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Study: Child Before Marriage No Longer Increases Divorce Risk

For many generations, a couple who married after having a child together was much more likely to get divorced than those who married before having a baby. That time, it seems, has come and gone, at least according to a new study. Today, the rate of divorce is about the same for couples who have a child before marriage and those who have children after the wedding.Continue reading

Does Living Together First Increase a Couple’s Divorce Risk?

In the past five decades, the number of couples living together without a marriage license has increased by 900 percent. In 2012, there were almost eight million couples living together, compared to just under three million in 1996. A recent studyhas concluded that living together before marriage – at least after reaching the age of 23 years old – may not the high-risk divorce factor that many peopleContinue reading

Does Living Together First Increase a Couple’s Divorce Risk?

In the past five decades, the number of couples living together without a marriage license has increased by 900 percent. In 2012, there were almost eight million couples living together, compared to just under three million in 1996. A recent studyhas concluded that living together before marriage – at least after reaching the age of 23 years old – may not the high-risk divorce factor that many peopleContinue reading