Today about half of all marriages end in divorce with many of those not even making it to the first anniversary. We can discover the reasons these marriages failed and use that information to safeguard our own marriages.

Looking to improve your relationship with your spouse, or understand why your marriage ended badly? This important articles will help you learn more.

There are a relatively few basic social factors in American life which seem always to appear in the ultimate background of our marital problems. Some of these are common American practices in mate selection; others are characteristics of the national life as a whole, while still others concern emphases with existing families.

Ever since you were very young you have dreamed about the person you would marry. Perhaps you have experienced some unfortunate affairs in your dealings with the other sex that make you just a little anxious now that you are considering marriage.

Finding a suitable mate is of paramount importance for happiness in marriage. Consider the points provided in this article to get a good start in seeking out your marriage partner.

You've gone through the dating scene and enjoyed it. Some of your friends are starting to settle down and get married. This is the time in your life you may now ask the question, which is on every lip: "Why marry?"

To help the newly married couple make the new and more intimate adjustments to each other that marriage requires, a honeymoon of some fashion is planned.

Those contemplating a mixed-religion marriage should consider the problems relating to the ideals of marriage before they take their vows. There is a big difference, for instance, between a Catholic and a non-Catholic's viewpoint of marriage.

The wedding flowers beautify the wedding ceremony, reception, dresses, and attires. Each type of wedding flowers tells an important meaning. Here are the common wedding flowers with respective meaning and application.

Is this the abuse of "intimate partner violence?" We ask the question and far too often fumble in our receiving the answer. Then by the time we know the answer, the damage is done or well on its way. This article looks at how and why to ask, and where to find your answers about physical, emotional and verbal abuse.