And more people are getting married again. Oprah sat down with a few multiply married women, a psychologist and an author to find out. Looking back on it, Joan realizes she grew up with the mistaken notion that she needed a husband, and that once she found him they'd live happily ever after. They've probably made me the woman I am today. The Perennial Optimists Maureen Vernon is a psychologist and marriage counselor who believes people who marry again and again don't take marriage lightly.
Most people think marriage is a noun, but it's really a verb.
A meme is an idea, a thought or belief that you pick up without really thinking about it. It can come from anywhere. And memes are particularly infectious when it comes to marriage. The idea that you need a spouse, that you're no one without him or her, and that your marrying years are wasting away is a meme. If you'd like a transcript of today's program, or any program, click here to order one from Burrelle's Transcripts for five dollars .