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Living Together Trumps Matrimony for Recession-Wary Americans
Bloomberg


College degree, religious faith help marriages 'survive' to 20th year
The Washington Times


Fewer wedded to being married
AJC.com


A New Normal for the American Family: Kids Outside of Marriage
The Atlantic


When 'It's Not You, It's Me' Is True
Huffington Post


Taking Control
The New Yorker


The Importance of Marital Generosity
Huffington Post


Faith in America: Is it going upscale?
Louisville Courier-Journal


Just Not the Marrying Kind
Time Magazine


Hart: The risks linked to bearing children out of wedlock
Scripps News


Do we no longer need marriage?
CNN International


Unwed Childbearing is the 'New Normal'? Depends on Where You Stand
National Review Online


For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage
The New York Times


Interracial marriage rate doubles in 30 years: how US attitudes have changed
MinnPost


The Groupon effect: Can date-night deals save your marriage?
The Washington Post


For these Valentine's couples, dating never ends
The Palm Beach Post


What Charles Murray Gets Right
The New York Times


Love is in the air...Or is it? Poll numbers show fewer people are getting married
Chicago Public Media


What to Do About 'Coming Apart'
The New York Times


Expert assesses effect of bad economy on marriages
Hamptonroads.com


Charles Murray, Author of 'The Bell Curve,' Steps Back Into the Ring
The Chronicle


A new path to upward mobility—get married and stay married
Fox News


Date Nights: They Make Your Marriage Work
Huffington Post


In defense of getting married
The Boston Globe


Why Date Night Is So Important
Cosmopolitan


'Date night' can improve marriage, sexual satisfaction
USA Today


Date Nights Improve Marriage, Better Your Sex Life [Study]
The Inquisitr


Does the state have a role in promoting married family life?
The Globe and Mail


Values Inequality
The Wall Street Journal


High Risk to Women and Children
The New York Times


Family ties
Chicago Tribune


When white people lack "bourgeois values"
Salon


Why is the US marriage rate falling sharply?
BBC


The secret to a happy marriage? Small acts of kindness
The Globe and Mail


Fewer Marriages, Fewer Babies, No Wonder!
Psychology Today


The Cratchit Tax Credit
New York Times


Common Traits of Long and Happy Marriages
USA Today


The parental happiness curve
MercatorNet


Do Working Moms Really Prefer Part-time Jobs?
The New York Times


Marriage Rate Falls to Record Low in U.S., Pew Says
ABC News


DoubleX Gabfest: The Robo-Panda Edition
Slate


Married Couples at a Record Low
The Washington Post


Where is Mr. or Mrs. Right? Matrimony suffers slump, report shows
MSNBC


Why Do So Few Mothers Want To Work Full-Time?
Slate


The Secret To Marital Success Is Not Being a Dick
Jezebel


Generosity with Spouse Key to Why Married Parents Happier Than Others, Study Says
Deseret News


Be Kind And Have Sex 'Till Death Do You Part
The Huffington Post


The Five Secrets of Happily Married Parents
TIME


What Makes Couples Happy?
ABC News


Generous couples have happier marriages
MSNBC


National Marriage Project Finds Recipe for Married Parents' Happiness
ABC News


How to Keep Parenthood From Making Your Marriage Miserable
The Atlantic


The Generous Marriage
The New York Times


Marriage strengthens communities
Richmond Times-Dispatch


Divorce Research 2011: Top 11 Findings Of The Year
The Huffington Post


Young, divorced and stigmatized
Macleans.ca


Births at 11-Year Low May Prolong Five-Year Housing Slump
Bloomberg Businessweek


Strong families equals strong economy according to studies
Rome Reports


Optimistic or Pessimistic About America Rick Lowry
Commentary Magazine


Kristof Is Wrong to Hail the 'Birth Control Solution'
National Review Online


Seven Billion People? No Problem
National Review Online


The Racial Gap in Marriage: How the Institution Is Tied to Inequality
The Atlantic


Fewer marriages, fewer jobs: what's contributing to poverty?
Atlanta Journal Constitution


