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Separate Beds Until You Wed?
Eric Sentell of Role/Reboot wonders how much better our marriages might be, were we to break with what’s becoming normal and practice abstinence before marriage. This article originally appeared at...
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A History of Shacking Up in America
Annie Scudder takes us from the 1960s to today, when laws against “living in sin” remain on the books in some American states. On TrèsSugar this week, Mad Men’s Peggy Olson opens the door on a...
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Why I Refuse to Turn 30
Young adults are uncertain about the value of commitment to adult responsibilities like marriage and career, as they seem more difficult to achieve, and less permanent, than they’ve been for previous...
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Shaving Face
If she doesn’t have to wipe off the sink so she can use it, doesn’t sigh or grumble about the mess, I celebrate a small victory in my head. The stuff that grows out of my face can hardly be called...
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I’m For Commitment, Just Not Marriage
For this week’s Man Up Monday, Carlos Andrés Gómez explains how the love of his life opened him up to a new model of life-long commitment. “You’re pushing it, boy. I’m givin’ you two months… tops....
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Alternatives to Marriage: 12/1
Do you have to get married? If your family isn’t united in matrimony, you’re part of a growing trend. Since 2005 in the U.S., most households are headed by a single person or unmarried couple. So why...
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Unmarried and Unequal
Why The Alternatives to Marriage Project fights for unmarried equality. Same-sex marriage took center stage in this year’s election. While we believe that anyone who wants to marry should have that...
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The Kids May Be All Right, But I’m Not: My Ex-Wife’s Boyfriend Is Moving In
After the news comes up over lunch with his kids, Paul Schneider finds himself digesting the news uneasily. It started as an innocuous Sunday afternoon lunch with my daughters. It ended with my...
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5 Reasons Divorce Rate Has Fallen in US and UK
Does the recent trend signal a long-term change or is it merely a hiccup ? While divorce rates remain high in both the United States and United Kingdom, recent data point to a decline over the past...
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I’d Rather Have a Man Friend Than a Boyfriend
D.A. Wolf is too old for “dates” with “boys”… so what’s the right word for the men she likes? Sometimes they were hunky – my type as defined in my twenties and thirties. A real man. A good man. Maybe...
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Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Cohabitation Cannot be Used to Deny Child Custody
The Arkansas Supreme Court’s latest ruling will ensure that same-sex couples will not be automatically discriminated against in child custody cases. — This post originally appeared at ThinkProgress By...
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“But wouldn’t that marriage have been unsatisfactory regardless of whether...
Comment of the Day: Does living together before marriage hurt the relationship? Thomas G. Fiffer in response to Zander on 5 Things to Do Before the Wedding: The knock on premarital cohabitation,...
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Have Men Really Given Up On Marriage Because of Feminism? Babble of the Sexes...
Feminism, the cost of a wedding, and trends in cohabitation have nothing to do with men giving up on wedded bliss. Babble of the Sexes climbs atop the cake for the big day conversation. — Alison...
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Cohabitation: A Roadblock or a Prelude to Marriage?
— Cohabitation is an arrangement where two people who are not married live together. They often involve a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. The origin of the...
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From Cohabitation to Cohousing
— From cohabitation to cohousing: Older baby boomers create living arrangements to suit new needs Elders are looking at new living arrangements geared toward their desires, not a developer’s....
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