Divorce

A look into America's changing views about love and family.

• By Francie Diep

A new report argues that promoting marriage could reduce poverty in America. Is there any truth to that?

• By Dwyer Gunn

Well, it's not that women are more sensitive—we can tell you that much.

• By Nathan Collins

Re-marriage lowers cardiovascular risks for divorced men, but not for divorced women.

• By Tom Jacobs

Hug longer, become a better listener, and stay together—at any cost.

• By Jessica Weisberg

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to print and digital magazine subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A look at how marriage, co-habitation, domestic violence, and birth rates were influenced by the economic struggles of the 2000s.

• By Philip N. Cohen

New research finds a correlation between marital dissatisfaction and social media usage.

• By Tom Jacobs

After painful life experiences we're more likely to appreciate life's little delights.

• By Tom Jacobs

Parents with multiple ex-partners and children can plan their weekend custody schedules with a not-so-simple mathematical model.

• By Bettina Chang

Likewise, divorce can send past offenders back into lives of crime.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Doubts before “I do” can predict unhappy marriages and even divorce, but many brides walk down the aisle anyway.

• By Kevin Charles Fleming

Ongoing studies find that even with divorces creeping up, military marriages (when the man is the one serving) are as durable as their civilian counterpart, if not more so.

• By Michael Todd

What the fading of traditional marriage tells us about our growing class divide.

• By Maria Streshinsky

Research into helping families cope with divorce is finally bearing fruit, but some governments continue funding unproven programs.

• By Ryan Blitstein