What's Marriage Got to Do with the Economy?
National Review Online


Yount: Children represent gifts to aging nation
ScrippsNews


Can't Buy Love: Materialism Kills Marriages
ABC News


Study of the Day: The Marital Problems of Materialistic Couples
The Atlantic


More love of money, more problems for materialistic couples
Los Angeles Times


Love of Money May Mess Up Your Marriage
MSNBC


Why Materialistic People Are Less Happy in Marriage
Time


Study: Materialistic values compromise marriages
USA Today


Money Can't Buy You Love, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal


First Rule of Divorce: Be Financially Aware.
Technorati


Ten policies for renewing family life
MercatorNet.com


What Do Marriage and Family Have to Do with Economic Growth?
The Foundry


Fewer Babies, for Better or Worse
The New York Times


Love on the Campaign Trail
National Review Online


A dividend Wall Street cannot deliver
MercatorNet.com


Divorce stress meets recession mess, and women struggle
Reuters


Death of the Girl Next Door
National Journal


All the Single Ladies
The Atlantic


Marriage & Birth Rates Impact Global Economy
NBC29.com


Want to build wealth? Get married
Financial Post


Marriage, family and the business dividend
MercatorNet.com


The Wealth and Health of Nations
Headline Bistro


Avoiding a 'Children of Men' Future
American Enterprise Institute


Family breakdown is one cause of our economic woes
The Globe and Mail


Study: Modern economies 'rise and fall' with nuclear families
The Washington Times


Edward Fitzpatrick: Pinched by changed economy
The Providence Journal


How Declining Birth Rates Hurt Global Economies
NPR


If you don't get married, it's hard to get a divorce
The Washington Post


Marriage And Economic Growth: National Marriage Project Report Finds Major Links
The Huffington Post


Listen to the kids of Brad and Angelina
The Christian Science Monitor


How Unemployment Is Rocking the Love Boat
The Fiscal Times


Governor's plan aims to solidify families, cut poverty
PilotOnline.com

Why Cohabiting Is a Bad Idea For Some
The Huffington Post


Why Cohabitation is Worse than Divorce for Kids
The Washington Post


Marriage, Biology, & The Civilization of Men
National Review Online


'Moderately Educated' Whites Drifting From Church
The Wall Street Journal


More Unwed Parents Live Together, Report Finds
The New York Times


Broken economy, broken families
StarTribune


Why is the divorce rate so much higher in the South?
Shine


To marry or not to marry: Take our poll
Clevland.com


A Shaky Foundation for Families
The New York Times


Children Are Resilient
The New York Times


The Slow Disappearance of the American Working Man
Bloomberg Businessweek


Before Kids, Put a Ring On It
National Review Online


Who is going to church? Not who you think, study finds
MSNBC


Inequality Grows As Poor, Ignorant Atheists Swamp US
The American Interest


Church Attendance Falling Among Less-Educated Whites: Study
Huffington Post


Hitched, and un-
Fredericksburg.com


National Marriage Project: 'Why Marriage Matters' Study Says Cohabiting Parents Do Kids Harm
Huffington Post


The high price of shacking up
New York Post


Why Marriage Matters: An Argument for the Goods of Marriage
Center for Public Conversation


Taking sides over shacking up
Sydney Morning Herald


The marriage gap that's destroying Middle America
MercatorNet.com


Mormon Singles Chapel
PBS


Marital conflict may not ease over time
CBS News


Parents Choose Cohabiting Over Marriage
The New York Times


Cohabitation Is Only a Problem Because it's Not Normal Yet
Slate


Report: Cohabitation a threat to child welfare
The Washington Times


Is shacking up bad for the kids?
Globe and Mail


Report calls cohabitation new "threat" to child well-being
Minneapolis Star Tribune


Children living with cohabitating, unmarried parents on the rise ...
New York Daily News


Study: Are Cohabiting Parents Bad For Kids?
NPR


Money, Education and Marriage: The New Relationship
Voice of America


Family Values? Conservative Economics Have Shredded Marriage Rates
Huffington Post


Economic turmoil taking its toll on childbearing
USA Today


Colleen Carroll Campbell: The power of a father's presence
STLtoday.com


The Marginalization of Marriage in Middle America
Brookings Institution


Can the Middle Class Be Saved?
The Atlantic


Saying 'I do' while studying at the 'U'
CNN Living


Living together too much commitment for today's couples
USA Today


The 'Splitting' Headaches of Late-Life Divorce
Wall Street Journal


Connubial bliss in America
The Economist


Gen X marriages: Divorce is out, monogamy's in
The Baltimore Sun


The magic number when magic's gone
Boston.com


Keeping the happy in happily ever after: Advice from a marriage therapist
The Baltimore Sun


Number of married households in Virginia shrinking
PilotOnline.com


Are 'Divorce Starts' the New Leading Indicator for the Housing Market?
DailyFinance


