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How Do Children of Gay Parents Feel About Getting Married?
Ambivalent, according to a new study
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Miserable Couples Get More Miserable by Wallowing in Their Misery
However, it is possible, with the right kind of assistance, to break the cycle of misery
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The Very Real History Behind the Crazy Politics of 'House of Cards'
A few of the show's more outlandish moments are uncomfortably similar to real life.
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Stop That Skirt-Chaser! The Movement to Outlaw Flirting in the 1920s
"Too many motorists are taking advantage of the precedent established during the war by offering to take young lady pedestrians in their cars."
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Mary Walker's Quest to be Appointed as a Union Doctor in the Civil War
Tale as old as time: Woman does "man's job" in the military, military resists giving her credit.
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Women Are Often Remarkably Reluctant to Ask for Help Around the House
A new study shows that high-earning women are more likely to let their houses be messy than to hire a housekeeper or get their husbands and kids to pitch in.
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It Pays to Be a Married Dad Whose Wife Doesn't Work Full Time
Married, biological fathers who live with their families are associated with a wage bonus of about four percent after they have kids, according to a new study.
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Dads Caring for Their Kids: It's Parenting, Not Babysitting
Fathers sometimes get undue praise for doing what mothers are expected to do.
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Eric Gaillard / Reuters Being Married Helps Professors Get Ahead, but Only If They're Male
A new study of history professors shows that married men get promoted faster than their single colleagues, while the opposite is true for women.
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'Don't Ask, Don't Get': How to Fix the Gender Gap in Salary Negotiations
Many women have trouble asking for more money at work—but it doesn't have to be that way.
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The Truth of 'This Is 40': It's Actually Not Weird to Want Your Spouse to Die
Scenes from the new film show a Judd Apatow stand-in and his wife exchanging casual quips about killing each other. Dark comedy, or a real phenomenon?
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The New York Times' Admirable Embrace of Real, Flawed Love Stories
Sometimes, people get married, cheat on their spouse, and then marry the person they cheated on their spouse with. It's good for the paper of record to acknowledge that.
