Same-sex marriage. Increased divorce rates. Couples living together before they say, “I do.” For those who wring their hands and pine for marriage’s good old days, Stephanie Coontz has this to say: There were no good old days.Coontz, an Evergreen State College professor of family studies and author of several books on marriage and gender roles, said during an hour-long lecture at Lower Columbia .. more …
With conflicts being common among married couples, it all boils down to how these conflicts are being handled and resolved. Essentially, there are only three things that you should keep in mind, just three keywords in fact, to prevent your marriage from hitting the gutter of divorce – NO, COMMUNICATE and STRIVE. Say NO to Divorce!Divorce is not an option. Always keep this in mind, and even if you .. more …
Dr Bhat further said, “Nowadays, we live in nuclear set-ups, where, more often than not, both the wife and husband are stressed out. Their lifestyles entail high stress. Divorce is the result of social change, not the cause of it. So, while, yes, more family courts might encourage some to end their marriages without giving it a chance, but, conversely, it might also help many who are trapped in .. more …
The divorce rate for couples after they have been married 10 years or more is the same as it was in the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, according to a new report.A couple who married in 2001 have the same chance of getting divorced after 10 or more years as a couple who married in 1971, the study by think tank The Marriage Foundation discovered.One in five couples are divorced after 10 years, and the .. more …
London, Feb 9 ( ANI ): Modern couples are not turning their backs on marriage, as divorce rates has come down, a new study has revealed.In fact, couples who marry this year and clock up a decade of married life, are just as likely as their grandparents to make it through to their golden wedding anniversary.Researchers have found that the divorce rate for couples after 10 years of marriage is the .. more …
Traditionally, January is the month when divorce rates rocket as relationships, stretched and tattered by the pressures of the festive season, finally disintegrate. Married in Britain (BBC Two), a documentary about couples from all over the world tying the knot in their adopted country, should have been a romantically defiant salvo of hope amid the cold light of winter. However, as is often the .. more …
b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80 percent of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language . c. Whether the United States or China is larger is disputed . The figure given is from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency ‘s The World Factbook . Other sources give smaller figures. All authoritative .. more …
LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Recent studies from the National Association of Realtors show that home owners have lower divorce rates, a higher likelihood for their children to have better grades and a greater potential for attending college.During last month’s Texas Association of Realtors (TAR) annual convention, that research was driven home and Lubbock was named as one of the .. more …
With divorce rates for couples over 50 at record levels, couples need to work harder than ever to keep their marriage – and themselves – happy as they enter their senior years.”Fifty is like a watershed moment in a lot of people’s lives,” says Gina Ogden, Ph.D., author of “The Return of Desire:A Guide to Rediscovering Your Sexual Passion” (Trumpeter, 2008).At a half-century, changes abound: .. more …
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –According to a recent study, 40 percent of men don’t feel confident meeting a woman for the first time, so they often remain single and lonely for long periods of time. Thanks to a new relationship training program, men everywhere will now be able to find their “Mrs. Right” and enjoy an ideal modern relationship.”We give a man the tools and techniques .. more …
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