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In a family business, divide the outcomes, not the chores

Most couples split the to-do list. The ones who last split ownership, so every problem has exactly one name on it.

GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Pay for the wedding in cash or move the date

The guest list is the budget. Everything else is decoration, and most of it's negotiable if you run the numbers first.

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GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Running a Business With Your Wife Without Losing the Marriage

Two people, one bank account, zero clocking off. The rules that keep the company from quietly eating the thing it was supposed to serve.

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Couples in Business6 min read

Run the business together, but never decide everything together

Couples who last don't share every decision. They split the company into lanes and keep it out of the bathroom at 10:40 p.m.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

The first big thing you buy together shouldn't arrive with a balance. Do the arithmetic, then choose the beach.

GuideRetirementMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Retiring as a Couple Means Two Sets of Dates to Get Right

Social Security timing, the health coverage gap, and the household math nobody warns you about when two paychecks stop eighteen months apart.

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Guide100 ThingsCal Brennan23 Sept 20267 min

100 Things Every Newlywed Couple Should Talk About

Ten conversations a week for ten weeks, and you'll know more about your marriage than most couples learn in a decade.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Two nights, ninety minutes away, and one page of instructions

The anniversary weekend works when you plan the handoff harder than the hotel. Do the boring part Thursday, and Saturday takes care of itself.

GuideRetirementRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The Social Security math married couples keep getting wrong

A spousal benefit tops out at half. A survivor benefit can be the whole check. The gap between those two numbers shapes a widow's entire budget.

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GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Stop Nodding Along and Go Get Your Hearing Tested

The test takes twenty minutes in a soundproof booth, and it tells you things about your brain and your marriage that you can't guess at.

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StoryHumorNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

The Twelve Stages of Building a Dresser With Your Wife

Nobody's marriage has ever been ended by a Swedish dresser, but a few have been tested somewhere around step 14.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideMovies & TVNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Date Night Movies You and Your Wife Will Both Finish

Thirteen films that hold up for both of you, with the content concerns named up front and a system for picking one before 9 p.m.

BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

The two-parent home is a research finding before it's an argument

The data on family structure comes from economists and sociologists across the political spectrum, several of whom went looking for a different answer.

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GuideHumorMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to Give a Funny Wedding Toast Nobody Regrets

Three minutes, one story, zero apologies afterward. The mechanics of a toast that gets laughs and still honors the marriage.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Travel6 min

How to plan a trip your wife actually wants to be on

Humor5 min

The Inside Joke Is Load-Bearing

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