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Does a Bad Economy Lead to Happier Marriages? — Dollars and Sense
While a depressed economy may be bad for your job prospects, a new study finds it could actually be good for your marriage.
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Elderly Couple’s Leap Day Wedding Is One for the Record Books
While some women observed the centuries-old tradition of proposing to their men on Leap Day, an elderly couple used the occasion to tie the knot — and it seems to have landed them in the record books.
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College Graduates from Poor Backgrounds Less Likely to Marry
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Should Presidential Candidates Be Questioned About Their Failed Marriages? — Survey of the Day
Newt Gingrich has surged to the front of the field among Republican presidential hopefuls, despite questions about his past failed marriages.
In fact, Gingrich seemed to score points with GOP voters when he lambasted CNN’s John King during a South Carolina debate for bringing up one of Gingrich’s ex-wives’ allegations of infidelity.
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Study: Getting Married May Not be Better Than Living Together
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Elderly Widowers are Healthier if They Remarry
Have you ever noticed in a couple that’s been together for a long time, when one passes away, the other partner becomes ill or dies a relatively short time after?
It’s called broken heart syndrome, for widowers the only way to improve the health of the surviving spouse is to remarry, a new study finds.
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All the Single Ladies Are Staying Single as Fewer Adults Are Getting Married
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Mexico City Considers Renewable Two-Year Marriage Term
Some lawmakers in Mexico City are considering amending marriage laws to allow for an initial two-year marriage term that can be renewed if the couple stays together. If they don’t, they can separate with no official divorce needed.
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Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates?
The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US.
Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly liberal east. The reason is that young adults in the south and west tend to have less education and marry earlier, both of which lead to a higher risk of divorce.”