Marriage has long been tied to better health. The first study of the relationship between marriage, health and quality of life for LGBT Americans affirms the benefits of marriage – with some caveats.
Women are increasingly the breadwinners of their families, a shift in domestic roles that has upsides and challenges.
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Valentine’s Day is branded as being a celebration of romantic love. But there are many styles of love, from passionate Eros to caring Agape and many in between.
Looking for a lifelong Valentine? Psychologists suggest taking a closer look at your best friend. The things we want in a good friend are many of the same things we expect from a romantic partner.
Involuntary bachelors, who fail to add fruit to their family tree are often referred to as “bare branches”. And the Chinese state has recently started to worry about them.
Weddings among the super rich reinforce conservative values among the Indian elites.
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Research has found people with relationship experience, all else being equal, tend to be more romantically desirable than people without relationship experience.
Campaigners calling for civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples.
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Chinese parents and the state are concerned about the declining marriage rate in the country. But the focus on single men ignores the root of the problem.
Heterosexual couples who believe in marriage equality, and the civil celebrants who marry them, are using wedding ceremonies to protest marriage law in Australia.
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Given the ubiquity of civil marriage and support for marriage equality, how do heterosexual brides and grooms who support marriage equality manage legal requirements at their weddings?
Malcolm Turnbull introduced a bill for a same-sex marriage plebiscite to parliament on Wednesday.
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