Family

CA Bill to Protect Domestic Violence Victims

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 | Domestic Violence | No Comments »

The bill in CA awaiting the governor’s signature would protect victims who don’t want to testify against their abuser from contempt charges and time in jail.
Do you think this is a right domestic violence victims nationwide should have?

Animal and Domestic Abuse Are Linked

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | Domestic Violence | No Comments »

New studies show that there is a direct correlation between animal abusers and domestic abusers.
In fact, some law enforcements are now watching animal abusers more closey to help in cutting down the incidence of domestic violence. They feel if you stop animal abuse you will likely help in minimizing future incidences of violence in [...]

Bachelor Men Afraid of Marrying Wrong Person

Friday, June 6th, 2008 | Marriages | No Comments »

Bachelor Carl Weisman’s recent survey of 1,533 heterosexual men revealed that men were 10 times more scared of marrying the wrong person than never marrying at all.
In 1980 about 6 percent of men in their early 40’s have never married, compared to a current statistic that showed that number had risen to about 17 percent.

Finding Love Later in Life

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 | Marriages, Surveys | No Comments »

According to a recent LavalifePRIME survey of 1,001 adults ages 45-65 in the USA and Canada, 31% have never been married.
The author of So Why Have You Never Been Married?, Carl Weisman, also did a survey and found in 1,533 bachelors ages 40 and older, 48% said they were afraid of marrying the wrong [...]

Marrying Not For Love, But Money

Monday, May 19th, 2008 | Finances, Marriages | No Comments »

According to a survey conducted by Connecticut-based Prince & Associates, 2/3 of 1,134 people polled nationally said they would marry an average-looking person if they had money- being like $1.5 million.
Does that kind of money even get you very far these days? It certainly couldn’t secure a lifetime of financial happiness. Yet, the survey [...]

Housework and Childcare: Men Are Contributing More

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 | Marriages, Research | No Comments »

Since the 1960’s, men’s contribution around the house has doubled from 15% to 30%. A recent study by the The Council on Contemporary Families at the University of Illinois, Chicago shows more husbands are willingly sharing the responsibility of housework and childcare.
The study also shows the longer a wife is employed, the more her [...]