Telegraph 03/03/10
A bride should be five years younger than her groom, should come from the same cultural background, and be the more intelligent of the pair if couples are to have a successful marriage, scientists have announced.
Independent 08/03/10
Cohabiting parents have received support in a poll commissioned to coincide with a debate on the family, it was revealed today.
Daily Mail 18/02/10
By BETH HALE
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Young mothers are turning their backs on high-powered careers to raise their children, a study has found.
Their mothers, or even grandmothers, lived through a time when women fought for full-time work and better pay.
But today’s generation is returning to the traditional values of home and family [...]
Telegraph 16/02/10
The Reverend Mark Oden says that women ought to submit to their husbands. That’s fine by me, says Bryony Gordon, but men should be careful what they wish for.
Telegraph 28/01/10
Marriage is no longer regarded as the best form of relationship by younger generations, the largest survey of public attitudes in Britain shows.
Timesonline 28/01/10
The number of marriages ending in divorce has dropped for the fifth year in a row to a 33-year low.
10/01/10
A teenage girl in New Zealand was forced to marry her boyfriend’s father and consummate the marriage after the groom gave her parents a pig and some mats as a dowry.
The Observer 24/01/10
Author claims that over-30s would be happier if they settled for Mr Not Bad
Independent 23/01/10
All week the two main political parties have been bickering like an old married couple about the best way to bring up families. Like most fractious spouses, they don’t actually disagree about very much, but each small difference is an occasion to vent their mutual loathin
Times 19/01/10
For lone fathers who need support, a new film about being a single dad may help