This is the last in our series of articles on the sustainable relationship. We began writing these shortly after the financial crash this past winter.

The economic woes of this recession are providing a new opportunity to find love.

As we all witness the country's economy in meltdown, it is worth considering the effect it has on our committed relationships.

Why would anyone want to get married?

All the hopes and dreams we have about happily ever after seem to be nothing but a fairy tale illusion.

As we have discussed in earlier articles, the structure of the modern relationship creates such a strain that, for many couples, it is nearly impossible to sustain.

Many of us have lost our jobs in the last two years. I have. Many of my professional colleagues have. Many of my personal friends have.

My summer of 2009 got off to a smashing start this weekend.

“We’re going to do this divorce like it’s never been done before,” said my friend Ann. Ann’s husband had recently moved out of their house in Connecticut to an apartment in New York City.