Philosophy of love
Does the West have a monopoly on romantic love?
Is love, romantic love, a universal emotion? In the West, it often seems we live, die and even kill for love. Love is passionate, foolish and cherished. But in many cultures, arranged marriages are the norm and romantic love is, well, disruptive. It turns out people across the globe feel romantic love, but they don’t necessarily act on it.
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Military Marriages: Does a Higher Set of Standards Apply?
As General David Petraeus’s marital infidelity comes to light and his storied career comes to an end, questions have arisen about his marriage, his life in the military, and whether members of the military are – or should be – held to a higher standard than the rest of us. We asked listeners to give […]
Job Interviews Borrow from the Speed-Dating Handbook
We’ve all heard of speed-dating; that modern mating ritual in which singles are given a minute or two to impress a potential date before moving aside so the next candidate to make his or her pitch. But speed-dating methods aren’t just for dating anymore. Recruiters from a few companies are now enlisting the tactics of […]
Marriage Rate Hits an All-Time Low
A Pew Research Center report released Wednesday shows 51 percent of all adults in the United States are now married – a record low. In 2010, a survey also conducted by Pew found that four in ten Americans thought marriage had become obsolete, but found that most people who had never married (61 percent) would like […]
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