President Joe Biden has joked to aides that the key to a long and lasting marriage is “good sex,” according to a new book about first lady Jill Biden that casts a spotlight on their 47-year romance.“American Woman – The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden,” was authored by […]
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Couple to Throuple: Is polyamory for real?
A TV show has begun in which couples invite a third person into their relationship. Along with new book More: A Memoir of Open Marriage, it reflects the increasing ubiquity of non-monogamy. “If you were given the chance at non-monogamy in paradise, what would you say?” That’s the premise behind a new US dating show, […]
What is the ‘Two Parent Privlige’?
Navigating conversations about the choice to raise a child alone is a nightmare, perhaps because it sometimes feels like it wasn’t a choice at all. In The Two-Parent Privilege, Melissa S Kearney emphasises that she is not trying to pass judgment or shame single parents. But she says we must discuss America’s striking rise in […]
Young Americans : Less Marriage, Less Children
While marriage rates in America remained relatively stable over the past decade, young people are struggling to start families . A study of marriage, cohabitation, and single status from 2012 to 2022 conducted by Bowling Green State University found that every age cohort’s marriage rate remained relatively similar except those aged 25-34. In that age […]
Same Sex Parents Score Major Supreme Court Victory
Indiana will be required to recognize both wives in same-sex unions as parents of the children after the Supreme Court denied a petition to appeal the lower court decision. “It’s a major victory that is going to keep the same-sex families together and the children born to these marriages will have two parents to love […]
North Carolina To Outlaw Gay Marriage?
A bill filed Tuesday by four N.C. House Republicans would direct state government to defy a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and restore the state constitution’s ban on same-sex marriage. House Bill 780 is titled “Uphold Historical Marriage Act,” and is sponsored by some of the House’s most conservative legislators. They frequently file bills that don’t […]