According to a recent study by Jianguo Liu, an ecologist at Michigan Sate University whose analysis appeared in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, divorce is bad for the environment. Each time a family splits one household becomes two and households with fewer people are not good for the planet, Liu concludes.
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According to a study by the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, couples where one partner is a workaholic are twice as more likely to divorce.
Bryan Robinson, who conducted the study at UNC, is also author behind a book, Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians [...]
While U.S. Census data shows divorce has stabilized since the 70’s, the threat of divorce remains throughout a couple’s marriage, some experts say.
The risk of divorce in any marriage typically peaks between years 5 though 10.
Does this reinforce the ‘7 year itch’ idea?
According to a study by the European Cancer Organization recently presented at the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona, women who develop cervical tumors are 40 percent more likely to get divorced.
Some experts believe the increased divorce rate may be related to sexuality and intimacy issues. The study also reveals that a marriage is 20 [...]
According to findings in the September issue of the Journal of Family Issues, married men worldwide report doing less housework than unmarried cohabiting men.
Researchers from George Mason University and North Carolina State University found this after conducting an international study of 17,636 men and women in 28 countries.
Though, cohabiting men still do less than cohabiting [...]
In a recent study, couples cohabitating in the U.S. are on the rise and now account for 52% of all out-of-wedlock births. This is growing increasingly similar to trends in Europe, where babies of cohabitating parents make up around 66% of out-of-wedlock births and even higher rates in parts of Scandinavia.
How do out-of-wedlock babies [...]