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Marriage and Relationships
ResumeMarried Americans report they have fewer close friends and confidants outside their marriage. Many have only their wife or husband to really talk to — openly, honestly, intimately.
Marriage experts say it's too much to ask of marriage, and may be why some marriages are faltering.
This hour On Point: when the spouse is supposed to be everything, are we asking too much of marriage?Guests:
Stephanie Coontz, professor of history and family studies at Evergreen State College and author of "Marriage, A History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage."
Lynn Smith-Lovin, professor of sociology at Duke University and co-author of "Social Isolation in America: Change in Core Discussion Networks Over Two Decades."
Joshua Coleman, clinical psychologist and author of "The Marriage Makeover: Finding Happiness in Imperfect Harmony."
This program aired on April 24, 2008.