Why the Real Estate Recession is Halting Divorces
TIME


Till cooking do us part
Boston Globe


"I don't think teenagers are getting something from the internet they cannot get at home"
Family and Media


Closing the book on open marriage
The Washington Post


The Divorce Generation
The Wall Street Journal


Is Non-Monogamy the Secret to a Lasting Marriage?
Slate


On Second Thought, Don't Get Married
The Huffington Post


Marriage: The Next Chapter
The New York Times


Marital Marshall Plan
National Review Online


Broken Families, Broken Economy
The Weekly Standard


Census finds more unwed couples in Sacramento County
Sacramento Bee


For richer, for smarter
The Economist


From "What Do You Do?" To "I Do."
Forbes


How Divorce Lost Its Groove
The New York Times


Father's Day: why dads are more engaged ... and more absent
Christian Science Monitor


Editorial: A failed experiment
Deseret News


'Dadchelor Parties' Celebrate First Time Fathers
The Huffington Post


Why We're Going Back to Single-Sex Dorms
Wall Street Journal


World Family Map Project studies which country has strongest family units
Rome Reports


Sex and the Married American
First Things


The Retreat from Marriage: How It Has Affected Religion—and Religion's Response
Ethics and Public Policy Center


Colorado divorce rate plummets during recession
Denver Post


Arnold Schwarzenegger animated series 'The Governator' production halted after affair, love child revealed
Washington Post


Sex and the married American
Washington Post


Delaying Marriage: Instead of 'I Do,' More Americans Say 'Let's Wait'
Voice of America


A man's world
World


Schwarzenegger Scandal and American Marriage
abc NEWS


Divorce Drops, Long-Lasting Marriages Rise: U.S. Census Report
abc NEWS


The Most Pioneering Divorce Reform Effort In 40 Years
The Huffington Post


Number of long-lasting marriages in U.S. has risen, Census Bureau reports
The Washington Post


Vive la difference: gender and parenthood
FamilyEdge


Career change can do a number on many relationships
msnbc.com


When Private Lives Become Public
New York Times


Cohabitation and the abuse of America's children
Deseret News


The Real Appeal of the Royal Wedding -- Women Still Want a Fairy Tale Ending
Fox News


At 5: Divorce is all about timing
Today's THV


Colleen Carroll Campbell: Wedding madness meets marriage phobia
STLtoday.com


Marriage is the point of a wedding
Columbus Dispatch


Can This (Royal) Marriage Be Saved?
National Review Online


Rita Watson: With work, even infidelity can be forgiven
Providence Journal


With fewer getting hitched at Tahoe, El Dorado marriage licenses decline
The Sacramento Bee


Suffer the Little Children: Cohabitation and the Abuse of America's Children
The Witherspoon Institute


Marriage and Child Abuse
American Spectator


Your cheating heart
Albany Times Union


Podcast: W. Bradford Wilcox on Marriage
Research on Religion


Marriage rules to break, sometimes
CBS News


HELP!: My Friends Are Getting Engaged
Her Campus


The Times Picks Up on the Rural Divorce Revolution
National Review Online


Better economy has more couples feeling freer — to divorce
Orlando Sentinel


Trends in Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce
eHarmony


Christians question divorce rates of faithful
USA Today


Newt Gingrich on infidelity clouds truth of marriage stability
Examiner.com


Divorcing Hype From Reality in Facebook Stats
The Wall Street Journal


Breaking up is hard to do because of the economy
MSNBC


Why Monogamy Matters
The New York Times


Why young men have the upper hand in bed, even when they're failing in life
Slate


Finances affect marriage
The Cavalier Daily


Recession Divorce Rates: Marital Unions Unraveling As Economy Bounces Back?
The Huffington Post


Valentine love soars, infidelity dips
Seattle Times


Recession Strengthens Some Marriages: Survey
US News and World Report


In a Bad Economy Couples Love the One They're With -- And That's a Good Thing
Fox News


Personal Finance: Consorting co-workers should be careful
The Washington Post


For Some Couples, Economic Indicators Say Split
NPR


The Recession's Big Impact on Marriage and ... College Student Drinking Habits?
Time Magazine


Do Tight Times Make Close Marriages?
Time Magazine


Valentine love soars, infidelity dips
ProJo.com


Study shows recession has weighed heavily on American marriages
The Washington Post


