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What is so important about "a piece of paper"?
It is in the best interest of all of us, as individuals, couples, families, neighborhoods and communities to encourage and support marriage, not just on the wedding day, but in the years before the wedding and for decades beyond. We encourage further study of these and other facts regarding the importance of marriage. Most of the items listed above are taken from "Why Marriage Matters: Twenty-One Conclusions from the Social Sciences". Click here to read the 26 conclusions from the Social Sciences on Why Marriage Matters. Request your copy at healthymarriageinfo.org To learn more about marriage and why yours matters, spend some time with these attached articles and visit these other rich websites |
After four decades of a 50% divorce rate, social scientists have a great deal of data regarding the effects of marriage, divorce, cohabitation, single parenting and step-parenting. What we have learned is that our communities, our health, our wallets and our future generations have all taken a hit as marital breakup, cohabitation, and unmarried childbirth have become socially acceptable.
This information is not to suggest that every person should marry or that every couple should remain married. What it does mean, however, is that marriage is clearly more than a private emotional relationship affecting only two people.