Across continents, cultures, and centuries, prospective parents have always preferred boys to girls. Nature agrees because the ratio of live births is usually 105 boys to every 100 girls, because boys have higher rates of infant mortality, engage in high-risk behavior and die sooner. By age 30 there are equal numbers of males and females […]
Is there a future in marriage? A Pew poll in 2010 found that a whopping 50% of young Americans, and 40% of all Americans, believe that marriage is becoming obsolete. There are others who want to revive the “traditional” marriage, get rid of no-fault divorce laws and change the attitudes about marriage. It is interesting that at […]
The Census Bureau has reported that in 2010 only 48 percent of American households were represented by married couples. This is the first time that figure has dropped below 50 percent. This is down from 78 percent in 1950—the days of “Ozzie and Harriet” are gone. Just a fifth of households were traditional families—married couples […]
This is advice to anyone planning to get married: Make sure that the person you are getting married to has the traits you are looking for in a partner. Don’t get married thinking that he or she will grow into being that ideal partner. It usually doesn’t happen. People don’t change, and you can’t change […]
According to a recent report in 2011 by the Census Bureau, nearly half of all women between the ages of 25 and 29 have never been married. The report highlighted the shifting patterns of marriage and divorce since the 1940′s. Among the changes found in the research is the rising median age of first marriages. The […]
Today many people write their own wedding vows. Love and cherish or honor should be part of your wedding vows—but not OBEY (in the past “love, cherish or honor and obey” were part of the vows). Only women were the ones whose vows included “obey.” No woman should have to “obey” her husband. Kate Middleton as well as […]
You should treat your marriage like a business—a financial partnership. Couples who support each other through open communication seem to have a stronger relationship, especially when it comes to their money. Both of you should be part of any financial decisions—and being part of the decision-making will strengthen your marriage. Communication, mutual respect and monetary […]