Someone quietly unhappy may still avoid overt conflict, but watch for the erosion of small positives: the compliment not ...

Marriage can be a beautiful partnership, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. It’s not uncommon to feel stuck in a marriage that doesn’t bring you joy. You might be wondering why so many people ...

Unhappy marriages don’t cause infidelity — being unfaithful does. This distinction matters more than most people (and some ...

A marriage is a complex partnership, and even in the strongest relationships, things can change. When a husband is unhappy, he might not express it with words. Instead, his unhappiness can manifest in ...

Five years ago, a few years divorced and ready for the next stage of post-kids life, I met my new boyfriend. We are happy, and life is good. We think it’s because we are right for each other. Our ...

N E W   Y O R K, July 11 -- It seems logical: If you're in an unhappy marriage, a divorce will make you a happier person. But a controversial new study is disputing that logic with its findings ...

Relationship experts have turned something as seemingly unpredictable as marriage into an exact science. Here’s what decades of research reveals the lead-up to divorce. For more than 40 years, ...

A secretly unhappy marriage can feel soul-destroying. You keep up appearances, but below the surface, the tension is palpable and exhausting. Whether it’s the silent dinners, the forced smiles, or the ...

The honeymoon phase rarely lasts forever. Ideally, once the urge to hold your spouses hand and make out with them in front of unenthused onlookers starts to fade, your relationship will slow down and ...

Happy marriages aren’t happier because the people in them got luckier, married their soulmate, or avoid conflict altogether.