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- ***Is the Seven Year Itch in Marriage Real? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. The Seven-Year Itch is real according to the U.S. Census Bureau. There were a number of interesting highlights reported in the U.S. Census Bureau’s press release entitled “Most People Make Only One Trip Down the Aisle, But First Marriages Shorter.” ...
Views: 2715(10 votes) - ***Parents, Love and Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2007 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzParents, Love and Holidays By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth Schmitz "the marriage doctors"www.GoldenAnniversaries.com Authors of the Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage available at Amazon.com A parent’s love is with you ...
Views: 2679(22 votes) - ***Marriage is Alive and Well in Canada - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We fell in love in Canada today. You can, of course, read that two ways. Those of you who have followed our writings and musings about love and successful marriage know that we fell in love with each other some 47 years ago. And it is true that we ...
Views: 2636(18 votes) - ***Celebrity Marriages that Work - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Who says celebrity marriages don’t last? We guess you might say, “They’d be wrong!” We have conducted an endless search of data sources to find out the success rate of celebrity marriages. And before you ask, we excluded politicians, political ...
Views: 2629(23 votes) - ***Make Valentine's Day 365 Days a Year - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Today, we were on an hour show with a “blow-torch” radio station, talking about love, relationships, and Valentine’s Day. We had a blast! It is always fun reaching the folks with our positive message about our more than 30 years of research on ...
Views: 2623(10 votes) - ***Why is Commitment to Love Difficult? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Falling in love with another human being is easy, but making a commitment to love them forever is “up in the air” for many people. We like the term “up in the air” from the movie title for a whole bunch of reasons, primarily because it aptly ...
Views: 2620(47 votes) - ***A Failed Relationship: Don't Make The Same Mistakes Again - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Marriages and relationships fail. Love sometimes ends as the flames of love die out. What started out with so much promise sometimes ends as a disaster. Now the challenge is how to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and start all over again. ...
Views: 2615(30 votes) - ***Character Matters In Love And Marriage - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2014 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. There is an essential character element in love and marriage. People who say they love each other and then lie on a regular basis or cheat on their spouse aren't really in love. Oh, many think they are, but they really are not. People who love ...
Views: 2606(8 votes) - ***A Symphony Of Love - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2007 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzA Symphony of Love By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth Schmitz "the marriage doctors" and Authors of the Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage (Available at Amazon.com) . Tonight, we heard the sounds of love! Over the years we have seen love, ...
Views: 2578(24 votes) - ***Great Love Cannot Be Rushed - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. “You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip.” This marvelous quote by Jonathan Carroll is from Outside the Dog ...
Views: 2569(31 votes) - ***Simple Things Matter in Marriage – Even in Venice! - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Have you ever been to Venice, Italy? Wow, what a wonderfully romantic place! When you ride in a gondola together by Marco Polo’s house, stroll on St. Mark’s Square while holding hands, enjoy the grandeur of the Doges Palace, or share a bottle of ...
Views: 2554(26 votes) - ***Lasting Love - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzLasting Love By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth Schmitz "the marriage doctors" and Authors of the Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage (Available at Amazon.com) . Lasting love, ‘til death do us part. Married couples repeat this stanza or some ...
Views: 2551(28 votes) - ***Romney Right About Marriage and Poverty - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Governor Romney was correct when he made the statement in the second Presidential Debate that “ . . . if there’s a two parent family, the prospect of living in poverty goes down dramatically. The opportunities that the child will be able to achieve ...
Views: 2535(21 votes) - ***Observing Love On Valentine's Day - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzObserving Love On Valentine's Day By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Award Winning Authors of the NEW Hardback Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Makes a GREAT Wedding or Anniversary Gift Also available at ...
Views: 2531(22 votes) - ***Love and Marriage in Retirement - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts You spent a lifetime together raising children, going to work, going to meetings, and in general, meeting everyone else’s needs. Whether one or both of you worked outside of the home, you are now retired, together in the house alone . . . just you ...
Views: 2497(30 votes) - ***Is Advice About Marriage Fact Or Fiction? - by Submitted on May 08, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. As we prepared for the work of the day this morning it dawned on us while watching a television show – there is a lot of bad advice about marriage and relationships in the popular media today. We watched these so-called “experts” wax on about what ...
