marriage

Capturing Love: N.H. Photographer Writes The Book On Same Sex Wedding Photography

Sean Hurley — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

In 2005, photographer Thea Dodds was hired to shoot a wedding in Massachusetts. She spoke to the prospective bride on the phone and drove down to meet the happy couple.

Dodds: I went and met them and it was two women (laughs). So I didn’t even know before I met them that it was a same-sex wedding.

As The Supreme Court Considers Marriage, A Soldier's Wife Speaks Out

Brady Carlson — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:39:24 +0000

This week the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two high-profile cases about gay rights, including a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA.

A Rose By Any Other Name: Changing Your Name When You Marry

Taylor Quimby — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:30:10 +0000

Suffragette Lucy Stone is remembered as the first modern woman who decided to keep her maiden name after marriage – that was back in the 1850s. The trend took more than a century to peak in the 1990s, when nearly a quarter of women bucked the tradition of taking on their husband’s name. Since then, that number has been in steady decline. According to the wedding website theknot.com, today a mere eight percent of women stick with their given name. Of course, that doesn’t mean the decision has gotten any easier to make. Word of Mouth’s Taylor Quimby reports on the reasoning, and occasional regret, behind the decision to keep or leave behind a name.

Top 3 High-Tech Marriage Busters

Bill Barry — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:51:32 +0000

We discussed the quickly-developing market for spousal surveillance technology with Wall Street Journal reporter Jennifer Valentino.

Crazy Love

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:17:24 +0000

Pop singer Rihanna made news recently when she confessed to Oprah Winfrey her sympathy for ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who beat her up on the eve of the Grammy Awards in 2009. Rihanna’s tears for her abuser had many domestic violence advocates up in arms, and many of the rest of us scratching our heads. Here to give her take on the complex and often baffling emotional life of domestic abuse victims is Leslie Morgan Steiner.

Tying the Knot, Guerilla Style

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:28:57 +0000

Why more and more couples are throwing stealth nuptials in public spaces.

Death of the Trophy Wife

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:48 +0000

We take a look at the end of arm-candy.

The Separation of Work and Home

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:18:50 +0000

How men in traditional marriages with stay at home wives may be predisposed to look negatively upon women in the work place.

Polygamy's Surprising Feminist Roots

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:50:28 +0000

The pro-female history of polyamory.

The Complicated Numbers Behind American Nuptials

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12:36 +0000

Economics, education and something called clustering all impact when, and if, Americans choose to tie the knot.

Honey, Please Pay Attention

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:46:54 +0000

How do married couples struggle with, and overcome, the challenges of ADHD?