From Unbound, Janet Halley (Harvard): Behind the Law of Marriage (I): From Status/Contract to the Marriage System. Amy Littlefield on a radical view of marriage. Our newlywed money dilemma: We just got married — how should we manage our finances? Thinner wife, happier marriage: Researchers find marriages tend to be more satisfying for both spouses when the wife is thinner than the husband. Redefining marriage: Nothing said in the public debate over marriage seems to touch on what it actually means. To the exclusion of all others: In a liberal society, is polygamy still intolerable? No objections: Nancy F. Cott on what history tells us about remaking marriage. An excerpt from Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes by Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson (and more and more and more and more and more). Multiple wives, substandard lives: Polygyny has mainly negative consequences for women, children, and unmarried young men — and is linked to violence among nations. A review of Untying the Knot: Marriage, the State, and the Case for their Divorce by Tamara Metz. Dana Adam Shapiro interviewed dozens of divorced people about the end of their relationships; the result is a treasure trove of heartbreak and infidelity — and a fictional film ironically titled “Monogamy”. Declining marriage rates among millennials just mean they take it more seriously. Women have called the shots at home for millions of years, scientists claim. A review of Marriage Confidential: The Post-Romantic Age of Workhorse Wives, Royal Children, Undersexed Spouses, and Rebel Couples Who Are Rewriting the Rules by Pamela Haag.
