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A report by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics shows that more women are exchanging keys to a home with their partners, rather than exchanging wedding rings. The study also finds that this increasing trend or cultural change holds true for Latinas as well. Demographers for the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics conducted Read More
Lately it seems like more and more of my friends, acquaintances, and relatives are admitting to me that they are unhappily married. In most cases, I’m taken aback when they tell me because they seem so happy on Facebook. Sure, sometimes pictures and posts depict moments of true happiness, but obviously there’s more to it Read More
Pigs are flying. This was the password for my bridal registry. I got married “late in life” and while this was not a point of anxiety for me, I noted with some amusement that my nuptials were of considerable relief to my parents who had been worried that I would languish alone without the protection Read More
Today, June 12, marks 45 years since the U.S. government decided to end laws that made interracial marriage illegal in the historic case of Loving v. Virginia. Marriage is certainly an institution that is a part of society, but it is a topic that people debate about constantly. For a union that occurs between two Read More
Studies have shown that married people are happier than single people. Some married people I know would beg to differ, but if it’s generally true, is it really about being married or simply about being in a relationship? A study published in the February issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family found that being Read More
Let me just start off by saying I love my in-laws but sometimes I seriously question whether or not they get me and my Latina culture. So I am completely annoyed with the fact that my mother-in-law refers to my husband’s dad – who we are teaching my son to call grandpa – as “poppy” Read More