No marriage? No kids? We’re heading toward a “postfamilial” era, according to recent studies and The Daily Beast’s “Where Have All the Babies Gone?,” wherein woman are more likely to be seen as queens of eternal singledom and less as “wombs with legs” as one 30-year-old female put it. Staggering statistics show the fertility rate is the lowest it has been since first recorded in 1920 – and many are blaming the economy. That makes sense, but can you see yourself in a world sans familia? Depressing, much.
Read on for more info on how not having children could harm our economy, plus more, from The Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/02/18/why-the-choice-to-be-childless-is-bad-for-america.html
Hello Lovers!
Happy 2013. May this year make all of you Mrs.’s and Ms.’s and Mr.’s more guided on your paths through, in, and toward true love.
Now, let’s bring you up to speed on the most popular engagement rings (that pop!) and all the winter wedding trends you need to know about.
Click here for my latest for the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/custompublishing/together/la-ss-together-bling-in-the-new-year,0,6698803.story
And for all the latest in winter wedding trends from food maestro Wolfgang Puck, hair divas at Blo and more, read on here at Celebrity Bride Guide: http://www.celebritybrideguide.com/2012-winter-wedding-trends/
Lots of <3,
Allison
Don’t pop the bubbly just yet. The first year of marriage, compared to the high of wedding planning, may seem difficult, if not slightly depressing. Cheer up, young bucks and honeymooners, and take solace in the fact that you’re not alone. Recent studies show that newlyweds are less happy in their first year than couples who have been married for 40 or more years.
Let’s just hope marriage doesn’t have a terrible 2′s phase.
Read all the details from the study in this Huffington Post Weddings piece, “Honeymoon Phase Is A Myth, Study Finds.”
Lots of <3,
Allison
With all the preparations for the big day, from table settings to invitations to favors and your first dance song, don’t forget how much fun you can have blowing off steam and getting in shape. What a one-two punch! Discover some of the hottest heart-pumping workouts in my latest piece for the Los Angeles Times Together section. You’ll be shimmying into that dress in no time. Ready, set, sweat. http://www.latimes.com/
Lots of <3,
Allison
No one wants another woman butting into their relationship. There is one, however, that we just can’t avoid: your mother in law. On the Today Show this morning, Cosmopolitan‘s Joyce Chang and psychotherapist Robi Ludwig chimed in on the entangled relationship, averring that there is some truth in finding a mama’s boy. “You find a man who likes his mother, he’ll be good to you,” they said. Here are some other noteworthy tips from the pros:
1. Don’t make your man choose sides. There is room for both kinds of love.
2. Be honest with your husband about your feelings regarding your mother-in-law, and let him help navigate them appropriately.
3. Remember that he chose you because you felt familiar to him in some way. May want to thank mom for that.
4. Try to find something you like about your mother-in-law, ask her about herself, and always be kind.
Lots of <3,
Allison