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 [...]
Getting a divorce without setting foot in to a courtroom seems to be drawing more and more couples in as collaborative divorces are on the rise. This article I just read discusses the increasing trend and reasons that couples are seeking this method of divorce.
A new study reveals how you respond to situations in your relationship can ultimately determine how well you bond with your partner. A psychologist at the University of Illinois found that individuals who were prone to anxiety or avoided intimacy were more likely to push the relationship into a direction that leaned negative. Specific situations [...]
In a recent article featured in the Boston Globe, the difficult path many divorced women face is shown when they try and get back to the workforce. Often losing their only source of income after divorcing their spouse, these women are finding it harder to get jobs. A startling statistic reveals that 14% of [...]
In a recent study, divorce is not, in fact, inherent in the genes of separated couples. Instead, family history has been found to play a key role in creating the propensity for divorce later in life. Adults whose own parents divorced had nearly twice the risk of going through a divorce themselves, researchers [...]
As I have referenced the Pew Research Center in a few of my past blogs, I thought I would give more detail as to who they are. The Pew Research Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes towards press, politics, and public policy issues. It’s best known for regular national [...]