In “Yes, Dear. Tonight Again.”, NY Times writer Ralph Gardner highlights two couples (the Mullers and the Browns) committed to daily sex –an erotic adventure to battle married ennui. Lois Braverman, president of the Ackerman Institute, cautioned against couples trying to keep up with the Mullers and Browns. “Some couples are totally satisfied with being […]

For Couples, the Gift of Conversation In “For Couples, the Gift of Conversation”, Hadas Goshen evaluates the benefits of couples therapy. She interviews Ackerman faculty member and director of Ackerman’s Gender and Family Project, Jean Malpas, on what couples therapy can be for a couple and ways couples can use therapy to benefit their relationship.

Cost of Living:The Conflict Came in the Mail New York Times writer, M.P. Dunleavey reports on the conflict that couples experience around money, particularly in difficult economic times. Ackerman Institute faculty member and director of Ackerman’s Money and Family Life Project, Judith Stern Peck and her book Money and Meaning are cited.

Lois Braverman, President of Ackerman Institute, analyzes ways to define infidelity in response to the Anthony Wiener sexting scandal.

“How Infidelity Affects the Kids”Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s kids were tweeting about Arnold’s affair, but will they be forever altered by it? Alizah Salario of The Daily Beast evaluates the long-term effects children suffer when a parent cheats.Lois Braverman, Ackerman president, weighs in. Read the full article on The Daily Beast website by clicking

Digital Flirting–Easy to Do and to Get Caught With Facebook friends, Twitter followers and Skype video chats, it is now all too easy to flirt with strangers and engage in sexual fantasy without (technically) breaking a marriage vow. Digital dalliance has entered the mainstream. NY Times writer, Tara Parker-Pope features Ackerman president, Lois Braverman. I

Martha Edwards, Ackerman Institute faculty member, weighs in, on the messages that dressing babies in bikinis sends to small children.

This Column Will Change Your Life: Tempo Trouble Guardian writer, Oliver Burkeman examines what happens to relationships when partners march to the beats of different drums? He cites Ackerman Institute faculty member, Peter Fraenkel, and his book Sync Your Relationship, Save Your Marriage, talking about a hidden dimension of intimacy–time perception.