On October 6, Georgia was shocked by the news of the murder of 14-year-old ethnic Azerbaijani girl Aytaj Shahmarova. The teen was allegedly gunned down by her 27-year-old "husband," Alim Aslanov.

When was the last time you felt *truly* connected to your spouse? If it's been a while, you're not alone. Marriage doesn't exactly come with an instruction manual. Every marital relationship is unique ...

No child deprived of her human rights can imagine a path to a brighter future without support to overcome obstacles and someone to light the way. Child marriage, the early or forced marriage of a ...

Guest post by Natalie Oveyssi. This is the second installment of Forgotten Stories of the Eugenic Age, a guest blog series by Natalie Oveyssi exploring the lesser-known ways that eugenics affected and ...

In marriage, the balance of control can shift slightly, depending on the circumstances, and still be OK. What isn't OK is a power dynamic where one person is always in charge, and the other always ...

Marriage is one of life’s most significant and celebrated milestones. While it is a deeply personal decision and the right timing varies for each individual, there are compelling reasons to consider ...

For American women in the early twentieth century, marriage was a dangerous affair. Upon her marriage, a woman’s civic and social identity became subsumed in her husband’s. A wife was expected to be ...