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Marriage 3.0

Relationships, love, and society in the post-romantic age

Marriage
One Secret to a 60 Year Marriage

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on May 10, 2012

My parents embraced modernity; modernity rewarded them. They lived comfortably and joined the middle class. They were able to put all three of their children through four-year colleges, and took deserved pride in that.

My parents embraced modernity; modernity rewarded them. They lived comfortably and joined the middle class. They were able to put all three of their children through four-year colleges, and took deserved pride in that.

Friends
For a Better Marriage, Find Some Couple-Friends

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on April 19, 2012

Do you and your partner have “couple friends” — other couples that you socialize with as a couple? Have you thought about their role in your marriage? It may be more important than you think.

Do you and your partner have “couple friends” — other couples that you socialize with as a couple? Have you thought about their role in your marriage? It may be more important than you think.

Ethics and Morality
The Inappropriate World

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on April 4, 2012

At some point in the last decade or two, “inappropriate” migrated from the realm of manners to the realm of morals. In my youth, inappropriate behavior would mean, say, using the wrong spoon for your soup, or some other etiquette peccadillo. But no longer...

At some point in the last decade or two, “inappropriate” migrated from the realm of manners to the realm of morals. In my youth, inappropriate behavior would mean, say, using the wrong spoon for your soup, or some other etiquette peccadillo. But no longer...

Marriage
Is a "Marriage of Convenience" So Bad?

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on March 18, 2012

You probably know a marriage of convenience. Some decide to stay together because of parental duty, or for the comforts of habit, or just because they can't sell their home or afford to divorce.

You probably know a marriage of convenience. Some decide to stay together because of parental duty, or for the comforts of habit, or just because they can't sell their home or afford to divorce.

Friends
The Neighbor Break-Up

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on March 14, 2012

In the most tangible, everyday ways, we've woven a social fabric together, and now it's partially torn. This type of neighbor break up brings the pain of separation without the status to do or say anything about it.

In the most tangible, everyday ways, we've woven a social fabric together, and now it's partially torn. This type of neighbor break up brings the pain of separation without the status to do or say anything about it.

Relationships
The Relationship Bucket LIst

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on February 28, 2012

Here's my list of some human encounters that we should try to have before we die. I bet that any of these relationship experiences would be as sweetly-recalled at life's end as having seen the pyramids, or that time you tried bungee-jumping in a parking lot....

Here's my list of some human encounters that we should try to have before we die. I bet that any of these relationship experiences would be as sweetly-recalled at life's end as having seen the pyramids, or that time you tried bungee-jumping in a parking lot....

Attention
We Need a Slow Domesticity Movement

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on February 24, 2012

If you have enough small, pleasant moments in each day, where appreciation triumphs over annoyance, it must add up...

If you have enough small, pleasant moments in each day, where appreciation triumphs over annoyance, it must add up...

Relationships
The Top 10 Relationship Words that Aren't Translatable into English

Pamela Haag Ph.D. on February 24, 2012

As I discovered these non-English, untranslatable words to describe nuances of relationships, love, and desire, I'd have the occasional epiphany: "Oh yeah! That's what I was feeling..."

As I discovered these non-English, untranslatable words to describe nuances of relationships, love, and desire, I'd have the occasional epiphany: "Oh yeah! That's what I was feeling..."