Views: 2492(39 votes) - ***Marriage The Second Time Around - Take It Slow - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We know very well how important it is to rebound in a timely manner from a failed relationship. Of the thousands of couples we have interviewed over the past 30 years on all 7 continents of the world, many of them were remarried after suffering ...
Views: 2492(13 votes) - ***The Voice of Blake Shelton’s Love for Miranda - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We will be honest with you up front -- we are huge fans of Country music! Like a lot of Country music fans these days, we are impressed with Country superstar couple, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. To say they are awesome entertainers is an ...
Views: 2482(8 votes) - ***Sex Will Not Save Your Marriage - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzSex Will Not Save Your Marriage By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts Authors of the Best Relationship Book of 2008 INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner Available at GoldenAnniversaries.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and at ...
Views: 2480(26 votes) - ***Love's Essential Virtues - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzLove’s Essential Virtues By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Authors of the INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner for the Best Relationship Book of 2008 Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Available at ...
Views: 2461(28 votes) - ***5 Secrets to a Happy Marriage are Universal - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Our continuing search for great marriages around the world has brought us to the incredibly beautiful country of New Zealand. Our travels have taken us to the cities of Auckland (the largest city) and Wellington (the capital city) on the North ...
Views: 2460(25 votes) - ***Summer Love - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzSummer Love By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Authors of the “Best Relationship Book of 2008” INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Available at GoldenAnniversaries.com, ...
Views: 2447(27 votes) - ***To Brazil With Love - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzTo Brazil With Love By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Authors of the “Best Relationship Book of 2008” INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful MarriageAvailable at GoldenAnniversaries.com, ...
Views: 2431(19 votes) - ***Traditional Marriage is Alive and Well - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We know, we hear them all the time – those purveyors of half-truths, un-truths, and political agendas. You know the ones – the ones who continually pronounce to the world that traditional marriage is dead. Well, all we can say is – don’t believe ...
Views: 2431(19 votes) - ***What’s Sex Got To Do With It? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2007 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Older adults between the ages of 57 and 85 make sex an important part of their lives! That’s the results of the first comprehensive national survey of the sexual attitudes and behaviors of older adults as reported in the New England Journal of ...
Views: 2412(28 votes) - ***Hollywood's Version of Normal is NOT - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Hollywood, the media, and the Internet pundits have contributed greatly to the notion that the "abnormal" is "normal." Our research on all seven continents of the world over the past 30 years tells us clearly that "traditional norms" still ...
Views: 2386(27 votes) - ***The Perfect Wedding Gift - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzThe Perfect Wedding Gift By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Award Winning Authors of the NEW Hardback Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage The best wedding gift of all is the gift of marital success! While we ...
Views: 2384(22 votes) - ***How Can Our Marriage Survive Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. The holiday season is a time of celebration. It is a time to be with family and friends. It is a time to be with the one you love. The holiday season is not a time for stress! We have all seen it—the grandest of holiday plans come crashing ...
Views: 2383(19 votes) - ***Pre-Nuptial Agreement: Should You Have One? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. In the September 14th edition of the Huffington Post an article entitled, Prenuptial Agreements Are They Necessary? Two Legal Experts Debate, causes us to chime in on this important debate based upon our 30+ years of research on successful marriage ...
Views: 2371(51 votes) - ***So What Is This Thing Called Marriage? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We live in a world of mixed messages. Our world is neither black nor white. The world we live in is full of powerful emotions. And the truth is, the world we live in is complicated – so very complicated. And for those of us who have lived in ...
Views: 2370(28 votes) - ***iPod Love - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2007 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitziPod Love By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth Schmitz "the marriage doctors" and Authors of the Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage (Available at Amazon.com) . When the iPod came on the market several years ago, we were one of the first “kids” ...
Views: 2355(32 votes) - ***A New Year's Resolution You Can Keep! - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzA New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep! By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts Authors of the Best Relationship Book of 2008 INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner Available at GoldenAnniversaries.com, BarnesandNoble.com, ...
Views: 2320(27 votes) - ***Democracy And Love On A Beautiful Day - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzDemocracy and Love on a Beautiful Day By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts Authors of the Best Relationship Book of 2008 INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner Available at GoldenAnniversaries.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and at ...
Views: 2305(26 votes) - ***Traditional Versus Same-Sex Love and Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzTraditional Versus Same-Sex Love and Relationships By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Authors of the INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner for Best Relationship Book of 2008 Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Available ...
