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Leah Ward Sears, who served as a Georgia divorce judge for 26 years, wrote an interesting editorial in the Atlanta Journal Constitution last week about what it takes to make a lasting marriage. She said that more than anything else, it’s plain old commitment that matters most:
There is a lot of conventional wisdom on the [...]
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Sherryl Connelly of the New York Daily News wrote an interesting article a couple weeks ago about how couples that use “we” are happier than couples that use “I” when referring to themselves.
The article talked about a UC Berkeley study that looked at arguments between married couples. Arguments where couples used “we” and “our” [...]
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Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation recognizing this week as Georgia Marriage Week. And he recognized Valentine’s Day as “World Marriage Day.”
The proclamation has no legal effect and basically just says that marriage is good for society. Here’s the text of the proclamation:
WHEREAS: God ordained [...]
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Americans are waiting longer and longer to get married according to U.S. Census data released this month. Today, the median ages when people get married are:
Men: 28.1
Women: 25.9
That’s the highest it’s ever been since the government began tracking marriage ages back in 1890. What were the median ages back then?
Men: 26.1
Women: 22
But if you think [...]
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Same-sex marriage facts and statistics can be hard to find. Gay marriage is in the news a lot, but some people just want unbiased information before deciding how they feel about it.
Here’s what you need to know:
Support for Gay Marriage
Latest statistics:
41% support gay marriage
49% oppose it.
10% say it depends or are unsure.
Historical trend of increasing [...]
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Most of our law is old. The basics of our court system haven’t changed in 30 years. Our contract laws came from the 1400’s. Property from even earlier.
But family law is different. The basics are changing because our old reasons for getting married are no longer relevant.
Take 100 years ago. Why would someone get married?
It [...]
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