 2010
  • Sarah Treleaven
Does your partner make you happy? You might be doing everything you can to make your life as happy as possible, but there are a few factors beyond your control - including your spouse's happiness. ...more
How love can make you both happy and unhappy
  • Fri Nov 12 2010
  • Sarah Treleaven
How love can make you both happy and unhappy How do couples most commonly make each other happy and unhappy? We asked Kate Figes, author of Couples: The Truth, to share some of her exhaustive research on the topic. ...more
 
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