Tag Archives: The Institute for Family Studies
Finding the Right Person
A few years ago, The Institute for Family Studies published a report about why unmarried American young adults have remained single. Even among those with lower incomes, only a quarter of unmarried adults cited economic reasons for singleness.
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The Myth of the Boring, Unhappy, Long Term Marriage
Marital challenges and changes are not often on the minds of the young or newlywed. However, five or ten years into a marriage and the dreams of a honeymooning couple can fade pretty quickly as the pressures of family life, work, or finances bear down on day to day living. Compounding this are cultural messages that run counter to family, fidelity, and marriage. This occurring alongside a high level of divorce, can make the idea of a happy lasting marriage going into a couple’s senior years seem difficult or unlikely.
Some studies have found that marital happiness does decline over …
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