Posted on 12/03/2015 1:35:36 PM PST by sparklite2
The findings suggest an evolving role of marriage among young people today, said Sara Mernitz, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in human sciences at The Ohio State University.
As recently as the early 1990s, young people still received emotional health benefits when they went from living together to getting married, Mernitz said.
"Now it appears that young people, especially women, get the same emotional boost from moving in together as they do from going directly to marriage," she said. "There's no additional boost from getting married."
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Hold it here
See I wanted her real bad, and I was about to give in
But that’s when she started talking about true love,
Started talking about sin
And I said, honey I’ll live with you for the rest of my life,
She said no hug-ee no kiss-ee until you make me your wife-a
My honey my baby, don’t put my love upon no shelf
She said don’t hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdpAop7gp0w
I can’t shake the dismay, either,
but we seem to have slipped into
being “old school.”
The Ancient Greeks had a wedding ceremony, so did the Ancient Romans, as did the people who lived in Ur !
The Ancient Celts and Franks did too.
Since we know that ancient man ( from cave drawings, etc. ) had burial rites, then it stands to reason that thet also had birth, coming of age, and marriage rites as well.
Real commitment is missing in just shacking up.
“I’ve been married to one person, for almost 49 years, now, and being married does make two into one. :-) “
She’s right over your shoulder, isn’t she?
LOL....no, not even in the same room.
Maybe I'm not remembering the movie that well.
Sorry you had to type so much because of my obscure post.
What I meant is I remember the 1950s, and wrote of the era.
First, I don't believe in books written by men who thought the world was flat and the Sun revolved around the Earth. Other than factual scripts about Jesus, I hold little credibility in most Biblical authors of the day, especially the tales of the Old Testament. No one will ever convince me otherwise. That said, I wish that we had a Jesus Christ in this day of strife.
"The Ancient Greeks had a wedding ceremony, so did the Ancient Romans, as did the people who lived in Ur !"
Those were ancient to us, but not to civilization born some 5000 years earlier. That's why I mentioned Assyrians, which of course should have included the Sumerians of Mesopotamia. Show me the wedding/commitment carvings and I will yield.
"The Ancient Celts and Franks did too."
Still not as ancient as the Mesopotamians.
"Since we know that ancient man ( from cave drawings, etc. ) had burial rites, then it stands to reason that thet also had birth, coming of age, and marriage rites as well."
No it doesn't. Other than obvious birth, you're presuming. Nice talking with you.
Absolutely! That's why I married my partner in life. It's what our generation does to show such commitment.
As I am reminded almost every day.
In the study of primitive cultures, you can see what the earliest people were like and all of them have rites for birth, coming of age, marriage, and death. Not good enough for you? Okay, since the very earliest people had NO writing system, build a time machine and see for yourself. ;^)
Yes, it IS what we did and so did mankind for thousands of years. :-)
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