Relationships and Going Places
Joanna Grossman at Writ, Annulments Based on Fraud: What is the "Essence" of Marriage?
"The second marriage, she alleged, had been based on fraud — a false representation that he would soon be dead." more »
Too Much Information? The Rhetoric of Women Wronged: When Political Spouses Tell Their Stories
Besides the sobering lessons in Edwards's book is that sad reality that most of the time the American press and public prefers a dumbed-down version of the political spouse. The media wants not even sound bites from our political spouses, but 'picture bites' usually of Barbie-doll like perfection, demure, uncomplicated and ultimately quiet. more »
Two Studies: Marital Hostility and Change in Spouses’ Depressive Symptoms; Caring for An Ex
"The more hostile and anti-social behavior exhibited by husbands, the more depressed their wives were after three years. These findings suggest that husbands’ treatment of their wives significantly impacts their psychological well-being and that hostile behavior has a lasting effect on couples that continues throughout their marriages. " more »
An Armchair 'Grand Tour' of Italy, A Room With a View and Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
"If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book. She speaks of her sorrows, in a way that fills us with melancholy, and dissolves us in tenderness, at the same time that she displays a genius which commands all our admiration." more »
