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AN STD CALLED DIVORCE
A widely reported 2009 study suggests that divorce tends to spread within a social network "like a contagion."
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE WEEK: LONG-DISTANCE MARRIAGE ODDS: NOT SO LONG
Long-distance relationships are usually shaky—right? Not necessarily. The number of long-distance marriages increased 30% from 2000-2005, with more than 3.8 million Americans in what have come to be called commuter marriages.
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE WEEK: AFTER THE BOUQUET: HONEYMOONS BY THE NUMBERS
Even in this day of widespread premarital sex and cohabitation, honeymoons still fulfill a traditional function of giving newlyweds a chance to flee the scene of their vows and spend a few days concentrating on having fun and getting used to being Mr. and Mrs.
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WHO 'S PAYING FOR THE WEDDING?
We all know the bride’s parents traditionally pay for the wedding. But some customs change with changing times. In a tough economic climate, does that tradition still hold?
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE WEEK: CONFLICTING MESSAGES ON TEEN LOVE, MARRIAGE
As a society, we’re strangely conflicted about young love. What's more romantic than a long-married couple who began as high-school sweethearts? Yet we somehow expect actual high-school sweethearts to be chaste high-school sweethearts.
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE WEEK: “I DO…NOT”: THE ODDS OF A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT
Most cancelled weddings don’t feature a real-life Runaway Bride, but called-off nuptials are no longer just a staple of romantic comedies, either. Couples are increasingly hitting the brakes before they hit the altar.
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JUST SIGN HERE, DEAR: PRENUPS AND POSTNUPS
While prenuptial agreements may be legally binding, they can’t anticipate every eventuality. Welcome to the postnup.
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE WEEK: NEW YORK TIMES NUPTIALS? GO IVY!
Do you dream of having your wedding featured in the New York Times? Here’s a tip: get yourself a degree from Columbia University—or marry someone who does.
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE WEEK: THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL: THE ODDS OF GETTING IT RIGHT
The odds a man in a relationship thinks he’ll marry his current partner are 1 in 1.44 (69%). Those are pretty high odds, considering that the odds a person will actually get engaged in a year are just 1 in 66.67.
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COHABITATION: SHACKING UP FOR A HAPPY FUTURE?
Does cohabitation generally lead to marriage, and if so, are those unions more—or less—likely to last?
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