The Hitched Podcast: Perfecting Your Marriage

We can probably all identify what makes a bad marriage, but what makes a good marriage? Dr. Karen Sherman describes the qualities of a successful and happy marriage and how happy couples move past obstacles.

We know the it's important that married couples continue to carve out time to nurture their relationship. This week, marriage and family therapist, Esther Boykin, discusses her new book, 'The Date Deck.'

New research suggests that Twitter is dangerous for your marriage, but Dr. Noelle Nelson and Hitched Editor, Steve Cooper, have a few nits to pick with this data and explain why it's okay to tweet.

Research has shown that being friends with someone who is divorced means that you're more likely to be divorced as well. So what are the risks of social contagion and how can couples build their marital immune system.

Going to grad school while married can require some additional learning. Dr. Karen Sherman offers tips on how couples can navigate the balance of higher education and marriage.

Nobody's immortal and dealing with sick parents or in-laws can have a very stressful impact on a marriage. Dr. Karen Sherman offers advice on how to deal with this tough harsh reality of life.

Marriage can actually be pretty easy if you know what you're doing. Dr. Karen Sherman offers her tips on what makes a marriages last.

Dr. Noelle Nelson explains new research that shows that the length it takes a wife to cool down after a disagreement effects the happiness of marriage, whereas the husband cool down peroid does not have the same impact.

Dean Olsher is the Host of The Really Big Questions (TRBQ), a project exploring the questions that make us human. Hitched Editor, Steve Cooper, asks Olsher what he has learned about love from the project.

It's easy to let life get in the way of your relationship, but now is the perfect time to re-establish some relationsihp goals. Dr. Karen Sherman offers her expert advice.

What do you do if your spouse informs you they would like a divorce? Or that they love you, but they're just not in love with you? Dr. Karen Sherman offers her expert advice.

Grit can predict the retention rate of teachers, the most successful sales person and who and who will not divorce. The more grit people have the less likely they are to divorce. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains how, why and what this means for couples.

A lot of husbands are looking to bring back that sparkle to their wife's eye. Dr. Karen Sherman offers multiple strategies on how husbands can impress their wives.

Telling your spouse that you're right may not be the best thing to move things forward. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains how being right will stop your conversation.

Nobody likes to watch their spouse in a state of upset, so it's only natural that we'll want to try and cheer them up. Unfortunately, you might be doing the wrong thing, according to Dr. Noelle Nelson. Listen why.