Money: Pushing Marriage Apart or Keeping it Together?
Newsplex.com


For Some, a Recession-Proof Marriage
The New York Times


Commercialized Sex and Human Bondage
The Witherspoon Institute


The sexual cost of female success
Salon.com


Why Americans put off marriage
The Washington Times


U.Va. study shows a shift in marriage attitudes
Richmond Times Dispatch


Studying Marriage: What Women Want and How Men Behave
Minnesota Public Radio


Loury vs. Lowry
Bloggingheads.tv


Thrifty Couples are Happy Couples
CNN


Marriage statistics for dummies
MercatorNet


Baldness: Put a Crown on It
The New York Times


When Marriage Disappears: A Visual Representation of US Marriage Statistics
Money Saving Blog


Are new mothers happy?
MercatorNet


First Things
Divorce and Statistics


Deterioration of traditional marriage is harmful trend
The Clarion-Ledger


Motherhood´s Hit to Happiness
The Wall Street Journal


Tiffany Raises Guidance, but Expectations Already High in Luxury
Morningstar


Love in Middle America: "It´s Complicated"
First Things


Economic disparity takes toll on marriage
The Philadelphia Inquirer


A Tarnished Silver Anniversary
Christianity Today


Letter to the new Congress: Beware the ethical snares of Washington
CNN


Delaying Sex Might Strengthen Marriage
Bloomberg Businessweek


Lacking faith and marriage
NewsObserver.com


Law Should Encourage Marriage, Sears Says
Virginia Law


Why the Ring Matters
The New York Times


The end of middle America? Working class white families are unraveling before our eyes
NY Daily News


If You Were More Religious, Would You Have Stayed Married?
The Huffington Post


Is Marriage In Trouble?
The Juggle


Why the marriage gap is bad for America
CNN.com


For richer, but not poorer
The Philadelphia Inquirer


Is the institution of marriage still relevant?
WHYY Radio


Marriage and Middle America
Commentary Magazine


Marry Your Soul Mate? Researchers Say Not So Fast
The Huffington Post


What on Earth is happening to marriage?
Star Tribune


Blue collar America's turn away from marriage
The Baltimore Sun


The real crisis of the working class
New York Post


Levi's Story
National Review


Technology And Divorce: A Correlation?
The Huffington Post


Middle class Americans are more likely to divorce and have children out of wedlock than affluent Americans
Conservative Home


Marriage: Marginalized in the Middle
Christianity Today


Class and the Culture War (II)
The New York Times


Marriage is Just For the Rich
Slate Magazine


The State Of Our Unions: Is Divorce Bad For The Economy?
The Huffington Post


Marriage will decline until "we" overtakes "I"
The Washington Post


Middle America gives up on marriage?
GetReligion.org


Study: Middle America Losing Faith in Marriage
CBN


The Retreat from Marriage - A Recipe for Disaster
The Christian Post


Media Spotlight Welcome On 'Retreat from Marriage'
The Heritage Foundation


Class and the Culture War
The New York Times


The State Of Our Unions: New Study Reports Keys For Solid Marriages
The Huffington Post


Female super-earners: Bad for marriage?
The Week


Report: Marriage is crumbling in blue-collar America
The Christion Science Monitor


Religious leaders should promote marriage for all
The Washington Post


The decline of church attendance and marriage in Middle America
The Statesman


The Power Mom Backlash
The Daily Beast


Young Families Delay Marriage, Not Parenthood
NPR


Who is this middle class we've been hearing so much about? Not who you think
Conservative Home


High School Graduates Losing Faith in Marriage
The Wall Streen Journal


The Changing Culture War
The New York Times


Unmarried With Kids: A Shift In The Working Class
NPR


The State Of Our Unions: New Study Reports Growing 'Marriage Gap'
The Huffington Post


Marriage and Thrift
CNN


Marriage and Infidelity Q & A: What is love addiction?
Examiner.com


Marriage is alive and well
The Washington Post


First in Print: Who needs marriage?
The Daily Reporter


Among the poor, cohabitation rarely produces fairy-tale endings
Central Methodist University


You Don't Have to Be a Heartbreaker
National Review Online


Americans want marriage, despite 40 percent who say it's obsolete
NJ.com


The Recession & Divorce
The Huffington Post


Soft Patriarchy, Firm Realities: A Conversation with Brad Wilcox
AlbertMohler.com


