Feb 07 Watch 7:30 In ‘The Heart Is a Shifting Sea,’ Indian couples navigate domestic squalls and rapid change By PBS News Hour “The Heart is a Shifting Sea” is a story of modern love told through the eyes of three Indian couples in Mumbai. The NewsHour’s Elizabeth Flock spent years following how these men and women navigate marriage and relationships at a… Continue watching
Feb 06 A window into love and marriage in modern-day Mumbai By Elizabeth Flock In Mumbai, people say the monsoons make everyone fall in love. But this year the rains are late and the June nights are hot. So are tempers. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 3:17 Marriage is a dance of growing together, apart, together By PBS News Hour What does it take to walk alongside another human being over time? Writer Dani Shapiro set out to explore the beauty and the troubles of enduring love. Shining a light on her and her husband’s life course together, Shapiro offers… Continue watching
May 13 Lawmakers in 10 states push to raise marriage age By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Most Americans think of child marriage as a vestige of a bygone era. And yet in every state, people under 18 are allowed to marry. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 2:37 Carmen Maria Machado on marrying after your parents divorce By PBS News Hour Writer Carmen Maria Machado wasn't totally surprised when her parents informed her, 31 years into their marriage, that they were planning to divorce. But the news did produce a wave of anxiety over her own upcoming wedding. She shares how… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 10:17 Uncovering the problem of forced marriage in the U.S. By PBS News Hour She was never verbally or physically threatened or restrained. But at age 19, Nina Van Harn felt like she couldn’t say no when she was expected to marry a man chosen by her family. And she is not alone in… Continue watching
Sep 14 Column: How I came to report on forced marriage — in the U.S. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon The beginning of my journey reporting this story began with a casual conversation with a friend. “I know you are writing about child marriage in Afghanistan and India and lots of other places,“ she said. “What about what’s happening here… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 10:20 Will Pope Francis’ manifesto on family bring change to the church? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 4:26 Defying the Supreme Court, jailed Kentucky clerk draws outrage and support By PBS News Hour A Kentucky county clerk was arrested for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, citing religious belief. After this summer’s Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the country, Kim Davis had tried suing the state’s governor for religious… Continue watching
Mar 09 Your relationship means nothing to Social Security unless you’re married By Laurence Kotlikoff Marriage is the only way to validate a relationship before the Social Security Administration. Even if a couple has raised children together and one partner dies, Social Security does not consider the other partner eligible for the late partner's widow(er)'s… Continue reading