According to a recent USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,007 adults, most people today reject the notion that couples who live together before marriage are more likely to get divorced. Almost half (49%) said living together makes divorce less likely; 13% said it makes no difference. Just 31% said living ... Views: 944
Baby boomers were known as trend setters and while cohabitating trend setters like Oprah, Brad and Jolene are in the spotlight now… many boomers have been “living in sin” for decades. The 60s were a time that every institution in America was tested and for many, discarded. ... Views: 1016
Years of condemnation appear to be backfiring as many cohabitating couples reject the guilt-laden attempts to discourage their living arrangement. Instead, most cohabiters fear a failed marriage even more than the criticism, so opt to live together despite the odds.
Now the average age of a ... Views: 939
Here are some little known facts about Valentines Day:
1. Nationwide, 6,000 couples will tie the knot on Valentine’s Day 2009. Even when that date does not fall upon a Saturday, February 14th is consistently one of the most popular days of the year to wed.
2. 255,000 other couples will become ... Views: 1662
Here are some interesting tidbits from the Journal of Population Studies about cohabiting couples:
D.C. has the greatest percentage of unmarried heterosexual partners living together: 13.5% of coupled households.
Vermont is second with 12%, followed by Maine with 11.9%.
Utah and Alabama ... Views: 910
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the new family role model as cohabitation becomes an American institution. While celebrities living together is nothing new, what is new is that it has gone mainstream, become widely accepted and wildly popular.
Years of condemnation appear to be backfiring as ... Views: 1033