The Poor's Good Marriages
First Things


The Surprising Thing That Puts Your Relationship at Risk
Cosmopolitan


Living Together, for better or worse?
Mothering 21


Mary Rose Sommariba
First Things


How long will your marriage last?
The Daily Beast


College educated now more likely to marry
MercatorNet


College-educated more likely to marry, study says
CNN


Divorce and How to Avoid It
Fathers for Good


Time To Think Twice About Your Future "Soul Mate"
Neon Tommy


In U.S., Proportion Married at Lowest Recorded Levels
Population Reference Bureau


New Grant Funds Wilcox Study of Marital Generosity
UVaToday


Proletarian breakdown
The Free Lance-Star


Non-Marriage, Not Markets
National Review Online


Marriage rates hit record low
Washington Examiner


Marriage and the Economy
BreakPoint


Children of divorce vow to break cycle, create enduring marriages
CNN International


Lasting marriages combine commitment, passion: Researchers
Montreal Gazette


Vow Renewals: When One 'I Do' Is Not Enough
New York Times


Wedding plans distract from preparing for marriage
Cherry Hill Courier Post


A President's Class War
Wall Street Journal


Can This Three-Month Romance Be Saved?
Newsweek


Hopeless romantics yearn for soul mates
The Washington Times


The Generation That Can't Move On Up
Wall Street Journal


Marriage and Family in the New Millenium:Papers in Honor of Steven L. Nock
ScienceDirect


Amid Downturn, Divorce and Infidelity Decrease
Wall Street Journal


Is marriage on the rocks?
U.S. Catholic


When Home Prices, IRAs and Marriages Go South: Divorcing During a Downturn
Wall Street Journal


Mejor juntos
Semana.com


What Women Want - for Real
National Review Online


Couples Who Pray Together Really Do Stay Together, Study Finds
Huffington Post


Does faith still matter in picking a partner?
The Columbus Dispatch


Christine Wicker asks why women are walking away from marriage
Dallas Morning News


Jennifer Aniston in the No Spin Zone
National Review


Religiously active couples have better relationships, study says
Richmond Times-Dispatch


Couples who share religious practices tend to be happier than those who don't, study says
Washington Post


Mine, Yours and Ours: Marriage and Your Money
Fox Businessnews


Sex, Marriage and Upper Class Obligation
NYTimes


Couples Who Pray Together Really Do Stay Together, Study Finds
Huffington Post


Shared suppers a recipe for healthy families
Chicago Tribune


Macho approach to investing often flops
STLtoday


In-Laws Key to Marital Happiness
CNN


On the Future of Family Structure
National Review Online


Healthy banking account is key to marital bliss
St Louis Post Dispatch


The Emotional Costs of Hooking Up
The Chronicle


The End of Men
The Atlantic


Do Kids Still Matter to Marriage?
The New York Times


Men were dealt a blow in recession
Star Tribune


Daddy Was Only a Donor
Wall Street Journal


On Love: How young is "too young" for marriage
The Washington Post


Did Al Gore's Success Kill His Marriage?
ABC News


The Children of Donor Dads
The Washington Times


15 Ways to Predict Divorce
The Daily Beast


Innovative Proposals from Conservatives
The Washington Post


Brad Wilcox, Sociologist
C-Ville


The National Marriage Project offers five tips for marital bliss
The University of Virginia Magazine


When Divorce Isn't the Only Choice
Newsweek


Divorce in America (mp3 - 1.5mb)
BBC


Awaiting Better Times to Divorce
The Washington Post


When Couples Fight on Facebook, Everyone Knows the Score
The New York Times


Money matters in a marriage
The Washington Post


Love in the Time of Recession
The New York Times


How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America
The Atlantic


Five Ways To Save Your Marriage
CNBC


Recession takes a toll on men's role as providers
The Washington Post


UVa expert tracks marriage trends through recession
The Daily Progress


The Marriage Recession
The Times-Picayune


Recession Bright Spot? Divorce Rate Drops
CBS Evening News


Can the Recession Save Marriage?
Wall Street Journal


WETZSTEIN: Marriage, money go hand in hand
The Washington Times


Economy tears them apart: Blue-collar couples hit even harder by divorce
Orlando Sentinel


Marriage and Money in the Great Recession
MercatorNet


Money Fights Predict Divorce Rates
The New York Times


Money & Marriage During the Great Recession
UVa Today


Tiger Woods scandal prompts question: Why do men cheat?
USA Today


Twentysomethings Relational Wasteland
The Washington Post


To Have, To Hold, For a While
The Wall Street Journal


Wilcox profiled as one of four of the nation's "next conservative thinkers" in
The Boston Globe


The Real Pregnancy Crisis
The Wall Street Journal


Does True Love Wait?
USA Today