Do You Mommy Your Husband?

We just had to comment this evening on a CNN Article "Do You Mommy Your Husband?" In our 25+ years of research with successfully married couples, we have never heard any evidence to support this notion. In the hundreds of interviews representing over 15,000 years of collective marital wisdom, the couples we interviewed reported that they care deeply for and pamper each other. However, we have never had this kind of behavior reported from successfully married couples. There is absolutely no research or scientific evidence to support this article. CNN had to make this stuff up. Only at the end of this article did they get it right with the comments "Bottom line, Schwartz says: A normal amount of nurturing is fine, but to keep a relationship healthy, show your affection in a respectful way. After all, one thing is certain, she says: 'He doesn't want to be married to his mother."

We would like to hear what you think.