A Couple More Years

The issue of same sex marriage has been circulating in the Australian media frequently in the past few years with many people pushing for, or against, it’s progression. Nick Jensen wrote an opinion piece online ‘Gay law change may force us to divorce’ (10/06/15) about why he believes gay marriage should not be legalised and how it will “force” himself and his wife to divorce. Before the audience even reads the piece they are drawn in by Jensen’s wording in the title. By saying that the gay law…

America is an overly cautious country. We are scared of the unknown and of things we don’t fully understand. That’s why we became more hesitant on letting people into our country after events like 9/11 and any other terrorist attacks. As a country we sometimes are way to prideful to ever admit it. For this reason we have not allowed our citizens the freedom that is stated in our constitution. For many decades America denied people the most simplest of rights to marry whom they please. To say…

This article talks about how startups are relying more on saving and credit cards, rather than funding, bank loans, and home equity. According to this article two people started their own company from their own savings and credit cards. Chris Gonzalez and David Comiskey started a dog walking service and app. They both together were able to chip in a total of $5000 in 2015 to launch “Barkly”. A year later they raised a total of $45000. This article very interesting because it provides many…

The Robinson’s are a married couple that is planning of retiring in four years. Their taxable investment portfolio is invested 25% equity and 75% fixed income. They have not participated in any defined contribution plan and neither is eligible for a defined benefit plan. The Robinsons have a combined after-tax salary of $100,000. The couple has been able to meet expenses and keep up their home; however, they have not been able to travel to any extent. The Robinsons desire to maintain their…

household chores D. It is alright for the wife to initiate love-making with her husband. E. The husband and wife should plan the budget and manage money matters together. F. Neither the husband nor the wife should purchase an item costing more than $100 without consulting the other. G. The father is the one responsible for disciplining the children. H. A wife who has special talent should have a career. I. It is the wife’s responsibility to keep the house neat and clean.…

has stirred up many controversies that will be talked about in this paper. However lets talk more about the background behind the topic; just this year alone the LGBT community has made some astounding advancements in accomplishing equal recognition. On June 26 of this year same-sex marriage was legalized by a 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court. This made it illegal for a state to refuse to marry a same sex couple and gave the LGBT community the recognition they have long been waiting for.…

but somewhere along the years they began to drift apart. Where did it go wrong? Could there have been a way to prevent this? In the following essay, I will be addressing whether or not I agree with Gottmans assessment, how I feel about “The Love Lab” video, along with if I feel there is any sort of formula for a successful relationship and lastly, conclude with comparing the “love lab” video and other scholarly psychologist. Gottman created an atmosphere which provided couples, both married or…

a lot of loving couples are looking for children to adopt. More and more couples start to consider adopting children overseas because of the limited amount of domestic children. However, overseas adoption is still not a good idea because its harm on both children and their biological parents, high possibility of fraud and time required. Firstly, the worst thing about overseas adoption is that adoptees will never feel…

Barnett and Shen research the association of balancing at-work and at-home tasks with psychological distress in dual-career couples. The researchers have created a study using adults 18 to 65 to determine the level of distress due to house hold tasks and paid work. The study finds that women experience greater distress when trying to balance both tasks. Women with full time jobs have been found to also spend a high amount of time on house work, which links to greater amounts of stress. The…

before and even after the wedding. In Indian culture, when two people get married, it is not just them who are getting married, their families unite too. Due to this fact, many couples face problems as it is not only the man and woman who have to fall in love but the families also have to accept each other in order for the couple to get married happily. There has been a long standing tradition that the woman’s family incurs all the expenses of the all wedding-related events. This is not all,…