The institution of marriage has become something of a political battlefield. How did marriage begin and why?

There’s a reason, beyond basic Judd Apatow oversaturation, that hardly anyone went to see his mewl of middle-aged despair This Is 40. A movie about a marriage already in progress — as opposed to one ...

Ten years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for nationwide marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges. The ruling sparked celebrations around the country. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news ...

Marriage is linked to better financial, social, and emotional outcomes for children, men, and women—and many of these effects appear to have a causal dimension. Many social scientists have discovered ...

Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement, a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.... The story of marriage equality is more complicated — and ...

This is a guest post by Harville Hendrix, adapted from his foreword to Stan Tatkin’s book Wired for Love. Couplehood has been, from the dawn of human history, the primary social structure of our ...