marriage and love

10. Why him? Why her?

When we see two people who are deeply in love with each other, we often think to ourselves that it makes sense because they have so much in common with one another; either they share […]

4. Can we still love each other when we are ninety?

Marcel : We are 89 and 90 years old respectively and we were married in 1925. And we have always loved each other! How is this possible? I will tell you, it is simpler than […]

Manifesto on discrimination and harassment due to motherhood.

On the occasion of the day against violence against women, The Women of the World Platform condemns all forms of violence, especially the ones produced within the home, a privileged place for full personal development. We […]

Without an understanding of home, man becomes sinful and desperate

In a letter of sympathy to Evan Charteris, whose father had just died, Hilaire Belloc once wrote: Now what has come upon you is as hard a thing as any man can have to bear. […]

Worldwide Declaration of Mothers

“Women make a great contribution to the welfare of the family and to the development of society, which is still not recognized or considered in its full importance. The social significance of maternity, motherhood and […]

Statement of trafficking in human beings

Each human being is a free person, whether man, woman, girl or boy, and is destined to exist for the good of all in equality and fraternity. Any relationship that fails to respect the fundamental […]

Letter from a mother to the politicians

Dear policy-maker, dear politician, I am a woman and a mother. And I have a lot to tell you about I have worked during many years outside home and now I devote myself 100% to […]

The Adult Children of Divorce Find Their Voice

Almost on a whim, but primarily because a close friend of mine had revealed her still-unfolding struggles with the long-ago divorce of her parents, I started asking adult children of divorce about their experiences. I […]

Public Comment to UN Special Rapporteur

To the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, We are women and men of diverse ethnic, religious, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds from all regions of the world. We come together […]

The Future of American Sexuality and Family: Five Key Trends

We find ourselves in a liminal spot, one between long-taken-for-granted traditional relationships anchored in marriage and the future relationship system characterized more consistently by “confluent love.” There will not be two dominant systems. The tenth anniversary […]