Hui Liu’s (pronounced hwee yoo) six years of marriage have taught her a lot about what love means.

“As a couple you always have conflict, you have good days and bad days,” Liu said. As their relationship has grown, Liu’s learned to ride the waves, savor the good times and not worry about the days when it’s an uphill crawl.

She’s learned even more from the two and a half years she’s had with her son, Alex.

“Marriage wasn’t that different [of a life change],” said Liu. “But having a baby, that was really different.”

But she’s also learned a lot from her research on the institution of marriage. As an assistant professor of sociology at Michigan State University, it could be said that, when it comes to love and marriage, Liu’s the expert.

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