Views: 2280(24 votes) - ***What's Love Got To Do With It? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzWhat’s Love Got To Do With It? By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Authors of the INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner for Best Relationship Book of 2008 Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Available at ...
Views: 2260(26 votes) - ***36 Great Celebrity Marriages - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Even though the media likes to make you think all celebrity marriages end in sensationalized divorce, what the media doesn't tell you is that there are many celebrity couples with great marriages. We have conducted an endless search of data ...
Views: 2255(19 votes) - ***A Golden Anniversary With A Dancing Twist - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzA Golden Anniversary With A Dancing Twist By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts Authors of the Best Relationship Book of 2008 INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner Available at GoldenAnniversaries.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and at ...
Views: 2247(27 votes) - ***The Valentines Day Touch - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts Give a Valentine’s Day present of touch to the one you love. What could be better or more meaningful? Here’s why it could just be the best Valentine’s Day present ever. We have been married for 42 years and simply can’t keep our hands off of each ...
Views: 2217(23 votes) - ***A Place Where Love Knows Your Name - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Once upon a time there was a wonderful television show called Cheers. It took place in Boston. Each day, the local patrons would gather at Cheers to discuss the events of the day, contemplate life’s burdens, explore life’s joys, and cry over a beer ...
Views: 2211(30 votes) - ***Simple Things Matter During the Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts Truth is, we miss our parents and our grandparents. True to the natural course of life, they are all gone now. They were parents in life and, in many ways, parents in death. They all lived long lives. They all lived full and productive lives. ...
Views: 2207(26 votes) - ***What Are The Simple Things That Matter In Love And Relationships? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzWhat Are The Simple Things Matter In Love and Relationships? By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Authors of the INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner for Best Relationship Book of 2008 Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful ...
Views: 2180(26 votes) - ***Memorial Day and Love Forever - by Submitted on May 26, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzMemorial Day and Love Forever By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Authors of the INDIE Book Awards Gold Medal Winner for Best Relationship Book of 2008 Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Available at ...
Views: 2170(22 votes) - ***Can Marriage Survive the Isolation of Antarctica? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Understanding Antarctica and the challenges faced by anyone attempting to live and work there explains the adventuresome nature of the couples we interviewed. Antarctica has the coldest, driest, windiest, and harshest climate on Earth. Living ...
Views: 2161(20 votes) - ***4 Lessons Dogs Teach Us About Love - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth Schmitzb>By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Dogs are amazing animals. As man’s best friend, they show us everyday how to love. We are proud to tell you that our dog, Louie, is truly a Wonder Dog. He is loving, caring, intuitive, intelligent, handsome, and a wonderful friend and companion. ...
Views: 2143(24 votes) - ***It is NOT Okay to Cheat on the One You Love - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzIt is NOT Okay to Cheat on the One You Love By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Award Winning Authors of the NEW Hardback Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Makes a GREAT Wedding or Anniversary Gift Also ...
Views: 2136(26 votes) - ***Why Is Love Blind On Valentine's Day? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzWhy Is Love Blind On Valentine’s Day? By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz "the marriage doctors" Award Winning Authors of the NEW Hardback Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage ©2008 Makes a GREAT Valentine’s Day ...
Views: 2127(25 votes) - ***We’d Do It All Over Again! - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2007 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzWe’d Do It All Over Again! By Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth Schmitz "the marriage doctors" and Authors of the Book Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage (Available at Amazon.com) . Yesterday in Providence, Rhode Island, 300 married couples said, ...
Views: 2124(25 votes) - ***Parents and Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts A parent’s love is with you everywhere. Every time you are far from home you are never alone. Your parents are always with you. They think about you. They worry about you. They always love you. They love you no matter what. Truth is, most ...
Views: 2093(24 votes) - ***Home For The Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays, ‘Cause no matter how far away you roam, When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze, For the holidays, you can’t beat home, sweet home.” This very popular song's lyricist, Al Stillman, ...
Views: 2074(25 votes) - ***The Simple Things Matter In Life And Love - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzGolden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage Makes a GREAT Wedding or Anniversary Gift Also available at Amazon.com and your local bookstore Let’s get serious about love! Truth is, it’s time to quit pretending that love is so hard to understand. Here’s the bottom ...
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