by APFLI | May 18, 2015 | Studies - Cohabitation
Couples living together before marriage have less of a chance of tying the knot one day than couples who cohabited 30 years ago, according to a new study by the Center for Family and Demographic Research at Bowling Green State University’s Sociology Department....
by APFLI | May 11, 2015 | Effects of Alternative Lifestyles, Studies - Cohabitation
James Wilson noted that, “Scholars increasingly regard cohabitation as a substitute to being single, not an alternative to marriage.” So what is it that makes marriage so much different than living together with the person you love? Science has shown that...
by APFLI | May 28, 2008 | Studies - Cohabitation
Marriage Still Protects Pregnancy. BJOG. 2005 Oct;112(10):1411-6. Raatikainen K, Heiskanen N, Heinonen S. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland. OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk...
by APFLI | May 28, 2008 | Studies - Cohabitation
NEW! Reality Shows Cohabitation is a 'Disaster' for Marriage The Price is High for an American Anti-Marriage Culture Costly Substitutes: The Price of Family Fragmentation The Benefits of Marriage for African American Men… REALITY SHOWS COHABITATION IS A...
by APFLI | Apr 1, 2008 | Studies - Cohabitation
Poll: Young Americans Revere Monogamy The Incontrovertible Facts About Fathers… POLL: YOUNG AMERICANS REVERE MONOGAMY. Young Americans have a reverence for national institutions, traditions and family values, a U.S. survey indicates. A survey of so-called...
by APFLI | Feb 3, 2008 | Studies - Cohabitation
French Out-of-Wedlock Birthrate Shows Impact of Marriage Substitutes Pro-Life Advocate Shari Richard Releases Amazing New Ultrasound Video Survival of Premature Babies 'Doubles'… FRENCH OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHRATE SHOWS IMPACT OF MARRIAGE SUBSTITUTES. Last...
by APFLI | Sep 1, 2006 | Studies - Cohabitation
Children are Safer When Living with Their Biological Parents Stable Marriages Good for Kids Divorce Bad for the Environment as well as Children More Unmarried Moms Over 20… CHILDREN ARE SAFER WHEN LIVING WITH BIOLOGICAL PARENTS: Research shows abuse increases...
by APFLI | Jul 31, 2006 | Studies - Cohabitation
Infants Benefit From a Marital Environment Cohabitation Ends in Separation Much of the Time MARRIAGE : INFANTS BENEFIT FROM A MARRIED FAMILY. In a recent study published in the Journal of Family Psychology, infants’ home environments and relationship with their...
by APFLI | Mar 11, 2006 | Studies - Cohabitation
Cohabitation has increased nearly 1,000 percent since 1980. In the United States, living together instead of marrying has become the norm for couples – half of young adults aged 20-40 are cohabiting instead of getting married. Cohabitation has increased nearly...
by APFLI | Aug 23, 2005 | Studies - Cohabitation
A new report on the state of America’s marriages finds that divorces are on the declinebut cohabitation is growing. The National Marriage Project’s 2005 “State of Our Unions” report also found that the number of U.S. children born to...
by APFLI | Aug 4, 2005 | Studies - Cohabitation
The Cohabitation Epidemic by Dr. Neil Clark Warren Eleven million live-in partners prefer not to marry. Here's why they should reconsider… Years ago, tennis stars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf announced that their first child would be born. "This is a...
by APFLI | Feb 20, 2005 | Studies - Cohabitation
A U.S. gov’t study concludes it's healthy to be married; overall, married people are sick less often and more active. They smoke and drink less and in general feel better than single, divorced, never married or even folks just living together. Among adults...
by APFLI | May 28, 2003 | Studies - Cohabitation
A 5-year ongoing study found that single mothers would see an increase of between $10,199 and $11,599 in median family income if they married the father of their child. The researchers learned that almost 50% of the unwed couples are living together and an additional...