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The State of Your Unions

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Runaway bride Runaway bride
It's not that I didn't want to get married. I just wanted to make sure that I could take a break from the institution whenever I needed to.
By Jennifer Armstrong Dec 20, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome rocked my world. Too bad he also slapped my face and passed out. More tales from the front lines of marriage.
Mar 3, 2004
Here come the brides Here come the brides
After 25 years together -- including children, mortgages, intimacy and boredom --- Kay and I stood for six hours in the San Francisco rain to become mundane and unspecial. To be married.
By Carol Adair Feb 24, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Religious differences, debilitating illnesses, runaway brides who stop running: More tales from the front lines of marriage.
Feb 18, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Straying, sexual dysfunction, traumatic vasectomies and other tales from the front lines of marriage.
Feb 4, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Dealing with a life-threatening illness, resisting the urge to call off the wedding, searching for the desire to have children, and other tales from the front lines of marriage.
Jan 28, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Coming to terms with racist family members, dealing with the fact that you're the "other" woman, and other tales from the frontlines of marriage.
Jan 21, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon's female readers tell tales of extramarital temptation, emotional and physical abuse, and cowboy dreams that went awry.
Jan 14, 2004
Mix and match Mix and match
Why am I a strong believer in intermarriage? Because too much Jewish angst, WASPY stoicism or Catholic repression in one household isn't healthy.
By Abby Ellin Jan 13, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon's male readers weigh in on their marriages with revealing tales of broken hearts, cheating, cheating and more cheating.
Jan 6, 2004
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon's readers share their tales of newlywed angst, post-divorce shock and bridesmaid blues.
Dec 17, 2003
Black, white and pink all over Black, white and pink all over
More than a year after the New York Times printed its first same-sex wedding announcement, gay couples debate the need to declare their love in the most public way possible.
By Christopher Farah Dec 12, 2003
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon readers write about love and marriage, heartache and divorce -- fighting over spatulas, compromising on a cat, and surviving adultery.
Dec 10, 2003
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon readers share stories of their marriages -- first times, second tries and never agains.
Dec 3, 2003
Confessions of a virgin marriage Confessions of a virgin marriage
I loved and was attracted to my husband, but I didn't want to have sex with him.
By Beth Heaton Nov 20, 2003
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon readers react to the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision and share their dreams of walking down the aisle with their same-sex partners.
Nov 19, 2003
"If we haven't found anyone else by 40, let's get hitched!" "If we haven't found anyone else by 40, let's get hitched!"
Are "marriage pacts" a mature, open-eyed approach to love -- or the ultimate in cowardly bet-hedging?
By Curtis Sittenfeld Nov 18, 2003
"Her Husband" "Her Husband"
Diane Middlebrook talks about why the marriage of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes was a soaring success despite his infidelity and her suicide -- and why promising to be sexually faithful is folly.
By Kamy Wicoff Nov 14, 2003
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon readers share tales of ugly divorces, same-sex relationships, and love born from tragedy.
Nov 12, 2003
Education of a call girl Education of a call girl
What I learned about marriage while working as a Manhattan prostitute.
By Tracy Quan Nov 7, 2003
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon readers share secrets for marital longevity. Hint: Staying faithful, and having nothing in common, help a lot.
Nov 5, 2003
Love letters Love letters
The author of "A Venetian Affair" says we can learn much from the story of 18th century passion between his ancestor and the woman he wasn't allowed to marry.
By Karen Croft Nov 4, 2003
The wedding boyfriend The wedding boyfriend
It's a peculiar phenomenon. You hook up with someone at the rehearsal dinner and by Sunday brunch you've enacted all of the stages of courtship -- speeded up.
By Curtis Sittenfeld Nov 4, 2003
Hey, pal, I said I wanted friggin' fuchsias! Hey, pal, I said I wanted friggin' fuchsias!
You thought only brides obsessed about flowers, caterers and invitations? Wake up and smell the floral centerpieces on the latest Web craze: Grooms' blogs.
By Rebecca Traister Oct 30, 2003
The state of your unions The state of your unions
Salon readers share wrenching tales of divorce, infidelity -- and second chances.
Oct 30, 2003
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