Men are happier than women, and married couples happier than singles, according to a new study.
The study, commissioned by Benenden Health, asked participants to rate their happiness in 12 areas of life. Men reported higher levels of happiness in seven of the 12 areas,
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has conducted the first ever study into false allegations of domestic violence and rape, concluding that they are rare.
The report, which has been published by the Director of Public Prosecutions, suggests
Men who get on well with their in-laws have a 20 per cent lower risk of getting divorced, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research studied 373 couples from a similar ethnic background over a period of 26 years. When the study
With the rise of so-called “silver divorce”, couples over the age of 55 are now more likely to split up and so pensions are increasingly coming under the spotlight. How else are the couple expected to pay their way, given that life expectancies for both men and
A woman being divorced by her husband has illustrated her heartbreak in a case of vandalism on a Florida courthouse.
Audrey Dostie, a 35 year old in the midst of a bitter divorce, vandalized the courthouse at Jacksonville,
Only 42 per cent of women are currently saving sufficient funds for their retirement, according to a new report by pensions and savings company Scottish Widows.
By contrast 49 per cent of men are setting aside enough money, and this gender
I’d like to ask my female readers a question: do you sit mesmerised and horrified as news of the latest tragedy, murder or disaster flickers across your TV screen? Have you ever lain awake at night thinking about the suffering victims?
International Women’s Day, on 8 March, celebrated the political, social and economic achievements of women. I was invited to appear on BBC Radio York on the day, to discuss if women really can “have it all”. Certainly, the stress and pressure …
Recently I wrote about the “Black Knights” of divorce: those people who won’t face reality but fight on, relentlessly, long after the case has finished. They are few in number but their behaviour is remarkable. Today I would like to consider …
It is frequently the case that the tearful woman who comes to see me for her first appointment has lost her strength and self-confidence. As her case progresses, however, the client undergoes a transformation. She begins to reassert herself and …
In my last post, Christmas and the divorced man, I wrote about a male client of mine: “My client intends to ignore Christmas this year. He is convinced that if men had their way, it wouldn’t exist at all. He asks, “Why do we have Father …
Yesterday morning my husband was reading the papers over a breakfast cup of coffee. He looked out into the garden. Our two giant Briard dogs were frolicking together, getting completely covered in snow. A little red robin was hopping about on the …
“Our society in England and Wales now urgently demands a second attempt by Parliament, better than in the ill-fated Part II of the Act of 1996, to reform the five ancient bases of divorce; meanwhile, in default, the courts have set the …
I have spent the last week or so championing the cause of women who choose not to work. In the course of so doing I have had to think quite a lot about what they do, and do so well, and I have realised that compared to them, in so many ways, I am …
From the comment pages of the Yorkshire Post, 23/10/2009. Divorced from reality in the 21st century By Marilyn Stowe WE should all be raising glasses this week to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 gaining royal …
I left Chicago with a stack of magazines for the eight-hour flight back to London. The glossy pages were filled with images of smiling women with smooth skins and flawless complexions. Do these faces have their place in everyday reality? Surely I …
Every Family Matters, a report prepared for the Conservative Party by Iain Duncan Smith’s ‘Centre for Social Justice’ think tank, received a good deal of press attention at the weekend. The report recommends a compulsory, …
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