Why money is hard for couples – Mary Hunt

Couple relaxing on couch with popcorn.

by Mary Hunt, contributing writer The phone rings. You pick it up to hear your husband say, “Honey, seven years ago tonight we got engaged. Let’s go to dinner and a movie to celebrate!” Long ago, in what seems like another time and place, you fell in love with this man because he was spontaneous…

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Love and marriage redux – Jack Partridge

Two hearts drawn in the sand on a beach.

by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer First things first! I want to thank all who contacted me by email, telephone, and USPS with their comments on my first column for RINewsToday on Valentine’s Day. It was entitled, “Love and Marriage”. The subject of the piece as you may recall was that marriage unlike even…

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Love and marriage – Jack Partridge

Red roses with a blank card next to them.

by Jack Partridge, contributing writer According to the hit song of 1985, “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage – and you can’t have one without the other”, introduced by Frank Sinatra on a television special, a musical version of Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’ with lyrics by songsmith, Sammy Cahn. Love may…

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“Living Apart Together” couples need to discuss caregiving, health issues with family, each other – Herb Weiss

An older couple sitting on a couch.

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With divorce rates soaring since the 1990s, and aging baby boomers 50 and older having doubled in number, this trend, along with longer life expectancy and those becoming widowed, has resulted in many older adults forming new partnerships later in life. Researchers call this new phenomenon, “Living…

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