News Articles - Marriage
On the Shortage of Marriageable Women
By rbaumeisterexistentialcontrarian.substack.com, 09/06/26 “…The decline in marriage and parenthood is emerging as one of the great challenges of the current era. It is found nearly everywhere in the world, though some places have it much worse than others. (It seems correlated with level of female education. As women become more educated, they produce fewer children.
Judge rules former senator can now be sued under NC ‘homewrecker’ law
By The Hill, 09/05/26 “…A federal judge ruled Friday that former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) can be sued under North Carolina’s homewrecker law for her romantic relationship with a married member of her security detail. …” Read the entire article: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6073058-kyrsten-sinema-homewrecker-law-judge-ruling/?
Why Are Older Americans Divorcing in Record Numbers? The “Gray Divorce” Trend Explained
By Fox26, 08/03/26 “…While overall divorce rates in the U.S. have dropped to their lowest levels in decades, a surprising new trend is emerging among older Americans: the “gray divorce” boom. Today, roughly 36 percent of all divorces involve individuals who are 50 or older, and the divorce rate for those over 65 has tripled
Is Your Therapist Biased? Personal Agendas Are Creeping Into the Therapy Room
Wall Street Journal, 8/24/26 “…And many therapists are getting caught up in trends in both therapy and the culture, including the encouragement of victimhood, estrangements and the broadening of terms like “harassment” and “abuse,” says William Doherty, a therapist and professor emeritus of family social science at the University of Minnesota, who has studied the
Biases Against Men in Couples Therapy
By Nafees Alam, PhD, 03/16/26 “…This article explores biases against men in couples therapy. While feminist critiques rightly challenged rigid gender roles in early therapeutic models, some of these corrections have overcompensated, creating new blind spots in how male clients are understood and treated. …” Read the entire article: https://openinquirymentalhealth.substack.com/p/biases-against-men-in-couples-therapy?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email