Recently Heidi Klum legally changed her name. The comment that bothers me is "The bond between Heidi Klum and husband Seal just got a little closer. On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum's legal name change to Heidi Samuel, her husband's surname."

I don't think taking on your spouse's name is a way to being closer to your spouse. Your thoughts?

As the holidays get closer, if you find your spouse is crankier than normal, it could be because you are working too many hours and you are not doing your share in getting things ready for the holidays.

One of the best things you can do is to have a talk with your spouse about the holidays.

• Set up a plan and a schedule.
• Follow through on what you agree to do. Don't break your promise!
• Make time for just the two of you during the holidays.

We also like Diane Fassel's suggestion to "Designate certain times, like Friday nights, when you and your spouse both agree to lock those gadgets [tech type] in a drawer."
Source: Maureen Farrell. "10 Ways to Survive a Workaholic Spouse Maureen Farrell." Forbes.com. 11/19/2009.

Although we were not big fans of the Roseanne show in the 1980s, I watched an episode the other night on late TV. If you want an example of how to destroy your marriage, watch this portion of "Fights and Stuff" -- Season 8, Episode 25 of Roseanne. It is obvious that the fight was not a fair fight.

Dan and Roseanne did everything in that fight that a married couple shouldn't do when angry. Read more...

The results of two of our more popular polls, "Are You Happily Married?" and "Would You Marry Your Spouse Again?", continue to surprise us.

Although we believe that marriage is not and can not be the primary source of your happiness, we are surprised to see so many negative responses to the questions. Do you think it is because more of our readers are in unhappy marriages than in happy marriages?