Marriage rarely comes with a manual on how to divide the dishes, the laundry, or the grocery bill. Many couples walk into it carrying unspoken assumptions, expecting the other person to simply fall ...

Cultural and religious beliefs influence many people’s expectations of marriage. The boundaries between cultural and ...

Most couples enter marriage with positive expectations about their partner and their future together. Positive expectations have important benefits. They allow us to think positively about our partner ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to marriage, Gen Z is rewriting the rules. This generation’s approach to relationships is a breath of fresh air, ...

Note: Various colleagues are filling in while First Things First President and CEO Lauren Hall is on maternity leave. The following was written by Mitchell Qualls and published at firstthings.org in ...

The phrase “good bahu” carries a heavy cultural script in many Indian families. It often implies obedience, patience, ...

Mother’s Day resentment, but I’m not sure how much of it is my fault versus my husband’s. We have two toddlers (ages 2 and 4), and spent the weekend before Mother’s Day visiting with my mother, and ...

It’s natural to have some expectations in any relationship. Everyone has ideals that they want their partner to live up to. But what happens when we cross the line and those expectations become ...