It’s been a painful week on the marriage beat. Who didn’t wince watching South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford disclose details of a steamy affair during a rambling press conference? Only a few days earlier, our favorite reality TV couple Jon and Kate, parents of eight, revealed plans to divorce.
But as my colleague Ben Carey and I explore in today’s Sunday Styles section, marriages today are more resilient than you might think. A series of societal changes mean couples are marrying later, divorcing less and weathering marital storms like infidelity. To learn more, read the full story, “Marriage Stands Up For Itself,” and then please join the discussion below.
Has your marriage survived infidelity? What do you think of political wives like Elizabeth Edwards and Jenny Sanford who stay married despite their husband’s much publicized affairs?
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