It's No Secret

A New York Times Feature By Alix Strauss

Because marriage is an ever-evolving experience, we constantly shift, change and, in some cases, start over. In It’s No Secret, couples share thoughts about commitment and tell us what they have learned along the way.

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A Marriage Built on Compromise Grows Deeper During the Pandemic

By Alix Strauss
February 23, 2021
The New York Times

 
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Becoming Teammates in Life and Business

By Alix Strauss
February 2, 2021
The New York Times

 

Exploring Their Own Paths Together

By Alix Strauss
July 18, 2020
The New York Times

 

Through Their Breakups, They Were Always Friends

By Alix Strauss
June 16, 2020
The New York Times

 

Married Doctors Learn to Meet in the Middle

By Alix Strauss
May 2, 2020
The New York Times

 

They Overcame Marriage Fears

By Alix Strauss
March 24, 2020
The New York Times

 

Two Divorce Lawyers Take Their Work Home

By Alix Strauss
February 18, 2020
The New York Times

 

‘It’s Harder to Fight When You’re Naked’

By Alix Strauss
January 7, 2020
The New York Times

 

‘I Dream, He Executes’

By Alix Strauss
November 13, 2019
The New York Times

 

Separate Addresses Kept Them Together

By Alix Strauss
August 6, 2019
The New York Times

 

Marriage Therapists Who Follow Their Own Advice

By Alix Strauss
May 28, 2019
The New York Times

 

Their First Date Lasted 18 Days

By Alix Strauss
April 09, 2019
The New York Times

 

She Developed a Filter. He Became More Outgoing.

By Alix Strauss
March 26, 2019
The New York Times

 

Collaborating in Their Artwork and in Life

By Alix Strauss
February 28, 2019
The New York Times

 

Together for Four Decades, Married for Four Years

By Alix Strauss
December 26, 2018
The New York Times

 

A Connection Was Made ‘Within Seconds’ of Their First Call

By Alix Strauss
November 29, 2018
The New York Times

 

Two Decades Filled With Laughter and Pastry

By Alix Strauss
October 31, 2018
The New York Times

 

Their Relationship Morphed From Dislike to Inseparable

By Alix Strauss
September 27, 2018
The New York Times

 

Age Difference Didn’t Matter Then, Or Now

By Alix Strauss
August 8, 2018
The New York Times

 

A Marriage Filled With Heroes, Villains and Eight Years of Romance

By Alix Strauss
July 10, 2018
The New York Times

 

Slow Dancing Their Way Out of Arguments

By Alix Strauss
June 5, 2018
The New York Times

 

From the First Minute They Knew, and Life Has Been Easier Since

By Alix Strauss
May 18, 2018
The New York Times

 

A Carefree Life With a Few Bumps Along the Way

By Alix Strauss
May 1, 2018
The New York Times

 

The Actress and Quarterback Still Work at Winning

By Alix Strauss
March 15, 2018
The New York Times

 

She Knows His Crazy, and He Knows Hers

By Alix Strauss
February 27, 2018
The New York Times

 

A Conventional Marriage for a ‘Counterculture’ Couple

By Alix Strauss
February 13, 2018
The New York Times

 

It’s the Little Things, Like Coffee, Cocktails and Listening

By Alix Strauss
January 31, 2018
The New York Times

 

Their Marriage Is a Little Like Comfort Food

By Alix Strauss
January 10, 2018
The New York Times

 

Cokie and Steven Roberts: A Half-Century of Changing Together

By Alix Strauss
December 26, 2017
The New York Times

 

Saving the Drama for the Courtroom

By Alix Strauss
November 28, 2017
The New York Times

 

Tom Kirdahy and Terrence McNally: An Immediate, and Lasting, Need

By Alix Strauss
November 15, 2017
The New York Times

 

Wyn Lydecker and John Lydecker: 40 Years of Meals Together

By Alix Strauss
October 24, 2017
The New York Times

 

Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos: ‘Create Some Mystery’

By Alix Strauss
October 10, 2017
The New York Times