The State of Your Unions

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  • Scoring a husband

    The author of a new book says that branding is as important as romance in finding a mate. Part 2 of "I'm Refreshingly Approachable! I'm a Two-in-One Shampoo! Marry Me!"
    By Cole Kazdin October 28, 2003

  • I'm refreshingly approachable! I'm a two-in-one shampoo! Marry me!

    In which the hapless author slavishly obeys a new bestseller that instructs husband-hunting women over 35 to market themselves like a brand.
    By Cole Kazdin October 27, 2003

  • The state of your unions

    Salon readers share tales of romance and grit from the front lines of the institution of marriage.
    October 22, 2003

  • Watching my marriage end on the big screen

    The first time I watched "The Secret Lives of Dentists," based on a novella I wrote about my divorce from the father of my daughters, I laughed all the way through it. The second time I didn't.
    By Jane Smiley October 21, 2003

  • Same-sex family values

    Toby and Jean Adams moved to Auburn, Calif., to raise their daughter in a close-knit community with good schools. The reaction of their neighbors and fellow churchgoers -- from anger to acceptance to confusion -- mirrors Middle America's evolving attitudes toward gays and gay marriage.
    By Laura McClure October 20, 2003

  • Letters

    Responding to "Mrs. Feminist," women and men weigh in on the merits of wives taking their husbands' last names.
    October 17, 2003

  • Mrs. Feminist

    Ninety percent of married women choose to take their husband's name. But don't call them traditional.
    By Lynn Harris October 16, 2003

  • Mates: A literary history

    Matching sock, erotic target or fellow damned soul chained to your wrist? From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Kundera, a guided tour of the Big Two.
    By Gary Kamiya October 14, 2003

  • An antique institution

    When my first marriage ended, I thought I'd figured one thing out: Don't ever get married. Not if you enjoy sex. And then I met Janet.
    By Benjamin Cheever October 14, 2003

  • State of the Union

    A new Salon series examines marriage from all angles -- who does it and why and what happens before, during and after the promises.
    By Karen Croft and Lori Leibovich October 14, 2003
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